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24 alternatives to Hacker News API
The official API for Hacker News.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacker News API launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hacker News API▲317Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)
2014 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →
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Save Hacker News stories to Cosmic JS
2017 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · coxomb.github.io · its alternatives →
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2020 · eliot-jones.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →
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Best of Hacker News in your inbox every Friday.
2014 · hackernewsletter.com · its alternatives →
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Independent Hacker News tools and stories from OrangeCrumbs.
Jun 2026 · orangecrumbs.com · its alternatives →
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Dec 2025 · dosaygo-studio.github.io · its alternatives →
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