The social media data API for indie hackers
One key replaces a dozen scrapers across 46 platforms. Unified schema, MCP-ready. When an endpoint supports a computed field and the required source inputs are available, the normalized response includes it. Ship your side project this weekend — start on 100 free credits, no card.
Searching 46 platforms in parallel
TikTok·
Instagram·
YouTube·
Facebook·
X·
LinkedIn·
Reddit·
Threads·
Pinterest·
Twitch·
Truth Social·
Snapchat·
Kick·
Bluesky·
Kwai·
Rumble·
Spotify·TikTok Shop·
Amazon Shop·
Google Shopping·
Trustpilot·
TripAdvisor·
Linktree·
Komi·
Pillar·
lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·
Polymarket·
Tavily·
Hacker News·
GitHub·
Perplexity·
Naver·Utility·
Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchHow do indie hackers pull social media data without a scraping stack?
You don't have a data team — you have a weekend. One API key gets you social data across every platform with no per-platform auth, no proxy bills, no parsers to maintain. SocialCrawl handles the plumbing so you ship the product.
368 endpoints. 46 platforms. One API key.
Quickstart. Building solo? Grab the quickstart, get an API key, and make your first call before your coffee gets cold.
Read the quickstart guideWhat can you build with a social media API as a solo founder?
From a weekend micro-SaaS to a validated idea before you write the landing page — one API key replaces the whole scraping stack. See what indie hackers are shipping with SocialCrawl.
Idea-Validation Tools
Test demand before you build. Pull what people actually say across 46 platforms — find the pain, the audience, and the demand signal in an afternoon. One API key. No scraping stack to stand up.
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API Key
Replaces a dozen scrapers
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Platforms
Checked from one call
Weekend Micro-SaaS
Turn social data into a product people pay for. Profile lookups, trend feeds, comment digests, creator stats — pull from TikTok, X, Reddit, and the rest of our 46 platforms, all in one unified JSON shape so you write less glue code and ship faster.
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Platforms
Queried in one request
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Schema
One unified JSON shape
Growth & Audience Tools
Find where your audience hangs out and what they engage with. Track mentions, spot trends, and measure reach across every platform — powered by engagement_rate and estimated_reach where the endpoint supports them and the source provides the required inputs.
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Platforms Tracked
Current public signals
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Computed Fields
When source inputs are available
Why does a solo founder need a unified social media schema?
Every platform returns a different JSON shape. Stitching them together is the kind of plumbing that eats your whole weekend. SocialCrawl normalizes everything before the data leaves our servers, so you build the product instead of the parsers.
Step 1 — Connect
1. API key or MCP config.
Sign up, grab your key, or drop in the MCP config. You're making real calls in under 60 seconds — no approval queue, no per-platform auth, no card.
Step 2 — Query
2. One consistent request shape.
Query any of 368 endpoints with one consistent request. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X — same endpoint pattern, same response structure, same API key. Learn it once, use it everywhere.
Step 3 — Receive
3. Unified, ready-to-ship JSON.
Receive unified JSON with computed fields — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, language. Drop it straight into your app. No HTML parsing, no glue code to babysit.
Freshness you control
Current data, with visible cache controls.
Cache misses fetch current platform data. Repeats use endpoint-specific 2 to 30 minute cache windows and cost 0 credits on a hit; send Cache-Control: no-cache for a billed refresh when users need a refresh.
Zero maintenance
Platform changes — handled.
When platforms change their APIs (and they do, constantly), SocialCrawl updates. Your code stays the same. You're a team of one — let us own the maintenance treadmill.
How does SocialCrawl compare to building it yourself?
When you're shipping solo, every hour counts. Here's what one key gets you versus stitching scrapers together yourself.
| Feature | SocialCrawl | Raw Scraping APIs | Manual Integration | DIY |
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| Unified schema | One JSON shape for all 46 platforms | Raw HTML — you parse it yourself | Different shape per platform SDK | Build and maintain per-platform parsers |
| MCP support | Yes — drop-in config for Claude & Cursor | No — HTTP only | No — requires custom wrapper | Build your own MCP server |
| Computed fields | Endpoint-supported engagement_rate, estimated_reach, and content_category when source inputs are available | None — compute it yourself | Platform metrics only | Build your own analytics pipeline |
| Platforms covered | 46 platforms, 368 endpoints, one API key | Any site, no social-specific structure | One platform per integration | One at a time — each breaks differently |
| Ready-to-ship output | Structured JSON — drop it straight in | Raw HTML — glue code first | Varies — often needs post-processing | Whatever you build |
| Rate limits | Credit-based — pay for what you use | Constant bans and CAPTCHAs | Strict platform quotas | Rate limit battles every week |
| Free tier | 100 free credits — no credit card required | Varies | Varies per platform | None — full infrastructure cost |
| Time to first data | Under 60 seconds | Hours to set up | Days to weeks | Days to weeks per platform |
Unified schema
MCP support
Computed fields
Platforms covered
Ready-to-ship output
Rate limits
Free tier
Time to first data
See your data before writing a single line
100 free credits. No credit card. Query any of 368 social media endpoints and see exactly what lands in your app — unified JSON, computed fields, ready to ship.
Building with Claude or Cursor? Grab the quickstart →Which platforms can you ship on with SocialCrawl?
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X/Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitch, Bluesky, and more. One API key covers all 46 platforms — each returning the same unified schema. Reaches over 10 billion monthly active users across the full social web — plenty of room for your next project.
Loved by people who move fast
What people say after they search SocialCrawl every day.
4.9 from 200+ reviews
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 46 platforms with zero platform-specific logic — one schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 46 platforms with zero platform-specific logic — one schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 46 platforms with zero platform-specific logic — one schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Full-Stack Developer
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
AI Engineer, AgentFlow
Our agents process social data from 46 platforms with zero platform-specific logic — one schema, end to end.
Marketing Director
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
CTO, DataPulse
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
Lead Data Scientist
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
Common questions
Everything a solo founder needs to know about building on SocialCrawl.
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