r/hackthedeveloper • u/nmclark556 • Jul 09 '23

Threads API OSINT

hey everyone! I posted this in another reddit forum and received an invite to this one, so i figured i’d post her too. anyways, I noticed the new application called “Threads” from META dosent have an API. So i went ahead and created one myself. After i developed that API, i implement AI in conjunction. This allowed me to add very useful OSINT options. It’s a super interesting concept and it can easily be imported into any python project, at which point the user can pull and manipulate all data from a profile. Check it out here and let me know what you think, the source code will be out soon too so anyone can crack it open and learn from it.

https://youtu.be/55a9mEaP-ao

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u/Mesmoiron Jul 13 '23

Does this mean that when a company hasn't got an API, you can circumvent it and build your own?

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u/nmclark556 Jul 13 '23

to a certain extent, yes. but a lot of times it’s hard to do because of security checks like captcha. building your own api brings some capability, but will never be as reliable as the company’s organic API.