ScrapeMole Social: Bluesky, Hacker News and Lobsters data for AI agents: Hacker News search
hn_searchRead-onlyIdempotent
Use to find what Hacker News says about a product, company, library or topic: searches stories (default) or comments across HN history, sorted by relevance or newest, optionally limited to the last N days or a minimum points threshold. Returns title, URL, author, points, comment count, time, text excerpt and the HN link. Paid tool: x402 USDC on Base, $0.002 per successful call; call without payment to receive the PaymentRequired object.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | Yes | Search text. | |
| days | No | Only items from the last N days (1-3650). | |
| sort | No | "relevance" or "date". | relevance |
| type | No | "story" or "comment". | story |
| limit | No | Max hits (1-50). | 20 |
| minPoints | No | Minimum points (stories). |