The AnyAPI blog
Runnable guides, data teardowns, and field notes on pulling data from anywhere. One key, priced in dollars.
The TikTok comments API in 2026: who can get TikTok's, and how to export every comment
TikTok's comments API is only for approved academic research. We pulled every comment on TikTok and YouTube videos and priced five other ways to get them.
Kevin WangNov 4, 2026
The Facebook Ad Library API in 2026: what Meta's official one covers, and how to get the rest
Meta's free Ad Library API returns ordinary ads only if they reached the UK or EU. We tested US ads and priced four other ways to get Facebook ad library data.
Kevin WangNov 3, 2026
The Snapchat API in 2026: what Snap's official APIs return, and how to get follower counts
Snap's Public Profile API returns follower counts, but only to allowlisted partners. We tested profile lookups and priced three more ways to read them.
Kevin WangNov 2, 2026
The Truth Social API in 2026: what the official one costs, and how to get posts without it
Trump Media's Truth API is a licensed feed for trading firms at $60,000 to $100,000 a month. We priced five other ways to get its posts, and tested one.
Kevin WangNov 1, 2026
The best time to post on Threads, from 2,380 posts
2,380 Threads posts, each compared with its account's usual post. No hour stood out, and the evenings and weekends the big guides warn against did fine.
Kevin WangOct 31, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram on Sunday, from 712 posts
712 Sunday Instagram posts, each compared with its account's usual post. Sunday beat the weekdays, and the hour you post on a Sunday barely made a difference.
Kevin WangOct 30, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram on Thursday, from 836 posts
836 Thursday Instagram posts, each compared with its account's usual post. Mornings did best, but we couldn't tell if any Thursday hour really beats the rest.
Kevin WangOct 29, 2026
429 Too Many Requests: what it means and how to fix it
A 429 error means you sent too many requests too fast. What to do if a website shows it, how to handle it in code, and the free limits we hit on 3 public APIs.
Kevin WangOct 28, 2026
Google search operators that still work in 2026, tested
We ran 32 Google search operators through 96 searches, each against the same search without it. 8 still work, 8 work some of the time, and 8 did nothing.
Kevin WangOct 27, 2026
The Facebook Marketplace API in 2026: what Meta offers, and how to get listing alerts
Meta's two Marketplace APIs are for partners and researchers. We ran 51 calls in 5 cities, priced the other options, and built a new-listing alert you can copy.
Kevin WangOct 26, 2026
The Yelp API in 2026: what it costs now, and what else returns the same data
Yelp's API now starts at $229 a month, with a trial that's for evaluation only. We ran 20 Yelp searches and priced 6 ways to get Yelp data from your code.
Kevin WangOct 25, 2026
The eBay API in 2026: what the official one gives you, and how to get sold prices
eBay's free API covers live listings, and its sold-price API is for approved partners. We ran 60 calls and priced 7 options to get eBay sold data from code.
Kevin WangOct 24, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram on Saturday, from 741 posts
741 Saturday Instagram posts from 162 accounts, each scored against its own median likes. Midnight to 4am ET led at 1.27x, and 8am to noon trailed at 0.82x.
Kevin WangOct 22, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram on Wednesday, from 815 posts
815 Wednesday Instagram posts from 158 accounts, each scored against its own median likes. No hour cleared the noise; Wednesday was the week's weakest day.
Kevin WangOct 18, 2026
The best Clearbit alternatives now that Clearbit is part of HubSpot
Clearbit now lives inside HubSpot. We ran 20 company domains through four enrichment endpoints and priced Hunter, People Data Labs and Logo.dev to replace it.
Kevin WangOct 17, 2026
The best Trustpilot APIs in 2026, priced per 1,000 reviews
Six ways to pull Trustpilot reviews for companies you don't own, tested on 20 brands and priced per 1,000 reviews. Which to use for monitoring or full history.
