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Category: other

Tags: api, hacker-news, firebase, real-time, public-data

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 8)

The Hacker News API provides near real-time access to public Hacker News data via Firebase, exposing items (stories, comments, jobs, polls) and users through simple JSON endpoints. It's notable for enabling a wide ecosystem of third-party clients and tools despite its intentionally minimal and sometimes awkward design.

Target audience: developers building Hacker News clients or integrations, data analysts, and hobbyist programmers

Repository: https://news.ycombinator.com/ · MIT · 13390 stars

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