Luke Askew

Effect in production at Social Fetch

How Social Fetch uses Effect's typed errors, Schema validation, Schedule retries, and bounded concurrency to tame a dozen unreliable platform APIs.

Best social media scraping APIs in 2026 — compared

Side-by-side comparison of the best social media scraping APIs — schemas, pricing, and coverage. Social Fetch vs Apify, Bright Data, and more.

Best Hacker News APIs & scrapers in 2026

Compare Hacker News data APIs for search, feeds, stories, comments, users, and hiring — Social Fetch vs DIY, Apify, and scrapers.

Best Facebook Data APIs (2026)

Graph vs scrapers vs REST for pages, posts, groups, Marketplace, and Ad Library. See which Facebook API to buy.

Best Instagram scrapers & data APIs in 2026

Compare Instagram scrapers and data APIs for profiles, reels, comments, and transcripts — Social Fetch vs HikerAPI, Apify, Bright Data, and more.

Best LinkedIn APIs in 2026: partner vs public

Compare LinkedIn APIs for people, companies, and posts — official partner / MDP vs public enrichment (Social Fetch, Enrich Layer, Apify).

Best Reddit APIs in 2026: official vs REST

Compare Reddit APIs for subreddits, posts, comments, and search — official Reddit pricing vs Social Fetch, Apify, PRAW, and scrapers.

Best TikTok scrapers & data APIs in 2026

Compare TikTok scrapers and data APIs for profiles, videos, Shop, search, and transcripts. Social Fetch vs EnsembleData, Apify, Bright Data, and more.

Best YouTube Transcript & Data APIs (2026)

See which YouTube transcript and data API to use: Google v3, Social Fetch, or Apify. Coverage, pricing, and a free caption tool.

Best Twitter API alternatives in 2026

Compare Twitter / X APIs for profiles, tweets, and search — official X pricing vs scrapers and sync REST (Social Fetch, Apify, and more).

Best Truth Social APIs & scrapers in 2026

Compare Truth Social data APIs for public profiles and posts — Social Fetch vs DIY scrapers, Apify actors, and the official app.

Pinterest API pricing in 2026 (what you pay)

How Pinterest API access works for developers and advertisers, and when a public pin-data API is cheaper for enrichment.