Best social media scraping APIs in 2026 — compared
Side-by-side comparison of the best social media scraping APIs — schemas, pricing, and coverage. Social Fetch vs Apify, Bright Data, and more.
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Twitter Search API — Keyword Filters on X
Search public X/Twitter posts by keyword with filters and cursor pagination. REST API for alerts and research — prepaid credits, charge on completed lookup.
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Best TikTok scrapers & data APIs in 2026
Compare TikTok scrapers and data APIs for profiles, videos, Shop, search, and transcripts. Social Fetch vs EnsembleData, Apify, Bright Data, and more.
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Web scraping API: markdown & HTML for LLMs
Pass a public URL and get markdown, HTML, or a grounded answer back. One Social Fetch key — one credit per completed lookup.
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Why social media APIs should be boring
If your product relies on social data, stop building brittle scrapers. Predictable JSON APIs are how you scale social pipelines.
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Talkwalker alternative: public social data as an API, not another listening suite
This comparison is for product managers, growth engineers, and data teams evaluating a Talkwalker alternative. Every option is judged against the same four...
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Effect in production at Social Fetch
How Social Fetch uses Effect's typed errors, Schema validation, Schedule retries, and bounded concurrency to tame a dozen unreliable platform APIs.
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Free TikTok and YouTube transcript tools
Paste a TikTok or YouTube URL and copy caption text in the browser. Free transcript tools — no API key required for spot checks.
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Best Hacker News APIs & scrapers in 2026
Compare Hacker News data APIs for search, feeds, stories, comments, users, and hiring — Social Fetch vs DIY, Apify, and scrapers.
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Best Facebook Data APIs (2026)
Graph vs scrapers vs REST for pages, posts, groups, Marketplace, and Ad Library. See which Facebook API to buy.
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Best Instagram scrapers & data APIs in 2026
Compare Instagram scrapers and data APIs for profiles, reels, comments, and transcripts — Social Fetch vs HikerAPI, Apify, Bright Data, and more.
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Best LinkedIn APIs in 2026: partner vs public
Compare LinkedIn APIs for people, companies, and posts — official partner / MDP vs public enrichment (Social Fetch, Enrich Layer, Apify).
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Best Reddit APIs in 2026: official vs REST
Compare Reddit APIs for subreddits, posts, comments, and search — official Reddit pricing vs Social Fetch, Apify, PRAW, and scrapers.
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Best YouTube Transcript & Data APIs (2026)
See which YouTube transcript and data API to use: Google v3, Social Fetch, or Apify. Coverage, pricing, and a free caption tool.
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Best Twitter API alternatives in 2026
Compare Twitter / X APIs for profiles, tweets, and search — official X pricing vs scrapers and sync REST (Social Fetch, Apify, and more).
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Best Truth Social APIs & scrapers in 2026
Compare Truth Social data APIs for public profiles and posts — Social Fetch vs DIY scrapers, Apify actors, and the official app.
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Pinterest API pricing in 2026 (what you pay)
How Pinterest API access works for developers and advertisers, and when a public pin-data API is cheaper for enrichment.
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Reddit API pricing in 2026 (what you pay)
How Reddit API pricing works for free vs commercial access, and when a public-data API is cheaper for research and monitoring.
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