Checklist: vetting whether a tool really uses the Threads API

Checklist: vetting whether a tool really uses the Threads API

Tested five "Threads schedulers" on a real account for 12 days. Two were faking it with browser sessions.

— Check the connect flow. A real Threads Graph API tool sends you to a Meta consent screen listing permissions. A session tool just asks for login in a popup.
— After connecting, log out of Threads on your phone. API tools keep working; session tools break within hours.
— See if it can publish carousels and pull insights. Session-scrapers usually can only post plain text.
— Look for rate-limit handling in their docs. API tools mention the 250-post/24h cap; fakers don't.
— Avoid anything asking for your raw password instead of OAuth.

The standout of true-API tools is reliability through password changes. Annoying limit: the official API still caps you at 250 posts/day and hides some metrics.

Verdict: Skip any tool that can't pass the phone-logout test.