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Hacker News User Profile Lookup
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Hacker News User Profile Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from x402-toolbox.shablony-pro.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).
Fetches the public profile data for a given Hacker News user by username
Price / call$0.002
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
309 deterministic pay-per-call tools for AI agents over x402 (USDC, Base). No signup, no API key: the payment is the identity.
Output
A JSON object containing the Hacker News user's public profile data, including their karma score, account creation date (as a Unix timestamp), bio/about text, and submission count.
Example use cases
Vetting a technical job candidate
“Look up the Hacker News profile for the username 'tptacek' — I want to know their karma, how long they've been on the site, and what their bio says before our interview.”
Researching a prolific HN commenter
“Can you fetch the Hacker News profile for 'dang' and tell me their karma score and account age?”
Verifying a claimed HN identity
“Someone told me their Hacker News username is 'sama' — can you pull their public profile and confirm their karma and join date?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://x402-toolbox.shablony-pro.workers.dev/data/hackernews-user-profile?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to retrieve public Hacker News user profile data without needing an API key or signup — ideal for autonomous agent workflows that pay per call via x402 USDC on Base. Prefer this over scraping HN directly or using unofficial wrappers when you need structured, reliable JSON output at minimal cost ($0.001 per call).
Side effects
- Username not found — HN returns no result for non-existent usernames
- Payment failure — x402 USDC payment not accepted, returns 402
- Malformed username input — invalid characters cause lookup failure
- HN API rate limiting or downtime causing timeout or 5xx error
- Empty bio/about field if user has not set one
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| schema | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"ok": true,
"paid": true
}
}Tags
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