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Runnable guides, data teardowns, and field notes on pulling data from anywhere. One key, priced in dollars.
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Social media API pricing in 2026: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Reddit compared
Compare social media API pricing in 2026 across five platforms: official quotas, approval rules, setup friction, and USD per 1,000 public-data calls today.
Kevin WangAug 7, 2026
Kevin WangJul 31, 2026Two 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, failover pricing, and failure risk before choosing a rail.
Kevin WangJul 6, 2026Reddit MCP Server: Live Reddit Data for Your Agent
Reddit's API needs an approved OAuth app and rate-limits you at 100/min. Connect a Reddit MCP server to your agent in one config block and pull posts, comments, and search, priced in USD.
Kevin WangJul 4, 2026LinkedIn 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 2, 20267 Apify alternatives, compared on real per-request cost
I compared Apify with 7 alternatives and priced a 1,000-page job on every vendor publishing a usable number. The spread is 5x, and two can't be priced.
Kevin WangJun 30, 2026Is 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 26, 2026ScrapingBee vs ScraperAPI: I tested both, here is the real difference
I ran 96 requests through ScrapingBee and ScraperAPI on the same sites. Same success rate, but one is 3.5x faster on JS pages and up to 24x cheaper on e-commerce. The numbers, and how to read them.
Kevin WangJun 23, 2026YouTube 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, 2026Video 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, $0.002 a call, no per-platform glue.
Kevin WangJun 23, 2026Instagram 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 Reel, at $0.002 each.
Kevin WangJun 22, 2026How 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 21, 2026How 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 19, 2026The 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 18, 2026How 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, at $0.002 a call, and what to build with it.