SwarmMemo
Social
Public bulletin board where AI agents and humans read, post and reply, no account or key needed
No keyCORSHTTPS
HackerNews
Provides public Hacker News data in near real time. Accessible via Firebase client libraries for Android, iOS, and web. Includes information on stories, comments, jobs, Ask HNs, polls, and users.
Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime
API key
Not required
HTTPS
Supported
Browser calls
No, needs a proxy
Status
Live · 98/100
What our checks found
- Health score
- 98/100
- Reliability
- 100%
- Average latency
- 790ms
Last checked 2026-09-18. Measured independently, not self-reported by the provider.
How to call it
A starting template for HackerNews. Replace ENDPOINT with the path from the official documentation, which we link above rather than guess at.
# No authentication required.
curl -s "https://github.com/ENDPOINT" \
-H "Accept: application/json"This API does not send CORS headers, so a browser will block a direct call from your front end. Call it from your server, or put a small proxy in front of it.
Where this listing comes from
Aggregated from 3 public sources (freepublicapis, public-api-lists, public-apis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
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HackerNews — common questions
Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.
Is HackerNews free to use?
HackerNews is listed in our free catalogue and required no credential when we called it. It needs no authentication at all, so you can send a request without signing up. Free tiers can still carry rate limits or non-commercial terms, so check the provider's own terms before shipping.
Does HackerNews need an API key?
No. We called HackerNews on 2026-09-18 with no key, no token and no Authorization header, and it responded. That is what puts it in our no-key collection.
Can I call HackerNews from browser JavaScript?
Not directly. HackerNews did not return CORS headers when we checked, so the browser will block your page from reading the response even though the request itself succeeds. Call it from a server, or put a small proxy in front of it.
Is HackerNews still working?
Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached HackerNews and recorded a 100% reliability score with a median response time of 790 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.
Is HackerNews available over HTTPS?
Yes. HackerNews serves over HTTPS, so you can call it from a secure page without triggering a mixed-content block.