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Threads is the new kid on the block, integrated tightly with Instagram’s infrastructure. The API is surprisingly decent for a platform this young.

Supported Content Types

  • Text Posts: Text only, or text with images/videos. 0-10 files.
  • Mixed Media: Images and videos can be combined in the same post. Up to 10 items.

Quirks & Gotchas

Terminology

  • Comments are called Replies in Threads-land.
  • Shares include both Reposts and Quotes. We combine them into one number.

Date Restrictions

Threads requires posts to be after April 2024 for analytics. Older imported posts won’t have analytics data.

Media Limits

ConstraintValue
Files0-10 (images and/or videos, mixed allowed)
Video max bitrate100 Mbps
Video aspect ratio0.01:1 to 1.91:1
Image max size8 MB
Image width320-1440px
Image aspect ratio0.01:1 to 1.91:1
See Platform Limits for more details.

Analytics

For general analytics concepts (refresh rates, data retention, what “Returns 0” means), see the Analytics Overview.

Profile Analytics

Period: Rolling window.
MetricDescriptionNote
impressionsContent impressionsInternally contains quote count from API
impressionsUniqueUnique impressionsInternally contains repost count from API
viewsViews
viewsUnique-Same as views
likesLikes
commentsReplies
postCountTotal posts
followersFollowers
following-Returns 0 (not provided by Threads API)

Post Analytics

Period: Lifetime.
MetricDescriptionNote
impressionsViews
impressionsUnique-Same as impressions
viewsViewsSame as impressions
viewsUnique-Same as views
likesLikes
commentsReplies
sharesReposts + QuotesCombined into one number

Quirks

  • Views metric is used for both impressions and views (they are the same value).
  • Comments are called “replies” in Threads.
  • Shares include both reposts and quotes - we don’t split them.
  • For profile analytics: the impressions field internally contains quote counts and impressionsUnique contains repost counts. This is how the Threads API returns data.
  • Following count is not available through the Threads API.