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4chan Threads API

Single-thread document containing the OP and every reply.

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

Tagged areas include Threads. 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 2 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 2 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.

Threads 1

Single-thread document containing the OP and every reply.

GET
/{board}/thread/{thread}.json
4chan Get Thread
getThread 2 params → 200304404503

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Post (43 properties), ThreadResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ThreadResponse
object
Top-level response from /{board}/thread/{thread}.json.
1 property 1 required
Post
object
A single post — either an OP (when resto == 0) or a reply (when resto is the OP id). Many fields appear only on OPs (replies, images, sticky, closed, archived,…
43 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

4chan-threads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs 4chan publishes across the network.

4chan Archive API
4chan Boards API
4chan Catalog API
4chan Indexes API
4chan Threadlist API