Threads Search Users

Searches for Threads users by username, returning matching profiles with username, full_name, profile_pic_url, is_verified, and pk.

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Threads Search Users
GET /v1/threads/search/users

Searches for Threads users by username, returning matching profiles with username, full_name, profile_pic_url, is_verified, and pk.

Authentication: x-api-key
Example URL: https://api.datawake.ai/v1/threads/search/users?query=shams

Parameters:
- query (query · string · required) = shams

Overview

WakeScrap exposes this Threads endpoint as a live-data API. The platform keeps the documented request and response shape stable while unifying auth, request tracking, and credits billing.

Searches for Threads users by username, returning matching profiles with username, full_name, profile_pic_url, is_verified, and pk. Useful for finding user accounts before fetching their profile or posts.

Required params: query.

Headers

x-api-key string required

Your Wake API access key.

Example:

YOUR_API_KEY

Query Parameters

query string required

Username to search for

Example:

shams


              curl 'https://api.datawake.ai/v1/threads/search/users?query=shams' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'


              const response = await fetch("https://api.datawake.ai/v1/threads/search/users?query=shams", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);


              import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.datawake.ai/v1/threads/search/users?query=shams",
    headers={
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Accept": "application/json",
    },
)

print(response.json())


              $ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.datawake.ai/v1/threads/search/users?query=shams",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;


              client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.datawake.ai/v1/threads/search/users?query=shams", nil)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()

body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))


              HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.datawake.ai/v1/threads/search/users?query=shams"))
    .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    .header("Accept", "application/json")
    .method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
    .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println(response.body());


              {
  "success": true,
  "users": [
    {
      "username": "shams",
      "pk": "5951152863",
      "is_active_on_text_post_app": true,
      "full_name": "Shams Charania",
      "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.flas1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/482795192_3376548399146227_6340123271493467395_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=instagram.flas1-2.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1...",
      "is_verified": true,
      "has_onboarded_to_text_post_app": true,
      "id": "5951152863"
    }
  ]
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "One or more required parameters are missing or invalid."
  }
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Invalid or missing x-api-key header."
  }
}


              {
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_credits",
    "message": "This request requires available credits before execution."
  }
}