2,002 offers
Free Social & Community APIs — ranked by value
Social platforms & communities
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Reddit API Social & Community OAuth Read and post to subreddits, comments, and user content across the Reddit social platform. 100 req/min -
Mastodon API Social & Community OAuth Post statuses, follow accounts, and read timelines across any Mastodon instance in the fediverse. 300 req -
Twitch API Social & Community OAuth Query streams, channels, chat, and clips on the Twitch live-streaming community platform. 800 req/min -
Bluesky / AT Protocol Social & Community Token Read and write posts, feeds, and the social graph on the open AT Protocol behind Bluesky. 3k req -
Stack Exchange API Social & Community API key Read questions, answers, users, and reputation across Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network. 10k req/day -
YouTube Data API Social & Community OAuth Search videos, manage channels and playlists, and read comments on YouTube. 10k/day -
Mattermost API Social & Community Token Automate channels, posts, and users on the self-hostable open-source team chat platform. Self-hosted -
Matrix Client-Server API Social & Community Token Send messages and sync rooms over the open Matrix protocol for decentralized real-time communication. Free open protocol -
Discourse API Social & Community API key Read and manage topics, posts, categories, and users on Discourse community forums. 60 req/min -
Lemmy API Social & Community Token Read and post to communities, comments, and feeds on the federated link-aggregator Lemmy. Per-instance caps -
Tumblr API Social & Community OAuth Read and create blog posts, reblogs, likes, and dashboards on Tumblr. 1k req/hr -
Pinterest API Social & Community OAuth Create pins and boards and read profiles and analytics on the Pinterest visual discovery network. 1k req/hr -
Hacker News API Social & Community No auth Read stories, comments, polls, and user profiles from Hacker News via a public Firebase feed. No published cap -
Lobsters API Social & Community No auth Read hottest and newest stories, tags, and comments from the Lobsters technology link-aggregator as JSON. No published cap -
Product Hunt API Social & Community OAuth Query daily product launches, makers, votes, and discussions via the Product Hunt GraphQL API. Complexity budget -
Disqus API Social & Community OAuth Read and post threaded comments and moderate discussions on sites using Disqus. 1k/hr -
Meetup GraphQL API Social & Community OAuth Query groups, events, and RSVPs on the Meetup community events platform via GraphQL. Free GraphQL API via -
LinkedIn Marketing API Social & Community OAuth Share posts, manage company pages, and read profile data on the LinkedIn professional network. Per-endpoint caps -
VK API Social & Community OAuth Access posts, communities, users, and messaging on the VK social network. 3 req/sec -
Vimeo API Social & Community OAuth Upload, manage, and read videos, channels, and comments on the Vimeo creator community. 250 req/min -
Twitter / X API Social & Community OAuth Post and read tweets, timelines, and user data on the X (formerly Twitter) platform. 1.5k/mo -
Pushshift Reddit Archive Social & Community API key Search large historical archives of Reddit submissions and comments beyond Reddit's own limits. Free access is now -
Tenor GIF API Social & Community API key Search and embed trending GIFs and stickers from Google's Tenor library for chat and social apps. No published cap -
WordPress REST API Social & Community OAuth Read and manage posts, comments, and users on self-hosted and WordPress.com community sites. Self-hosted -
Nostr Protocol Social & Community No auth Publish and subscribe to signed social events over relays using the decentralized Nostr protocol. Free open protocol -
Rocket.Chat REST API Social & Community Token Automate channels, messages, and users on the open-source self-hosted team chat platform. 10 req/min