A Pay-As-You-Go Social Media API
Search real-time data across social media through a standardised API.
No monthly fees, just pay per request.
From $0.003 per request · 50 free requests per endpoint monthly
Search real-time data across social media through a standardised API.
No monthly fees, just pay per request.
From $0.003 per request · 50 free requests per endpoint monthly
Optimized for real-time applications.
We handle multiple data sources.
No monthly fees or commitments.
API key auth via X-API-Key header.
Track requests, errors, and costs.
Set daily and monthly caps.
Monitor conversations across most major platforms. From $0.003 per request.
Get full content, engagement metrics, and author info for a single tweet by ID.
Get replies posted by a specific user. Returns full tweet data for each reply.
Get the quote tweets for a specific tweet. Returns full tweet data for each quote.
Search Facebook pages by keyword. Find pages with verification status and IDs.
Get tweets posted by a specific user. Paginated results with full tweet data.
Search tweets by keyword. Returns tweet content, engagement metrics (likes, retweets, views), author info, and URL.
Search Reddit users by keyword. Get karma scores, account age, bio, and moderation status.
Search Facebook videos by keyword. Get video titles, thumbnails, and author info.
Get group info including name, description, members count, and privacy setting.
Search discussion boards and Q&A sites. Filter by time period and country.
Instagram Posts API
Search Instagram posts by keyword. Get engagement metrics (likes, comments, views), author info, and more.
Search TikTok videos by keyword. Get play counts, likes, comments, shares, and author info.
Get the users who retweeted a specific tweet. Paginated results with user data.
Get the accounts a user is following. Returns profile data for each account.
Get the verified (blue checkmark) followers of a specific user.
Search Facebook posts by keyword. Get post content, reactions, comments, and shares.
Get the comments (replies) on a specific tweet. Paginated with full tweet data.
Search Reddit posts by keyword. Get post title, subreddit, author, and content snippet.
Get posts from any public Facebook group with reactions and comment counts.
Get the followers of a specific user. Returns profile data for each follower.
Instagram Search Users API
Search Instagram users by keyword. Get username, full name, verification status, and profile picture.
Search news articles from thousands of sources. Filter by time, source, country, and language.
Search YouTube videos by keyword. Get video title, channel, view count, duration, thumbnail, and more.
Get follower/following counts, bio, verification status, and account metadata by username.
Search YouTube channels by keyword. Get channel name, subscriber count, description, and thumbnail.
Get current trending topics for a specific location. Use woeid=1 for Worldwide.
Get recent posts from any Facebook page with engagement metrics and author data.
Search Twitter users by keyword. Returns profile data, follower counts, and verification status.
Search TikTok users by keyword. Get follower counts, likes, video count, bio, and verification status.
Get page info including name, followers, categories, contact details, and verification status.
Search Reddit comments by keyword. Find discussions and replies across all subreddits.
# Same pattern for every platform
GET /v1/twitter/posts?query=AI&sort_by=most_recent
GET /v1/reddit/posts?query=AI&sort_by=most_recent
GET /v1/youtube/videos?query=AI&sort_by=most_recent
# Every endpoint returns the same structure
{
"posts": [
{
"title": "Post title",
"url": "https://reddit.com/r/...",
"date": "2026-02-21 14:30:00",
"author": "username",
"source": "Reddit",
"snippet": "Post content..."
}
],
"page": 1,
"count": 25
}Write your integration once. Query any platform by changing the endpoint path — the request parameters and response format stay the same.
Every endpoint returns the same fields: title, url, date, author, snippet, and source. Parse once, use everywhere.
query, sort_by, and page work the same way on every endpoint. Platform-specific filters are optional extras.
One key authenticates across all endpoints. No per-platform credentials or OAuth flows to manage.
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You only pay for successful requests. Each endpoint has its own per-request price, starting from $0.003. There are no monthly fees or commitments. You get 50 free requests per endpoint every month.
No. You can sign up and use the free tier (50 requests/endpoint/month) without adding a payment method. You only need to add a card when you want to exceed the free tier.
Every endpoint returns a consistent structure: post title, URL, publication date, author, source platform, and a content snippet. Some endpoints include additional fields like subreddit or domain.
Results are fetched in real-time when you make a request. You can sort by most_recent to get the latest posts, or by relevance to get the most relevant matches.
Yes, there's a concurrency limit of 3 simultaneous requests per endpoint per user. If you need more, just get in touch.
Yes. You can configure daily and monthly spending caps in your dashboard. Once you hit a limit, requests will be blocked until the next period.
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