
100 free API calls: scrape Bluesky, Substack, and HN with one curl command
Need structured data from Bluesky, Substack, or Hacker News? We built a free-tier API that returns clean JSON — no browser automation, no rate limit fighting, no scraper maintenance. You get 100 free calls just by registering with your email. Step 1: Get your free API key curl -s -X POST https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/register \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"email": "you@example.com"}' Response: { "api_key" : "dc_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" , "calls_left" : 100 , "message" : "API key created" , "usage" : "Authorization: Bearer dc_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" } Save that key. You get 100 calls free, no credit card, no OAuth dance. Step 2: Search Hacker News curl -s -X POST https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/hn/search \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"query": "fastapi", "maxItems": 5}' Returns an array of stories with title, URL, score, comment count, author, and HN link: [ { "id" : 47384352 , "title" : "Building async APIs with Fast
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