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LurkAPI

Public social media data as clean JSON, in one request

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4.5 - editorial review
Last reviewed November 2026
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What Is LurkAPI?

A fast, low-cost social media API: about a second on average, and 100,000 calls for $59. It reads public data only, from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook, X and 10 more. Use it from code, or connect it to Claude and ChatGPT as an MCP server. Start with 100 free credits; they never expire.

LurkAPI Key Features

88 endpoints across 16 social platforms, one API key

Ad libraries from Meta, Google Ads Transparency, LinkedIn and TikTok (EU)

Video transcripts for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram

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3.9·coding tools

MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code with browser sign-in

Code in curl, Node.js, Python, Go, PHP and Ruby, plus OpenAPI 3.1

LurkAPI Pros and Cons

Pros

Most calls cost 1 credit; packs

Most calls cost 1 credit; packs from $9 and credits never expire.

Failed calls are free: bad parameters,

Failed calls are free: bad parameters, rate limits and 5xx errors cost nothing.

Cons

Public data only: it can't see

Public data only: it can't see private profiles, post or send messages.

Is LurkAPI Right for You?

Good fit

Developers & Indie Hackers

The vendor lists developers & indie hackers as a target audience.

Good fit

Marketers & Growth

The vendor lists marketers & growth as a target audience.

Our LurkAPI Rating

4.5
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HyzenPro Verdict on LurkAPI

Best for
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Skip if: Public data only: it can't see private profiles, post or send messages.
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LurkAPI FAQ

Yes. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card, and a balance under 25 is topped back up to 25 every day. Without an account, you get 5 free tries a day in the playground and free tools.
16: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Telegram, Snapchat, Truth Social, Google (Maps, News, Ads Transparency), eBay, Linktree and any public web page.
Add https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client and sign in through the browser. Every endpoint becomes a tool your AI can call, charged the same as the API.

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