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HN Launch & Hiring Radar

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Finds Hacker News posts matching your keywords — launches, hiring posts, discussions — scored by traction, from Show HN threads to Ask HN.

Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 post returneds

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Developer

Aaron Marxsen

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4 days ago

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What it does

Searches Hacker News (via the public Algolia-backed search index) for each of your keywords.
Restricts to one post type at a time — any story, Show HN launches, Ask HN discussions, or job postings.
Scores every post 0–100 on traction: points and comments earned per day since posting, so a fast-rising new post outranks an old post that was merely once popular.
Drops anything under your minimum point threshold before billing.

Output

Field	Notes
`title`, `author`, `points`, `numComments`	The post
`url`	What it links to (external site, or null for text posts)
`hnUrl`	The HN discussion thread itself
`createdAt`, `tags`	Timing and post classification
`tractionScore`	0–100, engagement velocity

Input

Only keywords is required.

{
  "keywords": ["developer tools", "AcmeCorp"],
  "postType": "show_hn",
  "sinceDays": 30,
  "minPoints": 10
}

Search a category to find launches worth a competitive read, or a company name to catch every mention.

Pricing

Pay per event. You're billed per post returned and once per keyword digested. Data source: Hacker News via its public search API, no key required.

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