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# How much does the Hacker News API cost?

You buy credit packs (or use the 100 free signup credits). Most routes — search, feeds, stories, items, user profile, submissions, comments, favorites, updates, maxitem, and Who is Hiring — cost 1 credit per successful request or page. Story comment paging costs 3 credits per page and comment context costs 2 credits per request. Always check `meta.creditsCharged` on the response.

Source: [Hacker News data API](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/hackernews)

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