A Pay-As-You-Go Social Media API
apidirect.io Data & Analytics / Web Scraping & Extraction
- Monthly visits
- 15.8K
- Up24.7%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- Usage-based
- No monthly subscription pricing
- Launched
- 9mo ago
- 2026-02-18 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch
A pay-per-request API to search social media posts — Hey HN, API Direct is a single REST API that lets you search posts and comments across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, an…
Feb 18 · 9mo agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hey HN, API Direct is a single REST API that lets you search posts and comments across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, and forums. Every endpoint returns the same JSON structure (title, url, date, author, snippet), so you don't need to write normalization logic for each platform. Pricing is pay-per-request starting at $0.003. No monthly fees
MCP Server & Agent Ecosystem
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct40%
- Organic Search33%
- Referrals10%
- Social7%
- Other10%
Countries
- Indonesia15%
- Vietnam14%
- United States13%
- United Kingdom12%
- India11%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2025-12-13
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| social media listening api | 400 |
| api direct | 130 |
| reddit api to get comments | 90 |
| apidirect | 50 |
| qrapidapi alternative | 50 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Usage-based pricing; no fixed plans listed on website.
Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-03 · Source page
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homeapidirect.io/
- Featuresapidirect.io/agents Snapshot 2026-11-03
Changes
No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.
Design
Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“A Pay-As-You-Go Social Media API”
Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Illustration / Character Art → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Category Positioning Anchor
- Customer Logo Wall
- Metrics Strip
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 7.0
- Color & Contrast
- 7.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 7.0
- Craft & Polish
- 7.0
- Distinctiveness
- 5.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Libre Baskerville / Inter
- Hero layout
- Split Copy & Visual
- Primary visual
- Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Small Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome (with Editorial)
Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #f8f9fa;
--foreground: #151923;
--muted-foreground: #697079;
--accent: #111827;
--radius: 4px;
--font-heading: "Libre Baskerville", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~74%) · Surface #F8F9FA (~17%) · Text #151923 (~4%) · Muted Text #697079 (~3%) · Accent #111827 (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Customer Logo Wall, Metrics Strip
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.
## Avoid
- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much website traffic does API Direct get?
- Vaneform estimates 15.8K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source
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