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4chan Threadlist API

Per-board summary list of every live thread (id, last-modified, reply count) grouped by index page.

4chan Threadlist API is one of 6 APIs that 4chan publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Threadlist. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a support channel.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2026-05-28.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://a.4cdn.org, http://a.4cdn.org.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2026-05-28
Base URL
https://a.4cdn.org
Contact
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Threadlist 1

Per-board summary list of every live thread (id, last-modified, reply count) grouped by index page.

GET
/{board}/threads.json
4chan Get Board Threadlist
getBoardThreadlist 1 param → 200304404503

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ThreadlistEntry (3 properties), ThreadlistPage (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ThreadlistResponse
array
Top-level response from /{board}/threads.json — an array of pages, each with its threadlist.
ThreadlistPage
object
One index page in a threadlist response.
2 properties 2 required
ThreadlistEntry
object
Compact thread summary used in the per-board threadlist.
3 properties 3 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

4chan-threadlist-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs 4chan publishes across the network.

4chan Archive API
4chan Boards API
4chan Catalog API
4chan Indexes API
4chan Threads API