Threads is already working on its own API, which is essentially an Application Programming Interface, as stated by Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, in response to a conversation that took place on Meta’s own social network. The mentioned conversation raised the possibility of having an app equivalent to TweetDeck for Threads, and it justified the absence of a similar application due to the lack of a developer API.
With the creation of an API for Threads, it can open the door to new forms of interaction with Meta’s platform, allowing users to view its content through third-party applications or on the web. For those not familiar, an API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of definitions and protocols that enable communication between software from different applications, sharing both information and functionalities.
Threads will have its own API
This API for Meta’s latest platforms could also be used to create complementary applications to Threads. These applications could allow interaction with the social network and its content. Additionally, they could add features currently not available in the original app. It could be very useful, for example, to share content that has been published on a website directly on Threads.
On the other hand, Instagram‘s CEO, despite confirming this news through Threads, also wanted to express his concern that the introduction of an API for the social network might result in “much more content for publishers and not much more content for creators.” In other words, he is worried that media outlets, for instance, could publish much more content on the app, overshadowing the content created by users on the platform itself.
We’ll see how all of this turns out. For now, we can remember that Twitter (now X), among other networks, had a public API from which platforms like TweetDeck were created. However, as you may know, access to its API started getting restricted back in April. As a result, TweetDeck is now only available to X Premium subscribers.
