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HackerNews & Developer Ecosystem Real-Time Sentiment Pulse
HackerNews & Developer Ecosystem Real-Time Sentiment Pulse is a paid API for AI agents from json-repair.agentdiet.dev, paid per call via MPP, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-21).
Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment for any framework, startup, library, or AI model keyword.
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment on any framework, startup, or AI model. (Live x402 v2, IETF MPP & MCP endpoint at https://json-repair.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-velocity-radar)
Output
Returns a structured object containing HackerNews discussion velocity, front-page appearance frequency, and developer sentiment signals for the queried keyword, drawn from live HackerNews data.
Example use cases
Competitor AI model buzz tracking
“Check what developers on HackerNews are saying about 'Claude' versus 'GPT-4' — which one is trending faster and what's the overall sentiment?”
Pre-launch startup due diligence
“We're about to invest in a startup called Supabase — can you pull the live HackerNews sentiment and discussion velocity for them so I know how the developer community feels?”
Framework adoption monitoring
“How much momentum does Bun have on HackerNews right now? I want to know the front-page velocity and whether developer sentiment is positive or negative.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://json-repair.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-velocity-radar?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time developer community sentiment and discussion velocity specifically from HackerNews — the canonical source of signal for technical founders, engineers, and the startup ecosystem. Prefer this over general social sentiment APIs when your audience is developers or when you care about HackerNews front-page traction as a proxy for technical credibility.
Side effects
- Empty or too-broad query returning noisy or irrelevant results
- Keyword with no HackerNews history returning empty sentiment data
- Payment failure via x402 micropayment protocol returning 402 error
- Rate limiting or API timeout returning a 429 or 503 error
- Misspelled or ambiguous keyword matching unintended topics
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| queryrequired | string | Technology, startup, library, or topic keyword to analyze across HackerNews |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "object"
}Reviews
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