Hacker News Search
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/hacker-news/searchSearch Hacker News by keyword - matching stories with title, link, author, points, and comment count as clean JSON.
- Price
- $0.0015USD / call
- Method
- POST
- Response
- JSON
- Parameters
- 1 required · 1 optional
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Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.0015 / run
Request & response
- Method
- POST
- Request body
- application/json
- Response
- application/json
- Execution
- sync
Parameters
- query
- string · required
- tags
- string · optional
Access
- Provider
- Hacker News
- API
- Platform API
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- Endpoint
- /v1/api/hacker-news/search
- Authentication
- Bearer API key
API README
Hacker News Search API
Search Hacker News by keyword - matching stories with title, link, author, points, and comment count as clean JSON.
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "hacker-news/search", "query": "ai"}'
The result is returned in outputs[0].data. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns found: false.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Search keyword, e.g. "ai". |
tags | string | No | Optional result filter, e.g. "story" or "comment". |
Pricing
Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.0015 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.
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# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/hacker-news/search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"query": "ai"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"Explore more
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Questions
FAQ
How do I use the Hacker News Search API?
Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/hacker-news/search with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.
How much does the Hacker News Search API cost?
From $0.0015 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.
What parameters does the Hacker News Search API accept?
Required: query (string). Optional: tags (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.
What does the Hacker News Search API return?
A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).
Do I need a Hacker News developer account or API key?
No. Hacker News Search runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Hacker News API access separately.