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Hacker News Top Stories Feed
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Hacker News Top Stories Feed 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).
Returns the top N Hacker News front-page stories with title, URL, score, author, comment count, and age via the official HN API.
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Hacker News front page: the top N stories with title, URL, score, author, comment count and age, from the official free HN API. A tech-news pulse for agents. $0.01 per call.
Output
Returns a list of top Hacker News stories, each containing the story title, source URL, upvote score, submitting author's username, comment count, and story age (time since submission). The number of stories returned is configurable via the N parameter.
Example use cases
Daily tech briefing for developers
“Pull the top 20 Hacker News front-page stories for me this morning — I want the titles, scores, and comment counts so I can see what's trending in tech today.”
Competitive intelligence monitoring
“Check Hacker News right now and tell me if any of the top stories mention AI coding tools or developer productivity — show me titles, URLs, and scores.”
Newsletter content curation
“Grab the current Hacker News front page — I need the top 15 stories with titles and URLs so I can pick the best ones for my weekly tech newsletter.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://intel.rallylive.ca/data/hn-topWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, structured snapshot of Hacker News front-page content without building your own HN API integration or scraper. Ideal for agents doing daily tech-news briefings, trend monitoring, or content curation, especially when you want structured metadata (score, comments, age) alongside URLs rather than raw HTML. At $0.01 per call it is cost-effective for frequent polling.
Side effects
- HN API unavailable or rate-limited — returns upstream error
- Invalid or out-of-range N parameter — may return empty list or error
- Network timeout reaching intel.rallylive.ca — HTTP 5xx response
- Payment not processed — HTTP 402 response blocking access
Input
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