Threads Changelog

October 28, 2024

October 11, 2024

  • A hash sign followed by a whole number (i.e. #1) will not be converted into a tag.
  • The list of unsupported special characters in tags has been updated.
  • See Tags for more details.

October 9, 2024

  • Support for quote posts has been added. See Quote Posts for more details.
  • Support for reposts has been added. See Reposts for more details.

October 8, 2024

  • Additional fields have been added to the Webhook response. See Webhooks for more details.

September 19, 2024

  • Carousel posts are now allowed up to 20 images, videos, or a mix of the two.

September 12, 2024

  • We made it easier to attach links with Threads API. See Links for more details.

August 21, 2024

  • Support for alt text has been added. See Accessibility for more details.

August 15, 2024

  • For Threads users who have enabled sharing to the fediverse, eligible posts made to Threads via the Threads API will also be shared to the fediverse starting August 28, 2024.

August 13, 2024

  • Webhooks for Threads allow you to receive real-time notifications for the subscribed topics and fields.

August 5, 2024

July 23, 2024

  • Posts made via the Threads API can be geo-gated to one or more specific countries.

July 12, 2024

  • Threads Web Intents for posts and follows are now available.

June 25, 2024

  • When fetching media insights on reposts, an empty array is returned.

June 18, 2024

  • Threads API is open to all developers, see blog post for more details.
  • Docs have been updated to clarify that the since and until parameters are not supported when fetching the followers_count metric on the /{threads-user-id}/threads_insights endpoint.

June 17, 2024

June 12, 2024

  • With the threads_basic and threads_read_replies permissions, users can query the reply_audience field to see who can reply to their previously published posts.

June 7, 2024

  • The domain for API calls is now graph.threads.net. All API calls to graph.threads.net should use v1.0. In order to use graph.threads.net, you will need to obtain a Threads access token.
  • Reply Management and Insights have been added to the Reference page.

May 21, 2024

  • The since and until parameters on the user insights endpoint do not work for dates before April 13, 2024 (Unix timestamp 1712991600).
  • A Threads profile must have at least 100 followers in order to fetch values for the follower_demographics metric.
  • When requesting follower demographics, the breakdown parameter must be provided and must be set equal to one of the following values: country, city, age, or gender.
  • Updated the possible values of the hide_status field on replies: NOT_HUSHED, UNHUSHED, HIDDEN, COVERED, BLOCKED, RESTRICTED.

May 15, 2024

  • Removed REPOST_FACADE as one of the possible values for the media_type field on replies.

May 2, 2024

  • Deprecated status code on media builder endpoint.

May 1, 2024

  • Users can query the is_reply_owned_by_me field to determine which replies are owned by their user and which replies are owned by other users.

April 26, 2024

  • Launch of User Level Insights.

April 18, 2024

  • The permalink and username fields can now be fetched on replies made by public users, your own user, and users that you follow.

April 8, 2024

  • Threads API documentation was made publicly available. See the blog post for more details.