Search Data API
Scrape Hacker News Search data with one API call. Searches Hacker News stories, comments, and front-page items via the Algolia HN API. Defaults to story-only results sorted by relevance with a points>2 quality filter (override via `numericFilters`). Returns the raw Algolia hits in `data.items[]` — each hit includes `objectID`, `title`, `url`, `author`, `points`, `num_comments`, `created_at_i`, and `_tags`.
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The Search 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/search?query=claude+codeParameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Free-text search term. |
| tags | No | Algolia tag filter — comma-separated. Common values: "story", "comment", "poll", "show_hn", "ask_hn", "front_page", "author_<username>". Defaults to "story". |
| numericFilters | No | Algolia numeric filter expression — e.g. "created_at_i>1700000000,points>10". Combine with commas for AND. Overrides the default "points>2" floor when provided. |
| hitsPerPage | No | Hits per page (1–1000). Defaults to 30. |
| page | No | 0-indexed page number for pagination. |
How does the Hacker News Search 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
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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(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": { "username": "charlidamelio", "followers": 124000 },
"engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.045 },
"metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
}
}Ready to scrape Hacker News Search data?
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