HN Search API

Searches 30M+ Hacker News stories and comments via the public Algolia HN index.

Overview

Searches 30M+ Hacker News stories and comments via the public Algolia HN index. Filter by type (story|comment|poll), author, minimum points, ISO8601 date range (since/until), and sort by relevance or recency. Returns total hit count plus per-hit objectID, title, author, points, comment count, created_at, URL, and story/comment text. Public Algolia API, no auth, commercial-OK. Use it as an HN search, yc-news or startup-news search, who-is-hiring scraper, or programmer-news firehose.

Endpoint

Method	Endpoint	Price	Description
POST	/v1/marketplace/api/hn-search-441	$0.00115	Invoke Hn Search (Search) and return the upstream response.

How to call it

Requests are paid per call over the x402 protocol. Call the endpoint, receive a 402 Payment Required quote, then repeat the request with the signed payment header. The SDKs do both steps for you.

# 1. Ask for a quote
curl -i -X POST https://jarvisclaw.ai/v1/marketplace/api/hn-search-441 \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

# 2. Pay it (the SDK signs and retries for you)
curl -X POST https://jarvisclaw.ai/v1/marketplace/api/hn-search-441 \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-PAYMENT: <signed-payload>' \
  -d '{}'

Parameters

Taken from the request example this API publishes.

Name	In	Type	Example
limit	body	number	5
query	body	string	"rust async"

Example response

{
  "query": "rust async",
  "total_hits": 4567,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "39800000",
      "title": "Async Rust in three parts",
      "author": "boats",
      "points": 412,
      "comments_count": 137,
      "created_at": "2024-03-15T14:22:01.000Z",
      "url": "https://without.boats/blog/async-rust-3/"
    }
  ],
  "source": "https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/search"
}

FAQ

How much does the Hn Search API cost?

$0.00115 USDC per call, paid per call over x402. There is no subscription, minimum or monthly fee.

Do I need an API key?

No. Call the endpoint, read the 402 Payment Required quote, and repeat the request with a signed USDC payment header. An account API key also works if you prefer prepaid billing.

Which chains can I pay on?

USDC on Base or on Solana. The 402 quote lists the accepted networks and the exact amount; the JarvisClaw SDKs sign and retry for you.

How do I call it from an AI agent?

Send POST to the endpoint above from any HTTP client, or connect the JarvisClaw MCP server and let the agent find and call it with the search_apis and get_api_detail tools.

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