Mar 04, 2024 10:25:00

Threads is testing the API, and third-party apps may be able to develop it once it is released

It has been revealed that Instagram's sister service ``Threads'' is rolling out a beta version of its API. At the time of writing, testing is underway with a small number of partners.

On March 2, 2024,

Jesse Chen , engineering manager at Meta, posted on Threads that ``We are currently building an API,'' and the API will finally be provided on Threads, which has been around half a year since its birth . It has become clear that it is.

Although the details are unknown, it is possible that by using the API, it will be possible to develop third-party apps that can perform things such as ``posting to Threads'' and ``reading posts on Threads.''

At the time of writing, social media management tools such as Hootsuite , Social News Desk , Sprinklr , and Sprout Social are partners and the API is being tested. Some services already seem to allow things like ``scheduling posts'' and ``creating drafts.''

News distribution service Techmeme has also been selected as a partner. Mr. Chen says, ``The development was triggered by someone at Techmeme asking for an API,'' and Mr. Chen also expressed his gratitude. In addition, Techmeme has already tested posting via API, and the following posts are posted via API.

In addition, social media management tool Buffer said, ``We are actively working to gain access to the Threads API.While we have not been able to gain access at this time, we are prepared. 'Once it becomes available, we should be able to implement it fairly quickly.'