Kevin WangOct 16, 2026
The best time to post on LinkedIn, from 5,683 posts
5,683 LinkedIn posts from 205 profiles, each scored against its author's usual reactions. No hour cleared the noise, and weekend posts ran about 11% higher.
Kevin WangOct 15, 2026
The best Zillow APIs in 2026, tested on the same 12 listings
Four Zillow APIs, the same 12 for-sale homes, 16 fields checked. Only 1 of the 12 came back with a Zestimate, and Zillow rounded half baths up on 5 of them.
Kevin WangOct 14, 2026
Claude Local Business Research: Reviews, Websites and CSVs
Use Claude and AnyAPI to research Shake Shack at 2 Water St, match its reviews and website, and save a business CSV with quotes and links you can check.
Kevin WangOct 9, 2026
Claude Competitor Ad Research: Source-Linked CSV Files
Use Claude and AnyAPI to compare 16 ads from HelloFresh's US page, keep written copy separate from speech, and save a source-linked CSV and research note.
Kevin WangOct 9, 2026
The 6 best Instagram APIs in 2026, tested on 10 profiles
Meta's own API can't read most public Instagram profiles. I sent the same 10 profiles through two hosted APIs and priced four more. Here's which one to pick.
Kevin WangOct 7, 2026
Social listening API: one script for Reddit, X and YouTube
A 64-line Python script that pulls brand mentions from Reddit, X and YouTube. One day for three brands turned up 397 mentions in 25 calls. What it misses, too.
Kevin WangOct 6, 2026
The best Tavily alternatives for AI agent web search
Tavily charges $8 per 1,000 basic searches. We sent 20 agent questions through it and through plain Google results to see when snippets are enough to answer.
Kevin WangOct 5, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram on Tuesday, from 936 posts
936 Tuesday Instagram posts from 166 accounts, each scored against its own median likes. No Tuesday hour cleared the noise; 4pm to 8pm ET came closest.
Kevin WangOct 4, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram on Monday, from 844 posts
844 Monday Instagram posts from 160 accounts, each scored against its own median likes. No Monday hour cleared the noise; 8pm to midnight ET came closest.
Kevin WangSep 23, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram on Friday, from 850 posts
850 Friday Instagram posts from 171 accounts, each scored against its own account's median likes. Friday 4pm to midnight ET ran about 30% above the working day.
Kevin WangSep 22, 2026
Google Maps API pricing per 1,000 places and 1,000 reviews
What 1,000 Google Maps places and 1,000 reviews cost on Google's Places API, four scraper APIs, and a no-code tool. Free to 1,000 searches, then $35 per 1,000.
Kevin WangSep 17, 2026
The cheapest SERP API in 2026, priced at 10k, 100k, and 1M searches
Seven Google SERP APIs priced at three monthly volumes, with the same 20 searches sent through five of them. The cheapest one changes with volume; here's where.
Kevin WangSep 15, 2026
The best data enrichment services in 2026, tested on the same 20 contacts
I priced seven contact enrichment services from their own pages and ran the same 20 contacts through every endpoint that opened. Two can't be priced at all.
Kevin WangSep 5, 2026
The best time to post on Facebook in 2026, from 987 posts
987 Facebook posts from 103 pages, each scored against its own page's median likes. Saturday runs about 20% above other days, evenings dip, hours barely matter.
Kevin WangSep 5, 2026
The best Hacker News APIs in 2026, tested and priced per 1,000 story reads
Six ways to read Hacker News stories, comments, search, and profiles, tested on the same three threads and priced per 1,000 story reads. Two are free.
Kevin WangSep 4, 2026
The best Polymarket APIs in 2026, tested and priced per 1,000 market reads
We tested six Polymarket API paths on the same market reads. Compare Gamma, CLOB, Data, hosted options, measured latency, coverage, and cost per 1,000.
Kevin WangSep 3, 2026
The best Substack APIs in 2026, tested and priced per 1,000 post reads
Five ways to read Substack posts from code, run against the same three publications and priced per 1,000 records. Which to use for alerts, archives, or bodies.
