# Quora Data API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/quora)

> Quora API: 7 endpoints for a question URL lookup, keyword search, written answers, Space posts, profiles, Spaces, and topics. Every live miss costs 5 credits. 100 free credits on signup, no card.

TL;DR: SocialCrawl's Quora API exposes 7 endpoints, 5 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Search | GET | `/v1/quora/search` | 5 | Search Quora questions |
| Post | GET | `/v1/quora/post` | 5 | Get a Quora question |
| Answers | GET | `/v1/quora/answers` | 5 | Search Quora answers |
| Posts | GET | `/v1/quora/posts` | 5 | Search Quora space posts |
| Profiles | GET | `/v1/quora/profiles` | 5 | Search Quora profiles |
| Spaces | GET | `/v1/quora/spaces` | 5 | Search Quora Spaces |
| Topics | GET | `/v1/quora/topics` | 5 | Search Quora topics |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/quora/search?query=learn%20programming" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

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

## SocialCrawl vs DIY Quora scraping

| Feature | SocialCrawl | DIY Quora scraping |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Authentication | One x-api-key, sign up and call | Cloudflare challenge on every logged-out page |
| Setup | GET /v1/quora/search?query=learn+programming | Headless browser, cookies, and HTML parsers to build |
| Response schema | Unified PostList and AuthorList JSON shared with 54 other platforms | Raw HTML that breaks when Quora redesigns |
| Pricing | 5 credits per search; 100 free credits, no card | Proxy and compute costs plus ongoing engineering time |

## FAQ

### How do I search Quora questions with an API?

Call GET /v1/quora/search with query set to your keywords. You receive question title, URL, answer count, follower count, and publish time as unified JSON. Filter with time=week or time=month. Then GET /v1/quora/answers with the same query for written answer bodies.

### What data does the SocialCrawl Quora API return?

Search returns questions. Answers returns answer text, author credential, upvotes, and views. Posts returns Space posts. Profiles returns display name, credential, followers, and avatar. Spaces and topics return community and topic rows with follower or member counts.

### How much does the Quora API cost?

Every Quora endpoint costs 5 credits (advanced tier) per live miss. Cache hits cost 0. Empty searches are refunded. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required.

### Is scraping Quora legal?

SocialCrawl reads publicly visible Quora search results, the same listings anyone can see in a browser. You are responsible for ensuring your use case complies with Quora's terms and applicable data protection laws. SocialCrawl operates under a documented GDPR legitimate-interest framework for public, logged-out data. Full details: socialcrawl.dev/legal/public-data-notice.

### Does Quora have an official API I should use instead?

Quora does not publish a public read API for questions and answers. Advertisers have a conversion API; that is not a catalog of questions. SocialCrawl covers the public search reads that official surface does not: questions, answers, posts, profiles, Spaces, and topics in the same schema as Reddit and Hacker News.

### What is the best Quora scraper API?

SocialCrawl is a strong pick for Q&A research: question search and full answer text for 5 credits, plus profiles, Spaces, and topics. No proxies or headless browsers to maintain, and 100 free credits start you off without a 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

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- What is the SocialCrawl Quora API?
- How to search Quora questions and answers with an API