Tech news search

Dated tech news and discussions with links, points and comment counts. 1 provider, 1 working now.

At a glance

1 of 1 provider for Tech news search on Superpowers can serve a call right now: Hacker News (Algolia search). Hacker News (Algolia search) is free with any Superpowers account. Call it with one API key: POST /v1/run with "tool": "hackernews.search", or through the MCP server. Every provider takes the same input and returns the same output, and failed calls are not charged.

Provider	Price	Success	Speed	Status
Search Hacker News by dateHacker News (Algolia search)	Free	100%	264ms	Live

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Shared format

Input

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Search words, e.g. openai agents"
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only items on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
    },
    "until": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only items before the end of this date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "story",
        "comment",
        "show_hn",
        "ask_hn"
      ],
      "default": "story"
    },
    "sort": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "date",
        "relevance"
      ],
      "default": "date"
    },
    "min_points": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 5000,
      "default": 0
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 10
    }
  }
}

Normalized output

{
  "hits": [
    {
      "title": "",
      "url": "",
      "points": 0,
      "comments": 0,
      "created_at": "",
      "hn_url": ""
    }
  ]
}

Questions

Which Tech news search API is cheapest?

Hacker News (Algolia search) is free with any Superpowers account.

Is there a free Tech news search API?

Yes. Hacker News (Algolia search) is free with any Superpowers account; you only need a key.

How do I call a Tech news search API from an AI agent?

Call it with one API key: POST /v1/run with "tool": "hackernews.search", or through the MCP server. Every provider takes the same input and returns the same output, and failed calls are not charged. New accounts get $5 free; see /docs for the MCP setup.