Hacker News
FreeLiveLast verified 27 Sept 2026
Top, new, best, Ask and Show HN story lists plus every item, comment thread and public user profile.
Example request
curl -s 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json'
Free tier, in plain English
Free with no key and, according to the docs, no rate limit. Data comes as raw item and user records you assemble yourself.
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