Threads has no export feature, and on a viral post the replies scroll endlessly — there's no way to pull them into a spreadsheet for analysis. Reading audience reaction or catching brand mentions at scale means exporting.
This guide exports replies from any public Threads post into a CSV that opens directly in Excel — one row per reply.
The columns you'll get
The Clean export (default) gives you one reply per row with these fields:
- Author name
- @username
- Reply text (Unicode-safe — emoji and non-Latin scripts render correctly in UTF-8)
- Like count
- Reply count
- Timestamp (UTC)
- Language
- Pinned (TRUE / FALSE)
- Reply ID
- Reply-to ID
- Profile picture URL
Need every raw metadata field? Switch to the Raw export for the full set.
Step-by-step
1. Copy the post URL
Both public Threads URL forms work:
https://www.threads.com/@{user}/post/...https://www.threads.net/@{user}/post/...
2. Open the Threads exporter
Go to zocialcomment.com/export/threads and paste the URL — one post per export, each downloading as its own CSV.
3. Click "Export Comments"
The tool counts the replies and shows a preview. Free tier covers 3 posts a day, no signup.
4. Download the CSV
You'll get a UTF-8 CSV download when it finishes.
Opening the CSV in Excel without breaking emoji
- Open Excel first (blank workbook)
- Data ribbon → From Text/CSV
- Pick your downloaded file
- Set File Origin to
65001: Unicode (UTF-8) - Set Delimiter to
Comma, then Load
Mac Numbers and Google Sheets handle UTF-8 automatically — just double-click.
Useful Excel formulas
Rank replies by likes
=SORT(A2:K1000, 4, -1) — sorts by Like Count (column D) descending.
Score replies by engagement
=D2 + (E2 * 3) — weights nested replies 3× since they take more effort than a like.
Count brand mentions
=COUNTIF(C2:C1000, "*yourbrand*") against the reply-text column.
Free tier limits
The free tier exports the first 100 replies on any post with no signup and no daily limit. For high-reply posts or bulk work, the 3-Day Pass unlocks unlimited posts for 3 days (up to 10,000 comments per post), and the Pro Pass adds AI comment analysis.
Also exporting other platforms? See Instagram comments to Excel and TikTok comments to Excel.