Kevin WangSep 2, 2026
The best time to post on Instagram in 2026, from 1,995 posts
1,995 Instagram posts from 201 accounts, each scored against its own median likes. Thursday to Saturday and late evening win by about 10%, and that's it.
Kevin WangSep 2, 2026
The 7 best rank tracking APIs in 2026, priced per keyword check
I signed up for seven rank tracking APIs, sent the same Google searches through each, and priced 30,000 keyword checks a month. Here's which one to pick.
Kevin WangSep 1, 2026
Amazon API for web scraping: search, products, reviews
Choose between Amazon Creators API and four structured endpoints covered here, then run search, product, ASIN, and review requests without maintaining parsers.
Kevin WangAug 10, 2026
Social media API pricing in 2026: 5 platforms compared
Choose the right social media API for your product. Compare official access rules, practical limits, and current prices for five common data requests.
Kevin WangAug 7, 2026
Two ways an AI agent pays for a data API inline: x402 vs MPP
One live API request exposes x402 and MPP side by side. Compare their headers, settlement timing, quoted price, and failure risk before choosing a rail.
Kevin WangJul 31, 2026
Reddit MCP Server: Live Reddit Data for Your Agent
Reddit's API needs an approved OAuth app and caps you at 100 calls a minute. Connect a Reddit MCP server to your agent in one config block, priced in USD.
Kevin WangJul 6, 2026
LinkedIn MCP Server: Live LinkedIn Data for Hermes
Proxycurl shut down in 2025. Connect a LinkedIn MCP server to your Hermes agent in one config block and pull profiles, companies, and jobs, priced in USD.
Kevin WangJul 4, 2026
7 Apify alternatives, compared on real per-request cost
Apify retired rental Actors and now prices most per result. We priced 1,000 rendered pages on Apify and 7 alternatives; two still can't be priced up front.
Kevin WangJul 2, 2026
Is the Reddit API free? What it costs and the limits
Reddit's API has a free tier, 100 queries a minute with OAuth, and a paid tier at $0.24 per 1,000 calls. Here's what's free, what's not, and the limits.
Kevin WangJun 30, 2026
ScrapingBee vs ScraperAPI: the same 96 requests through both
I ran the same 96 requests through ScrapingBee and ScraperAPI. Same success rate, but one is 3.5x faster on JS pages and up to 19x cheaper on e-commerce.
Kevin WangJun 26, 2026
YouTube Transcript API: Fetch Captions in One Call
Fetch a YouTube transcript with one API request. See the exact response, handle missing captions, and choose between Google's API, OSS, and a managed endpoint.
Kevin WangJun 23, 2026
Video transcript API: one call for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram
One API for video transcripts across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. Same request shape, plain or timestamped text, paid per call, no per-platform glue.
Kevin WangJun 23, 2026
Instagram transcript API: transcribe any Reel in one call
Instagram has no transcript API and no caption track at all. Here is the one call that returns the spoken text of any public Instagram Reel, paid per call.
Kevin WangJun 23, 2026
How an AI agent pays for a single API call: x402, explained with code
HTTP 402 sat unused for 25 years. x402 revives it so an AI agent can pay for one API call inline, no account or card. Here is the handshake, with code.
Kevin WangJun 22, 2026
How to scrape TikTok: every endpoint, one API call each
I ran all 26 TikTok endpoints on live public data: the exact one-call request for profiles, videos, transcripts, ads, and Shop, and what each one costs.
Kevin WangJun 21, 2026
The best time to post on TikTok, measured across 5,311 videos
I analyzed 5,311 TikTok videos from 602 creators to find the best time to post. Timing barely moves it, and Saturday, the day most guides crown, ranks worst.
Kevin WangJun 19, 2026
How to get a TikTok video transcript with one API call
TikTok has no official transcript API. Here is the one request that returns the spoken text of any public video, billed per call, and what to build with it.
Kevin WangJun 18, 2026