# SocialCrawl Tools
# Base URL: https://socialcrawl.dev
# A catalog of free-to-try social media tools powered by the SocialCrawl API.
# Tools are free to use with 100 credits on signup (no credit card required).
# Each tool runs on a dedicated landing page and produces structured output.

# To add a tool to this file when shipping, append:
#
# ## {Tool Name}
# URL: https://socialcrawl.dev/tools/{slug}
# Category: {transcribe|translate|analyze|generate|extract}
# Platforms: {comma-separated list}
# Credit cost: {N}
# Description: {one-line description}

## Threads Post Generator
URL: https://socialcrawl.dev/tools/threads-post-generator
Category: generate
Platforms: threads
Credit cost: 0
Description: Free AI tool that writes Threads posts modelled on real high-performing benchmarks. Pick a topic or paste a Threads profile, see viral benchmarks in your niche, pick a favorite, and get N post variations with hashtags — zero login, zero credits.
Underlying endpoints: GET /v1/threads/profile, GET /v1/threads/user/posts, GET /v1/threads/search
AI model: GPT-5.5 via Azure AI Foundry (3 passes: pillar extraction, query expansion, post generation)

## Creator Earnings Calculator
URL: https://socialcrawl.dev/tools/creator-earnings-calculator
Category: analyze
Platforms: youtube, tiktok, instagram
Credit cost: 0
Description: Free creator earnings calculator for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Type a handle and we pull the creator's live audience and recent performance to estimate realistic earnings ranges per post — no login required.

## Engagement Rate Calculator
URL: https://socialcrawl.dev/tools/engagement-rate-calculator
Category: analyze
Platforms: instagram, tiktok, youtube
Credit cost: 2
Description: Free engagement rate calculator for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Type a handle and we pull the creator's live followers and recent posts to compute their true engagement rate against platform benchmarks — no login required.
Underlying endpoints: GET /v1/instagram/profile, GET /v1/instagram/profile/posts, GET /v1/tiktok/profile, GET /v1/tiktok/profile/videos, GET /v1/youtube/channel, GET /v1/youtube/channel/videos

## Brand Mention Checker
URL: https://socialcrawl.dev/tools/brand-mention-checker
Category: analyze
Platforms: reddit, youtube, tiktok, twitter
Credit cost: 20
Description: Free social listening tool. Type any brand or keyword and see what people are posting across Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, and X right now — the real posts and comments, not just a mention count. No login required.
Underlying endpoints: GET /v1/search/everywhere