Threads has grown into a real conversation platform — and unlike a feed you scroll past, the replies under a Threads post are where people ask questions, argue, and tip their hand about what they want to buy. The problem: Threads gives you no way to export those replies. They live inside the app, and once a busy thread scrolls past, finding the three replies that mattered is hopeless.
This guide shows how to download every reply on any public Threads post to a CSV, Excel, or JSON file with ZocialComment — first 100 free, no signup, and no Threads or Instagram login ever required.
Can you export comments from Threads?
Not from Threads directly — there's no export button anywhere in the app. But you can do it in three steps with an external tool:
- Copy the post link — open the Threads post, tap the share icon, and choose Copy link. Works in the app and on threads.net.
- Paste it at zocialcomment.com and press Export. The first 100 replies are free — no account, no card.
- Download CSV, Excel, or JSON. Every reply comes with username, text, like count, and timestamp, including nested replies.
Do I need to log in?
No. ZocialComment reads the public replies from the URL you paste — it never asks for your Threads or Instagram password, never posts on your behalf, and works the same on your own posts or any public creator's. Nothing to install, nothing to authorize.
What's in the exported file?
Each reply becomes one row:
- Username — the account that replied, so you can spot repeat voices and warm leads.
- Reply text — exactly as written, with emoji and every language preserved (the file is UTF-8, so nothing breaks in Excel or Google Sheets).
- Likes — sort by this to surface the replies the audience agreed with most.
- Timestamp — to see how a conversation built over time.
What to actually do with Threads replies
- Answer the buyers first. On a post with hundreds of replies, sort or filter for question marks and phrases like "where", "price", "link" — those are the people asking to be sold to.
- Turn recurring questions into content. If the same question shows up ten times, it's your next post's hook.
- Track sentiment on a launch. Export the replies to your announcement thread and count the positive vs. negative reactions instead of guessing from the top few.
- Watch competitors. Export the replies under a competitor's post and read what their audience wants that they aren't giving them.
Skip the reading — score it with AI
On a big thread, even a clean spreadsheet is a lot to read. ZocialComment's AI comment analysis scores each reply for sentiment and purchase intent, so "how much?" and "where do I get this?" float to the top automatically and you reply to the hot ones first.
What it costs
First 100 replies per post: free, no signup. Bigger threads: $1 per 100 replies, one-time. Working across a whole account or several creators? The $14 3-Day Unlimited Pass covers unlimited exports across Threads, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Reddit, and the $39 pass adds AI analysis — both one-time, no subscription.
Threads won't hand you your replies, but it can't stop you from keeping your own copy. Export a post's replies free →