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Profile Data API

Scrape Hacker News Profile data with one API call. Returns public profile information for a Hacker News user — id, username, bio (`about`), karma, and account-creation date — mapped to the unified Author schema. HN has no follower / following / posts_count / verified concept, so those unified fields resolve to null.

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GET/v1/hackernews/profile

Hacker News username (case-sensitive, e.g. `pg` or `kogir`).

Searching 27 platforms in parallel

·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·UUtility·Universal Search
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·UUtility·Universal Search
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·UUtility·Universal Search
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·UUtility·Universal Search
Hacker News API

What can you do with the Profile API?

The Profile endpoint gives you structured Hacker News data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/hackernews/profile?handle=pg

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
handleYesHacker News username (case-sensitive, e.g. `pg` or `kogir`).
API Details

How does the Hacker News Profile API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Hacker News Profile data?

We handle the complexity of Hacker News data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 27 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 27 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

Every response includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.

No code required

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()
[ .JSON ]
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": { "username": "charlidamelio", "followers": 124000 },
    "engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.045 },
    "metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
  }
}
and many more

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