Threads, which appeared as an alternative app to X (formerly Twitter), reveals that it is working on API development, and a third-party app may appear
Adam Mosseri , who is responsible for Instagram at Meta, revealed that there are plans to introduce an API in Threads, which has appeared as an alternative SNS to X (formerly Twitter). Once the Threads API is released, third-party developers other than Meta may be able to develop Threads client apps.
A user on Threads asked Platformer 's Casey Newton, 'Is there something like a Threads version of TweetDeck?' Newton replied, 'No, there isn't one because the API doesn't exist yet.' Did.
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Adam Mosseri, Meta's Instagram director, responded to Newton's post. 'We're really working on an API,' he said. 'However, we're concerned that if it becomes a reality, there will be a lot more content for publishers and less content for creators. Still, I hope there's a solution. 'I think so,' he wrote, confirming that he plans to support the API in Threads.
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Once the Threads API is released, it will be possible to develop third-party applications for Threads, or to develop client applications that add 'features currently lacking in Threads' such as the ability to follow lists or specific topics on other SNS. The overseas media The Verge points out that there is a possibility that it can be done.
In addition, major social platforms such as X and Reddit have made major policy changes to their APIs and are locking out third-party client developers, making it difficult for client app developers to develop client apps for other popular social platforms. We are transitioning. For example, the developer of Tweetbot seems to be developing Ivory, a client application for Mastodon. On the other hand, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that Threads has nearly 100 million monthly active users, and compared to alternative SNS such as Mastodon and Bluesky, Threads is a particularly attractive SNS, so it is a client app. It has a good chance of attracting developers.
Mosseri is working to integrate Threads with ActivityPub , an open social media protocol. Once support for ActivityPub actually launches, Threads posts may be able to appear on the Fediverse feed, which also includes posts from other platforms that support ActivityPub, such as Mastodon and the Reddit alternative Lemmy . .
