API wrapper that allows developers to pull data from the new Threads social media platform.
You can use NPM to install this package in your project. Use the following command to install the package!
npm install threads-wrapper
After installation, require the package in your project by utilizing the follow lines of code:
const Threads_API = require("threads-wrapper");
let threads = new Threads_API();
// Getting details on a Threads user and outputting it to the console
const getUserDetails = async (username) => {
let userInfo = await threads.getUserData(username);
console.log(
"",
`Name: ${userInfo.full_name}\n`,
`Bio: ${userInfo.biography}\n`,
`ID: ${userInfo.user_id}\n`,
`Followers: ${userInfo.follower_count}\n`,
`Website: ${userInfo.bio_links[0].url}`
);
}
getUserDetails("Gisgar3");
// Retrieve a user's threads and outputting *just* the caption (if one exists)
const getUserThreads = async (username) => {
let userThreads = await threads.getUserThreads(username);
for (let num in userThreads) {
if (userThreads[num].thread_items[0].post.caption) {
console.log(`${userThreads[num].thread_items[0].post.caption.text}\n`);
}
}
}
getUserThreads("Gisgar3");
retrieveUserId(username: String)
: Used to retrieve a user's Threads ID by username. Primarily used in other internal functions.
getUserData(username: String)
: Get a user's profile data by username. Returns JSON
getUserThreads(username: String)
: Get all threads from a user by username. Returns JSON