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Hacker News Search via Algolia
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Hacker News Search via Algolia is a paid API for AI agents from intel.rallylive.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Search Hacker News stories and comments by keyword phrase, returning the top 15 results sorted by relevance with points, comment counts, author, date, and links.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Hacker News search (Algolia): top 15 stories and comments matching a phrase, with points, comment counts, author, date and links, sorted by relevance. Find prior discussion of any topic or product. $0.01 per search.
Output
A list of up to 15 Hacker News stories and/or comments matching the search phrase, each including the title or comment text, author username, publication date, upvote points, comment count, and a direct link to the HN thread — all sorted by Algolia relevance score.
Example use cases
Research community reaction to a product launch
“Search Hacker News for 'Tailscale' and show me what the developer community has been saying about it — I want the top stories and comments with upvote counts and dates.”
Check if a startup has been covered on HN
“Has the startup 'Retool' ever been discussed on Hacker News? Search for it and give me the most relevant threads with their scores and how many comments they got.”
Find HN sentiment about a programming language
“Search Hacker News for 'Zig programming language' and pull the top 15 results so I can see what developers are saying, who posted them, and how popular the discussions were.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://intel.rallylive.ca/data/hn-searchWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to surface prior Hacker News community discussion, sentiment, or coverage of any topic, product, company, or technology. It is ideal for developer-focused research, startup due diligence, or understanding how the tech community has reacted to a concept. Prefer this over general web search when you specifically want HN signal — upvote-weighted community opinion with threading context — rather than broad web coverage.
Side effects
- Empty result set if the search phrase matches no indexed HN content
- Payment failure or 402 response if USDC funds are insufficient
- Rate limiting or timeout if the Algolia backend is slow
- Malformed query string may return unexpected or zero results
- Very broad or common search terms may return low-relevance top results
Input
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