API Direct is a single REST API that lets you search posts and comments across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, and forums.
Every endpoint returns the same JSON structure (title, url, date, author, snippet), so you don't need to write normalization logic for each platform.
Pricing is pay-per-request starting at $0.003. No monthly fees. 50 free requests per endpoint per month to try it out with no card required.
Technical details:
- Consistent query parameters across endpoints (query, sort_by, page)
- Pagination support
- Concurrency limit of 3 simultaneous requests per endpoint
- Spending caps you can set in the dashboard
I built this mainly for developers who need social data for things like brand monitoring, lead gen, market research, or feeding context into LLMs/agents without subscribing to an enterprise platform.
Would appreciate any feedback on the API, pricing, or what you'd want to see added. I'm sure there are lots of other platforms that I can add.
Josh
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API Direct is a single REST API that lets you search posts and comments across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, and forums.
Every endpoint returns the same JSON structure (title, url, date, author, snippet), so you don't need to write normalization logic for each platform.
Pricing is pay-per-request starting at $0.003. No monthly fees. 50 free requests per endpoint per month to try it out with no card required.
Technical details:
- Consistent query parameters across endpoints (query, sort_by, page) - Pagination support - Concurrency limit of 3 simultaneous requests per endpoint - Spending caps you can set in the dashboard
I built this mainly for developers who need social data for things like brand monitoring, lead gen, market research, or feeding context into LLMs/agents without subscribing to an enterprise platform.
Would appreciate any feedback on the API, pricing, or what you'd want to see added. I'm sure there are lots of other platforms that I can add.
Josh