Threads

Publish text posts, images, videos, carousels, and thread sequences to Threads.

Quick Reference

Property	Value
Max text length	500 characters
Max links per post	5
Rate limit	250 posts per 24-hour window
Image formats	JPEG, PNG
Max image size	8 MB (auto-compressed)
Video formats	MP4, MOV
Max video size	1 GB
Max video duration	5 minutes
Max carousel items	20
Min carousel items	2
Scheduling	Yes (via Kabonshare queue)
Delete via API	Yes

Before You Start

CAUTION

Pasting a URL from Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or iCloud will not work. These services return an HTML page rather than the raw file, which causes the media upload to fail.

If you use Kabonshare's native integration with one of these services, files are handled correctly — the restriction only applies to raw URLs copied from the browser. To verify a URL: open it in an incognito window. If you see a webpage instead of the raw image or video, it will not work as a media source.

Content Types

Text Post

Up to 500 characters. Supports hashtags, mentions, and up to 5 links.

Image Post

Single image with caption. JPEG or PNG up to 8 MB.

Video Post

Single video up to 5 minutes and 1 GB. MP4 or MOV.

Carousel

2 to 20 items mixing images and videos in the same post.

Thread Sequence

A linked series of posts. The first item is the root post; subsequent items become replies in order.

Specs

Text

Images

Video

Carousel

Thread Sequence

Features

Feature	Supported
Scheduling	Yes (via Kabonshare queue)
Delete via API	Yes
Topic tags	Yes
Thread sequences	Yes
Analytics	Impressions, reach, likes, replies, reposts
Polls	No
DMs	No
GIF search	No
Post editing	No
Quote posts	No

Limitations

Threads does not expose a native scheduling API. Kabonshare handles scheduling via its queue and publishes at the exact time you specify.

Cannot create polls, send DMs, use GIF search, edit published posts, or create quote posts.

Threads has a reported ~14.5% API publishing failure rate. Most failures are caused by exceeding the 500 character limit, bad media URLs, or restricted Instagram account types.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Cause / Fix
Image upload fails with format error	Threads only accepts JPEG and PNG. WebP and GIF will be rejected — re-encode the file before uploading.
Carousel with 1 item is rejected	Threads carousels require a minimum of 2 items. Use a single-image post instead, or add at least one more media item.
Quote post fails	Quote posts are not supported via the API. Only the native Threads app can create quote posts.
Post published outside the scheduled window	Threads has no native scheduling API. Kabonshare queues the post server-side; if the worker is delayed, publish time can drift by a few seconds.
Caption rejected as too long	The hard limit is 500 characters including URLs, hashtags, and mentions. Trim before submitting.

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