# Threads Authorization API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-authorization-api/  
**Provider:** Threads — https://apis.io/providers/threads-api/  
**Base URL:** https://graph.threads.net  
**Documentation:** https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/

Threads Authorization API is one of 9 APIs that [Threads](https://apis.io/providers/threads-api/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Authorization. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.

Authorization is a required step to get the necessary user permissions to act on behalf of the user. Please take a look at the [walkthrough of the authentication process](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/get-started/get-access-tokens-and-permissions). Once the access token is retrieved, use the [access token debugger](https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/accesstoken) to check if the access token has the correct permissions (including `threads_basic`, `threads_content_publish`, `threads_read_replies`, `threads_manage_replies`, `threads_manage_insights`) and verify that the access token hasn't expired. Follow the [documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/get-started/long-lived-tokens) to exchange a short-lived Threads User Access Token for a long-lived token and refresh unexpired long-lived Threads User Access tokens. **Note:** The `threads_basic` permission is sufficient for the exchange or refresh process.

## Machine-readable artifacts (10)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/threads-api/refs/heads/main/openapi/threads-api-authorization-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/
- **PostmanCollection** — https://www.postman.com/meta/threads/collection/dht3nzz/threads-api?action=share&creator=35240
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/get-started
- **Authentication** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/get-started/get-access-tokens-and-permissions
- **Webhooks** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/webhooks
- **ChangeLog** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/changelog
- **PostmanWorkspace** — https://www.postman.com/meta/threads/overview
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/threads-api/refs/heads/main/json-schema/threads-api-thread-schema.json
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/threads-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Threads APIs (8)

- [Threads Post to Threads > Quote Threads Posts API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-post-to-threads-quote-threads-posts-api/)
- [Threads Post to Threads > Repost Threads Posts API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-post-to-threads-repost-threads-posts-api/)
- [Threads Read And Manage Threads > Read and Manage Threads Replies API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-read-and-manage-threads-read-and-manage-threads-replies-api/)
- [Threads Read And Manage Threads > Read Replies Media Objects API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-read-and-manage-threads-read-replies-media-objects-api/)
- [Threads Read And Manage Threads > Read Threads Insights API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-read-and-manage-threads-read-threads-insights-api/)
- [Threads Read And Manage Threads > Retrieve Threads Media Objects API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-read-and-manage-threads-retrieve-threads-media-objects-api/)
- [Threads Read And Manage Threads > Retrieve Threads Profiles API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-read-and-manage-threads-retrieve-threads-profiles-api/)
- [Threads Troubleshooting API](https://apis.io/apis/threads-api/threads-api-troubleshooting-api/)

## Tags

Authorization

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