Meta launches Threads API with moderation and embedding endpoints

Design · 4 min read

The Threads API provides endpoints for retrieving threaded conversations, embedding live streams of posts, and subscribing to conversation events for real-time experiences. The API includes pagination models tuned for conversational UX and rate limits that preserve quality for embedded contexts.

To address safety, the API surfaces moderation metadata and offers automated moderation hooks that third-party apps can use to filter or flag content before display. Developers can also call context-aware summarization helpers to distill long threads into short narratives for UI presentation.

Meta released SDKs for web and mobile and provided design pattern guidance for embedding Threads in editorial and product experiences. The documentation stresses respecting user privacy, especially around deleted content and ephemeral interactions.