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Hacker News Search (Algolia HN via 24K Labs)
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Hacker News Search (Algolia HN via 24K Labs) is a paid API for AI agents from api.24klabs.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Searches Hacker News stories and comments by query, returning results sorted by relevance or date using the Algolia HN search index.
Price / call$0.002
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Search Hacker News stories and comments by query, sorted by relevance or date (Algolia HN).
Output
Returns a list of matching Hacker News stories and/or comments including titles, URLs, authors, scores, timestamps, and snippet text, ranked by relevance or recency depending on the sort parameter.
Example use cases
Tech topic sentiment research
“Search Hacker News for everything people are saying about OpenAI's latest model, sorted by relevance, so I can get a sense of how the dev community is reacting.”
Finding recent HN job threads
“Find the most recent Hacker News posts about remote Rust developer jobs, sorted by date.”
Competitor mention monitoring
“Search Hacker News for any stories or comments mentioning 'Supabase' sorted by relevance — I want to see what the community is discussing about them.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.24klabs.ai/api/hn-searchWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to search Hacker News specifically — for tech community sentiment, developer discussions, startup coverage, or Ask HN threads — rather than broad web search. Prefer it over generic web search when the user explicitly wants HN content or developer community opinions indexed via Algolia.
Side effects
- Empty results if query matches nothing in HN index
- Stale results if Algolia index lags behind live HN data
- Rate limit or payment failure if x402 micropayment is rejected
- Malformed query causing unexpected results or API error
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tags | string | |
| query | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"hits": []
}
}Tags
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