Threads
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Updated: Aug 18, 2026
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Aug 18, 2026

  • You can now call the Threads Debug Token API (/debug_token) with an app access token as an alternative to a Threads tester user access token. See Debug Access Tokens for more details.
Aug 12, 2026

  • The short-lived access token response from the POST /oauth/access_token endpoint now includes token_type, for consistency with the app access token and long-lived token endpoints. See Get Access Tokens for more information.
Apr 21, 2026

Mar 25, 2026

  • You can now cross-share a Threads post to the user’s linked Instagram account as a Story. See Share to Instagram Stories for more details. Note: This feature requires the threads_share_to_instagram permission.
  • You can now view, hide, and respond to replies on your Threads ads. See Reply Moderation for more information.
Mar 19, 2026

  • Additional parameters for creating replies and quote posts have been added to Threads Post Intents. See Web Intents for more details.
Mar 3, 2026

  • You can now call Threads oEmbed API without an access token. See Embed a Threads Post for more details.
Feb 27, 2026

  • Support for publishing GIFs with GIPHY has been added.
  • Tenor API support will be sunsetted by March 31, 2026.
See Threads Posts for more details.
Feb 17, 2026

  • App ads are now available for Threads ads. See Threads App Ads for more information.
Feb 13, 2026

  • Support for creating posts with reply approvals and managing pending replies has been added. See Reply Approvals for more details.
Jan 30, 2026

Jan 26, 2026

  • Reply and mention webhooks can now return is_verified and profile_picture_url when applicable. See Webhooks for more information.
Jan 22, 2026

  • Additional parameters, including tag and reply_control, have been added to Threads Post Intents. See Web Intents for more details.
Jan 20, 2026

Dec 22, 2025

  • Threads posts with more than 5 links will fail to post with the error THREADS_API__LINK_LIMIT_EXCEEDED. Learn more.
Dec 16, 2025

Dec 15, 2025

  • Support for making ghost posts is now available. See Ghost Posts for more information.
Dec 8, 2025

  • Starting December 22, 2025, Threads posts with more than 5 links will fail to post with the error THREADS_API__LINK_LIMIT_EXCEEDED. Learn more.
Nov 20, 2025

Oct 28, 2025

Threads Ads

  • Advantage+ catalog ads are now available for Threads ads. Only images and image carousels are currently supported. Slideshow, video and entry cards are not supported at this time. See Threads Advantage+ Catalog Ads for more information.
Oct 17, 2025

  • Support for adding GIFs to posts is now available. See GIFs for more information.
Oct 6, 2025

Threads Ads

  • Image carousel can now be used for Threads ads. Placement customization and dynamic media are not supported. See Threads Carousel Ads for more information.
Oct 3, 2025

  • Support for adding spoilers to single or carousel posts containing TEXT, IMAGE, or VIDEO media types is now available. See Spoilers for more information.
  • Support for adding a text attachment to a post has been added. See Text Attachments for more details.
Sep 23, 2025

Sep 9, 2025

  • Support for searching for public posts by media type has been added. See Keyword Search for more details.
Aug 15, 2025

Threads Ads

Webhooks

  • Support for publish webhooks has been added. See Webhooks for more details.
Aug 12, 2025

  • The total_votes field was added to poll attachments. See Polls for more details.
Aug 1, 2025

  • Support for delete webhooks has been added. See Webhooks for more details.
Jul 21, 2025

Jul 15, 2025

Jul 14, 2025

Jul 7, 2025

Jul 2, 2025

Jun 25, 2025

  • The query limit for keyword search has been changed. See Keyword Search for more details.
Jun 6, 2025

  • The Threads API can be accessed by either graph.threads.com or graph.threads.net.
Jun 4, 2025

  • Support for programmatically debugging access tokens has been added. See Debug Access Tokens for more details.
  • Support for automatically publishing text posts has been added. See Publishing for more details.
May 27, 2025

See Location Tagging for more information.
Apr 14, 2025

  • Support for creating posts with polls has been added. See Polls for more details.
Mar 6, 2025

  • Support for deleting posts has been added. See Delete Posts for more details.
Feb 13, 2025

Dec 9, 2024

  • Support for Keyword Search has been added.
  • Return a list of Threads media objects in which a Threads profile has been tagged by another Threads profile. See Mentions for more information.
  • Embed the content of Threads posts, such as photos and videos, in other websites. See Embed a Threads Post for more information.
  • Use the Threads API Postman Collection to make API calls.
Oct 28, 2024

Oct 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.
Oct 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.
Oct 8, 2024

  • Additional fields have been added to the Webhook response. See Webhooks for more details.
Sep 19, 2024

  • Carousel posts are now allowed up to 20 images, videos, or a mix of the two.
Sep 12, 2024

  • We made it easier to attach links with Threads API. See Links for more details.
Aug 21, 2024

  • Support for alt text has been added. See Accessibility for more details.
Aug 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.
Aug 13, 2024

  • Webhooks for Threads allow you to receive real-time notifications for the subscribed topics and fields.
Aug 5, 2024

Jul 23, 2024

  • Posts made via the Threads API can be geo-gated to one or more specific countries.
Jul 12, 2024

  • Threads Web Intents for posts and follows are now available.
Jun 25, 2024

  • When fetching media insights on reposts, an empty array is returned.
Jun 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.
Jun 17, 2024

Jun 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.
Jun 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.
Apr 26, 2024

  • Launch of User Level Insights.
Apr 18, 2024

  • The permalink and username fields can now be fetched on replies made by public users and your own user.
Apr 8, 2024

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