Hacker News Topic Momentum Tracker
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Hacker News Topic Momentum Tracker
Track which Hacker News stories in any topic are gaining real momentum right now, ranked by engagement velocity, not just raw points.
Hacker News Topic Momentum Tracker
Pricing
Pay per event
Track which Hacker News stories in any topic are gaining real momentum right now, ranked by engagement velocity, not just raw points.
query
Optional
Topic or keyword this story matched, as provided in input
title
Optional
Story title
url
Optional
External link the story points to. Null for text-only posts (e.g. some Ask HN / Show HN threads).
hnDiscussionUrl
Optional
Link to the story's Hacker News discussion thread
points
Optional
Total upvotes at time of run
numComments
Optional
Total comments at time of run
ageHours
Optional
Hours since the story was posted
velocityScore
Optional
Engagement velocity: (points + 2 x numComments) / ageHours. Higher means gaining traction faster, independent of how long it's been live.
momentum
Optional
velocityScore >= 20 -> HOT, >= 5 -> RISING, >= 1 -> STEADY, otherwise COOLING
createdAt
Optional
ISO 8601 timestamp the story was posted
