Hacker News Search API

Search Hacker News using the documented query and filters, and return structured results.

GET/v1/hackernews/search

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GET/v1/hackernews/search

queryrequiredThe keywords or phrase to search for.

Optional parameters (21)

tagsoptionalProvide tags in the format shown in the example.numericFiltersoptionalProvide numericFilters in the format shown in the example.hitsPerPageoptionalProvide hitsPerPage in the format shown in the example.pageoptionalProvide page in the format shown in the example.relevanceoptionalProvide relevance in the format shown in the example.relevance_thresholdoptionalProvide relevance threshold in the format shown in the example.relevant_tooptionalProvide relevant to in the format shown in the example.judgmentsoptionalProvide judgments in the format shown in the example.dry_runoptionalProvide dry run in the format shown in the example.fitoptionalProvide fit in the format shown in the example.goaloptionalProvide goal in the format shown in the example.fit_tokensoptionalProvide fit tokens in the format shown in the example.labeloptionalProvide label in the format shown in the example.excludeoptionalProvide exclude in the format shown in the example.brandoptionalProvide brand in the format shown in the example.brand_descriptionoptionalProvide brand description in the format shown in the example.offeroptionalProvide offer in the format shown in the example.label_evidenceoptionalProvide label evidence in the format shown in the example.sinceoptionalProvide since in the format shown in the example.untiloptionalProvide until in the format shown in the example.cursoroptionalThe pagination cursor returned by the previous response, if supported.

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curl -X GET 'https://socialquery.dev/v1/hackernews/search?query=claude+code' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALQUERY_API_KEY"

Request contract

Parameters

Pass these fields as query parameters. Production requests also require your server-side API key.

queryRequired: The keywords or phrase to search for.
Example: claude code
tagsOptional: Provide tags in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
numericFiltersOptional: Provide numericFilters in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
hitsPerPageOptional: Provide hitsPerPage in the format shown in the example.
Example: 10
pageOptional: Provide page in the format shown in the example.
Example: 10
relevanceOptional: Provide relevance in the format shown in the example.
Example: score
relevance_thresholdOptional: Provide relevance threshold in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
relevant_toOptional: Provide relevant to in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
judgmentsOptional: Provide judgments in the format shown in the example.
Example: on
dry_runOptional: Provide dry run in the format shown in the example.
Example: 1
fitOptional: Provide fit in the format shown in the example.
Example: goal
goalOptional: Provide goal in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
fit_tokensOptional: Provide fit tokens in the format shown in the example.
Example: 10
labelOptional: Provide label in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
excludeOptional: Provide exclude in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
brandOptional: Provide brand in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
brand_descriptionOptional: Provide brand description in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
offerOptional: Provide offer in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
label_evidenceOptional: Provide label evidence in the format shown in the example.
Example: 1
sinceOptional: Provide since in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
untilOptional: Provide until in the format shown in the example.
Example: —
cursorOptional: The pagination cursor returned by the previous response, if supported.
Example: —

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