# Profile lookup

Fetch public profile summary fields from a Threads handle page.

- Platform: [Threads](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/threads)
- Capability ID: `threads.profile`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 45 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "handle": "instagram"
  },
  "capability": "threads.profile"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | `string` | Yes | Account handle. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "handle": "instagram"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "canonical_url": "https://www.threads.com/@instagram",
  "description": "38.2M Followers • 1.4K Threads",
  "followers": 38200000,
  "followers_approximate": true,
  "followers_available": true,
  "following": 0,
  "following_approximate": false,
  "following_available": false,
  "handle": "instagram",
  "name": "Instagram",
  "threads_count": 1400,
  "threads_count_approximate": true,
  "threads_count_available": true
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `canonical_url` | `string` | https://www.threads.com/@instagram |
| `description` | `string` | 38.2M Followers • 1.4K Threads |
| `followers` | `integer` | 38200000 |
| `followers_approximate` | `boolean` | true |
| `followers_available` | `boolean` | true |
| `following` | `integer` | 0 |
| `following_approximate` | `boolean` | false |
| `following_available` | `boolean` | false |
| `handle` | `string` | instagram |
| `name` | `string` | Instagram |
| `threads_count` | `integer` | 1400 |
| `threads_count_approximate` | `boolean` | true |
| `threads_count_available` | `boolean` | true |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)