https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog Field notes on building with social media data — tutorials, research, and tool teardowns from the team shipping SocialCrawl. en Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:09:18 GMT https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/web-scraping https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/web-scraping Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Web scraping in 2026, explained: three techniques, a working Python example with error handling, the legal risks, and when a managed API beats DIY scraping. skills development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/naver-crawling https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/naver-crawling Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three ways to crawl Naver in 2026: the official Search Open API, your own HTML crawler, or one unified API call. Blog, cafe, news, and shopping, with code. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/python-social-media-crawling https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/python-social-media-crawling Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two ways to crawl social data with Python in 2026: build it with requests and BeautifulSoup, or call a unified API with one httpx.get(). When each wins. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/best-time-to-post-social-media-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/best-time-to-post-social-media-2026 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT We analyzed 401 posts across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit. Posts at 20:00 UTC score +52% above average. Per-platform posting windows inside. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-search-engine https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-search-engine Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A social search engine API searches 12+ social platforms in one call, fusing and reranking results via RRF + LLM into 40 items. See real captured responses. product development https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-often-should-you-post-on-tiktok https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-often-should-you-post-on-tiktok Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The research consensus says 3-5 posts per week. We checked it against 31 mega creators with live API data: when more posting helps, and when it backfires. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-media-monitoring-api https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-media-monitoring-api Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Social media monitoring API guide: build a multi-platform mention tracker with sentiment, dedup, and Slack alerts in Python. Five steps, all runnable code. skills development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/facebook-data-api-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/facebook-data-api-2026 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Facebook's Graph API barely covers public data now. 5 working ways to pull page, post, and comment data in 2026, with Python examples and real pricing. skills learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/reddit-data-api-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/reddit-data-api-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Reddit API is free at 100 QPM, but commercial use needs a $0.24/1K contract. Pricing, rate limits, Pushshift's replacement, and what still works in 2026. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/x-twitter-api-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/x-twitter-api-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT X killed free access and now bills per request with credits, not tiers. The 2026 pricing math, rate limits, and 3 cheaper ways to read X data at scale. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/linkedin-data-api-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/linkedin-data-api-2026 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The LinkedIn API gives you three scopes. If you need more — lead enrichment, recruiting data, company intel — here's exactly what your options are in 2026. skills learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/youtube-data-api-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/youtube-data-api-2026 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The YouTube Data API is free until the quota math bites: 100 searches = 10,000 daily units gone. Key setup, transcript limits, and what to use at scale. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/ai-video-generator https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/ai-video-generator Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT We tested 10 AI video generators in June 2026: Veo 3.1, Sora, Kling 3.0, Runway, Pika. Free tiers, real pricing, and which fits TikTok, ads, or avatars. product development https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/competitor-analysis-tool https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/competitor-analysis-tool Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Build a competitor analysis tool for social data: pull profiles, compute engagement rates, measure posting cadence, and track brand mentions via one API. product development skills learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/ig-follower-export-tool https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/ig-follower-export-tool Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Five ways to export an Instagram follower list: Chrome extensions, web SaaS, the Graph API, and a free social API. Which are safe, which risk a ban, and which scale past 10k followers. product development https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-media-engagement-rate-benchmarks-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-media-engagement-rate-benchmarks-2026 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT We measured engagement rate on 1,269 recent posts from 79 major accounts. TikTok's median beats Instagram and YouTube in all 6 categories. Full data + method. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/fetch-mcp-server-guide https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/fetch-mcp-server-guide Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a fetch MCP server actually does, the implementations worth knowing in 2026, the security model, and where it stops working: the walled-garden gap. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-to-scrape-tiktok-comments-python https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-to-scrape-tiktok-comments-python Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Scrape TikTok comments with Python in about 40 lines: one GET request, cursor pagination, CSV export. Real endpoint, real response shapes, no Selenium. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/threads-api https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/threads-api Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Meta's Threads API, tested: OAuth 2.0, 60-day tokens, App Review, capped keyword search. The real rate limits, and where third-party APIs fill the gaps. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-to-see-snapchat-followers https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-to-see-snapchat-followers Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Learn how to see followers on Snapchat on iOS and Android, plus what the app hides, and how to pull follower data programmatically via the SocialCrawl API. skills learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-to-use-claude-agents https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/how-to-use-claude-agents Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A developer's guide to Claude Managed Agents, Claude Code sub-agents, and the Messages API. Setup in 4 steps, parallel execution, MCP, and real rate limits. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/openai-assistants-api-2026-shutdown-migration-guide https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/openai-assistants-api-2026-shutdown-migration-guide Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Assistants API goes dark on August 26, 2026. The Responses + Conversations mapping, thread backfill options, real costs, and a month-by-month plan. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/browse-ai-web-scraper-vs-social-data-api https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/browse-ai-web-scraper-vs-social-data-api Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Browse AI is great for web pages; social platforms need a specialist. A decision guide for developers choosing no-code scrapers vs unified social data APIs. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/competitor-intelligence-2026-b2b-guide https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/competitor-intelligence-2026-b2b-guide Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Competitor intelligence in 2026: what it is, the eight signal sources that matter, the modern CI stack, and how small B2B teams win without enterprise tools. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/ai-agent-frameworks-2026-developer-field-guide https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/ai-agent-frameworks-2026-developer-field-guide Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT LangGraph, CrewAI, Mastra, and Pydantic AI compared on real production numbers: which AI agent framework developers should actually pick in 2026, and why. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/best-social-media-scraping-apis-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/best-social-media-scraping-apis-2026 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The best social media scraping API in 2026 is SocialCrawl for unified multi-platform data. 10 tools ranked on coverage, pricing, rate limits, AI-agent fit. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-media-scraping-legal-technical-guide https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/social-media-scraping-legal-technical-guide Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Scraping social media is legal in the US post-hiQ. This guide covers 7 platforms, 4 jurisdictions, GDPR/CCPA, rate-limit ethics, and technical trade-offs. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/meet-socialcrawl https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/meet-socialcrawl Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT I wanted an AI to grow my social accounts. Every platform's API was different. SocialCrawl became what I wish existed: 43 platforms, one unified schema. skills learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/building-ai-agent-social-media-monitoring https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/building-ai-agent-social-media-monitoring Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Learn to build an AI agent for social media monitoring in under 150 lines of Python. Step-by-step tutorial: fetch posts, classify sentiment, send alerts. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/instagram-scraping-2026 https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/instagram-scraping-2026 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Basic Display is dead and Graph API caps at 200 calls/hour. Every Instagram scraping option that still works in 2026, tested, with per-1,000-post pricing. development learning https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/tiktok-data-without-api https://www.socialcrawl.dev/blog/tiktok-data-without-api Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT TikTok's official API is academic-only and capped near 1,000 calls/day. Three working ways to pull profile, video, and hashtag data — with runnable code. development learning