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Free API for social post metrics – URL in, views/likes/comments out

Free API for social post metrics – URL in, views/likes/comments out

by patwalls·Jun 11, 2026·1 point·2 comments
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AI Analysis

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No-auth social metrics API across 8 platforms, but scraping maintenance is a real concern.

Strengths
  • •Zero signup, zero API key—one GET request returns normalized JSON.
  • •History endpoint tracks engagement growth over time with repeated fetches.
  • •Batch endpoint handles up to 50 URLs with order preserved and partial failure isolation.
Weaknesses
  • •Platform scraping is fragile—API breaks when sites change their HTML structure.
  • •Free tier sustainability unclear; commercial use requires $19/mo subscription.
Category
Data
Target Audience

Developers building social analytics tools, AI agents needing engagement data

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