threads-cleaner 0.2.6

Bulk-delete your Threads posts and replies. Free, open-source, runs locally.

threads-cleaner

Bulk-delete your Threads posts and replies via browser automation.
Clicks the web UI like a human — no API keys, no developer account, no rate limits.

Installation

pip install threads-cleaner
# or
uv add threads-cleaner

Then install the Chromium browser:

threads-cleaner install-browser

(The install-browser command runs playwright install chromium in your environment.)

Quick start

# 1. Log in (opens a browser — go to threads.net, sign in, navigate to your profile)
threads-cleaner browser-login

# 2. Delete all posts
threads-cleaner browser-delete

# 3. Show the browser window to watch what happens
threads-cleaner browser-delete --headed --max 5

Usage

Command	Description
install-browser	Download the Chromium browser required by Playwright
browser-login	Opens a headed browser — log into Threads and session is saved automatically
browser-delete	Deletes posts by clicking the Threads UI
browser-delete --include-replies	Also delete your replies
browser-delete --max N	Stop after N deletions (0 = unlimited)
browser-delete --dry-run	Open browser, navigate to profile, but don't confirm any deletes
browser-delete --headed	Show the browser (useful for debugging)
browser-delete --yes	Skip the confirmation prompt (for scripting)

Examples

# Delete up to 10 posts, show the browser
threads-cleaner browser-delete --headed --max 10

# Delete everything including replies, no prompts
threads-cleaner browser-delete --include-replies --yes

# Preview what the tool would do
threads-cleaner browser-delete --dry-run --headed

# Delete 50 replies only
threads-cleaner browser-delete --include-replies --max 50

How it works

1. browser-login opens a Chromium window — you sign into threads.net and the session cookies are saved locally.
2. browser-delete loads those cookies into a fresh browser, navigates to your profile, and for each post:
   • Clicks the More (⋮) button
   • Clicks Delete in the popup menu
   • Clicks Delete in the confirmation dialog
3. With --include-replies, it also navigates to /replies/ and repeats the same loop.

Each delete takes ~3-4 seconds (limited by UI animations).
The tool scrolls down automatically as it runs, so it can delete hundreds of items in one session.

Safety

• --dry-run opens the browser and navigates to your profile but never clicks anything destructive.
• --max N stops after N successful deletes.
• If a "Something went wrong" toast appears, the tool counts it as a failure (not a success) and continues.
• Session cookies expire — re-run browser-login if you get a login error.

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Chromium (installed via playwright install chromium)

Why no API?

Meta's Threads Graph API requires an approved Facebook Developer account (the author's was suspended).
The Instagram REST API endpoints that Threads used internally are now returning 404 or killing sessions.
The only reliable approach is real browser automation that clicks the UI like a human.

License

MIT