# Search

Fetch a public Threads search page and extract lightweight result metadata.

- Platform: [Threads](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/threads)
- Capability ID: `threads.search`
- 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": {
    "query": "threads"
  },
  "capability": "threads.search"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of results to return. From 1 to 50. |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Search query. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "threads"
}
```

## 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/search/?q=threads",
  "query": "threads",
  "result_count": 10,
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "thread",
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@__arghyarupa____/post/DB1JkJ9SYUQ"
    },
    {
      "type": "thread",
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@__arghyarupa____/post/DB3pgHpScEw"
    },
    {
      "type": "thread",
      "url": "https://www.threads.com/@teodoraracovita/post/C_i5HgptclF"
    }
  ],
  "search_url": "https://www.threads.com/search/?q=threads"
}
```
### 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/search/?q=threads |
| `query` | `string` | threads |
| `result_count` | `integer` | 10 |
| `results` | `array` | 3 items |
| `results` | `array` | 3 items |
| `search_url` | `string` | https://www.threads.com/search/?q=threads |

## 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)