# Naver Data API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/naver)

> Naver API: 12 search endpoints covering blog, news, cafe articles, KnowledgeiN, shopping, local places, books, encyclopedia, academic documents, images, and web pages. Every call costs 1 credit, with 100 free credits on signup and no card. Search Korea's #1 portal without registering a Naver Developers app or rotating client-id/secret pairs.

TL;DR: SocialCrawl's Naver API exposes 12 endpoints, 1 to 10 credits per call, all returning one unified JSON schema with AI-enriched fields. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Endpoints

| Endpoint | Method | Path | Credits | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blog Search | GET | `/v1/naver/blog/search` | 1 | Search Naver Blog |
| News Search | GET | `/v1/naver/news/search` | 1 | Search Naver News |
| Book Search | GET | `/v1/naver/book/search` | 1 | Search Naver Book |
| Encyc Search | GET | `/v1/naver/encyc/search` | 1 | Search Naver Encyclopedia |
| Cafearticle Search | GET | `/v1/naver/cafearticle/search` | 1 | Search Naver Cafe articles |
| Kin Search | GET | `/v1/naver/kin/search` | 1 | Search Naver KnowledgeiN (지식iN) |
| Local Search | GET | `/v1/naver/local/search` | 1 | Search Naver Local (장소 검색) |
| Shop Search | GET | `/v1/naver/shop/search` | 1 | Search Naver Shopping |
| Doc Search | GET | `/v1/naver/doc/search` | 1 | Search Naver Academic Documents (전문자료) |
| Image Search | GET | `/v1/naver/image/search` | 1 | Search Naver Image |
| Webkr Search | GET | `/v1/naver/webkr/search` | 1 | Search Naver Web (웹문서) |
| Brief | GET | `/v1/naver/brief` | 10 | One query across the Korean internet (6 Naver corpora) + optional digest. |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/naver/blog/search?query=%EC%86%8C%EC%85%9C%ED%81%AC%EB%A1%A4" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Every response shares one JSON envelope: `{ success, platform, endpoint, data, credits_used, credits_remaining }`.

## SocialCrawl vs Naver Open API

| Feature | SocialCrawl | Naver Open API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Authentication | Same x-api-key you already use for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube | Client-id and client-secret pair issued per registered app |
| Setup | One GET request — works the minute you sign up | Requires Naver Developers app registration before the first call |
| Rate limits / quotas | Credit-based — buy what you use instead of hitting a fixed daily ceiling | Daily quota per app (25,000 calls/day for the search API) |
| Response schema | Unified data.items schema shared across 44 platforms | Naver-specific XML/JSON shapes that vary by corpus |
| Pricing | 1 credit per call on every corpus; 100 free credits at signup | Free within quota — genuinely hard to beat for small projects |
| Data coverage | All 11 search corpora behind one consistent endpoint pattern | Same 11 corpora, each with its own parameters and response quirks |
| Maintenance | One integration covers Naver plus 43 other platforms | Separate keys and quota management per app |

## FAQ

### What is the SocialCrawl Naver API?

The SocialCrawl Naver API is a unified wrapper over Naver's official Open API that lets you search 11 Naver corpora — blog, news, book, encyclopedia, cafe, KnowledgeiN, local, shopping, academic, image, and web — with a single x-api-key. Naver is South Korea's #1 search portal, so this is the fastest route to Korean-language data.

### Which Naver corpora can I search through the API?

Eleven corpora, each on its own endpoint under /v1/naver/{corpus}/search: Blog, News, Book, Encyclopedia (terms), Cafe articles, KnowledgeiN (지식iN Q&A), Local (places), Shopping, Academic documents, Image, and Web documents. Every corpus returns results in the same unified schema under data.items.

### Do I need a Naver Developers app or client ID to use this?

No. You skip the Naver Developers console entirely — no separate app registration, no client-id/client-secret pair to rotate, and no per-app daily quota to juggle. You authenticate with the same SocialCrawl x-api-key you already use for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

### How much does the Naver API cost?

All 12 Naver endpoints cost 1 credit per call on the standard tier. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required, so you can test every corpus several times before you pay anything. Pricing is flat regardless of how many items a search returns.

### Does the Naver API cover Korean-language content well?

Yes. Naver indexes the Korean web more deeply than any other engine, including blogs, community cafes, KnowledgeiN answers, and Korean shopping listings that Google barely touches. Titles and descriptions come back HTML-tagged with <b> around matched terms so you can highlight hits.

### How is this different from calling the Naver Open API directly?

SocialCrawl removes three friction points the direct route forces on you: app registration, client-id/secret rotation, and per-corpus daily quotas. Calling Naver's Open API directly requires all three — here you authenticate with one x-api-key and the same unified schema you use across 44 platforms.

### What is the best Naver scraper API?

SocialCrawl is the fastest route: all 11 Naver search corpora — blog, news, cafe, KnowledgeiN, shopping, local, and more — behind one x-api-key at 1 credit per call. There is no Naver Developers app to register or client-secret to rotate, and signup includes 100 free credits with no credit card.

### Is there a Naver data API?

Yes. Naver runs an official developer Open API, and SocialCrawl wraps it so you can search 11 Naver corpora, including blog, news, shopping, cafe, and KnowledgeiN, with the same x-api-key you use for the other 43 platforms. The official route works well once you register a Naver Developers app and manage client-id/secret pairs and per-corpus quotas; SocialCrawl skips that setup at 1 credit per call, with 100 free credits on signup and no card.

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

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