---
title: "Threads Insights connection guide"
slug: "threads-insights-connection-guide"
description: "Connect your Threads Insights data to Supermetrics with our guide. Learn about permissions, query types, and step-by-step connection instructions."
updated: 2026-05-06T11:43:01Z
published: 2026-05-06T13:25:57Z
---

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# Threads Insights connection guide

This guide contains all permissions and requirements for connecting your Threads Insights data to Supermetrics.

You can connect to data sources from the [Data sources page on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management). On the Hub, you can also [share an authentication link](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub#share-authentication-link) to connect to a data source you don't have direct access to.

After you connect to the data source on the Hub, you can use the data source connection in [all available destinations](/v1/docs/threads-insights-connection-guide#connection-instructions).

## Required permissions

To connect your Threads data to Supermetrics, you need to log in with your Instagram account and allow Supermetrics access to your Threads data.

Supermetrics requires 2 types of access:

- Access and display your Threads information and posts (Required) This access is necessary to fetch data for the Profile engagement and Profile followers query types.
- Manage insights of posts on Threads (Optional) This access is required to fetch data for the Post query type.

## Query types

Query types define what sort of metrics and dimensions are available. You need to select one of the following query types when pulling data:

- Profile engagement
- Profile followers
- Post

## Connection instructions

When connecting to Threads Insights, you need to log in to Instagram and select the accounts to use when prompted.

1. Select the Threads Insights data source [on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management) or in the data destination.
2. If prompted, choose to make this connection [shared or private](/v1/docs/about-shared-and-private-connections).
3. Click **Start**.
4. Click **Continue with Instagram.**
5. Log in with your Instagram account. If you’re currently logged in to Threads in the same browser, that account will be used to log in to Threads Insights. To use another account, visit Threads and log out before clicking **Start**.
6. Allow Supermetrics to access your data as requested, and click **Continue as**.
7. In your data destination, select the account and query type to use.

See detailed instructions on [how to connect to a data source from the Supermetrics Hub.](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub)

You can also connect to Threads Insights from these destinations:

- Google Sheets: [How to log in to a Supermetrics data source in Google Sheets](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-a-supermetrics-data-source-in-google-sheets)
- Data Studio: [How to connect data sources to Looker Studio](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-looker-studio-formerly-data-studio)
- Excel: [How to connect data sources to Excel with Supermetrics](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-excel-with-supermetrics)
- Power BI: [How to create your first Supermetrics query for Power BI](/v1/docs/how-to-create-your-first-supermetrics-query-for-power-bi)
- The Supermetrics API: [How to use the Query Manager](/v1/docs/how-to-use-the-query-manager)
- Data warehouse and cloud storage (Hub): [How to create a transfer](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-transfer)
- BigQuery (marketplace): [How to create a BigQuery (marketplace) transfer](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-bigquery-marketplace-transfer)

## More resources

- [How to reauthenticate a data source in Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Excel, or Power BI](/v1/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-google-sheets-looker-studio-excel-power-bi-and-supermetrics-hub)
- [How to reauthenticate a data source in data warehouse, API, or cloud storage platform](/v1/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-data-warehouse-destinations-or-the-supermetrics-api)
- [How to manage data source connections on the Supermetrics Hub](/v1/docs/how-to-manage-data-source-connections-on-supermetrics-hub)