Naver Kin Search API
Scrape Naver Kin Search data with one API call. Searches kin.naver.com. Korea's dominant Q&A community (analog of StackOverflow + Quora for the general public). Returns Q&A threads under `data.items[]` with `title`, `link`, and `description` (typically a question or answer excerpt).
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns question and answer threads from Naver KnowledgeiN, each with the thread title, link, and a snippet of the question or answer.
Use it to read the real questions Korean users ask about a topic, in their own words.
Searching 68 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Kin Search API?
The Kin Search endpoint gives you structured Naver data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/naver/kin/search?query=%EC%BD%94%EB%A1%9C%EB%82%98+%EC%A6%9D%EC%83%81&display=10"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/naver/kin/search",
params={
'query': '코로나 증상',
'display': '10',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/naver/kin/search?query=%EC%BD%94%EB%A1%9C%EB%82%98+%EC%A6%9D%EC%83%81&display=10",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Free-text search term (UTF-8). Required. |
| display | No | Number of items to return per page. Defaults to 10, cap 100; `display=101` returns 400. |
| start | No | 1-indexed offset for pagination. Defaults to 1, cap 1000; `start=1001` returns 400. |
| sort | No | Sort order. Accepted values: sim|date|point. Defaults to `sim` (relevance) when the corpus supports sort. Values outside this corpus's domain are rejected with a 400 before any upstream call. (sim | date | point) |
What does the Naver Kin Search API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "naver",
"endpoint": "/v1/naver/kin/search",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "멀쩡하다가 갑자기 <b>코로나</b>19 <b>증상</b>이 나타날 수 있나요?",
"link": "https://kin.naver.com/user_d7bfe3/detail.naver?dirId=7010107&docId=495281960&answerNo=1",
"description": "<b>코로나</b>19의 <b>증상</b> 발현 시점은 개인별로 차이가 있으며, 잠복기는 일반적으로 수일 범위로 알려져 있습니다. [출처: 세계보건기구(WHO), 질병관리청 호흡기감염병 정보] <b>증상</b>만으로는 구별하기 어려움: 오한·기침·발열·몸살은 <b>코로나</b>19와... "
},
{
"title": "환절기에 생긴 감기 <b>증상</b>도 독감·<b>코로나</b> 검사가 필요한가요....",
"link": "https://kin.naver.com/user_d7bfe3/detail.naver?dirId=70101&docId=495003976&answerNo=3",
"description": "네, 일반 감기와 독감(인플루엔자), <b>코로나</b>19는 목 통증·콧물·기침처럼 <b>증상</b>이 겹치기 때문에 <b>증상</b>만으로 정확히 구분하기는 어렵습니다. <b>코로나</b>19도 가벼운 감기처럼 시작할 수 있습니다. 특히 지금처럼 주변에 호흡기 환자가 많고... "
}
],
"total": 552336,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiMTEiLCJlIjoibmF2ZXIva2luL3NlYXJjaCIsInAiOiJzdGFydCJ9",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 10
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T12:40:55.168Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Naver Kin Search API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
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": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}Have a question? We got answers
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