> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one Social Fetch marketing page (markdown export). For API orientation start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for auth and crawl rules use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for every operation use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt).

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/answers/how-is-get-v1-web-ask-different-from-post-v1-ask](https://www.socialfetch.dev/answers/how-is-get-v1-web-ask-different-from-post-v1-ask)
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/answers/how-is-get-v1-web-ask-different-from-post-v1-ask.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/answers/how-is-get-v1-web-ask-different-from-post-v1-ask.mdx)

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# How is GET /v1/web/ask different from POST /v1/ask?

`GET /v1/web/ask` answers a natural-language question about one public page URL (`url` + `q`). `POST /v1/ask` routes a plain-English prompt to social and marketplace operations (profiles, posts, search, and similar). Use web ask when you already have a page URL; use the Ask product when you need a platform lookup routed for you.

Source: [Web data API](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/web)

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