Author
Ilyas
Founder, crawlfeed
Ilyas builds crawlfeed, one API for public social, video, music and commerce data. He writes about getting reliable data out of platforms, and about giving AI agents the data they need.
Posts
- 15 October 2026 · 5 min readLinkedIn API for Posts: How to Get Posts and a Feed in 2026Can the LinkedIn API get posts? Only for pages you admin, with Community Management approval. What the Posts API allows, why there is no feed API, and the alternative.linkedinapiposts
- 15 October 2026 · 5 min readSoundCloud API in 2026: How to Get a Key, Auth and PythonSoundCloud reopened API keys in May 2026, for Artist Pro subscribers only. How to register, authenticate with OAuth 2.1, search tracks in Python and stay in limits.soundcloudapipython
- 15 October 2026 · 5 min readSpotify Search API: Query Syntax, Limits and 2026 ChangesHow the Spotify Web API search endpoint works in 2026: query filters, the new 10-result limit, client credentials auth, 22-character IDs and the dev-mode rules.spotifyapisearch
- 15 October 2026 · 5 min readTwitch API (Helix) Guide 2026: Auth, Endpoints and LimitsA practical guide to the Twitch API (Helix) in 2026: registering an app, app access tokens, the main endpoints, rate-limit headers, pagination and what changed.twitchapilive
- 4 October 2026 · 6 min readInstagram API Pricing 2026: Free, but Business Accounts OnlyIs the Instagram Graph API free? Yes, $0 per call in 2026, but only for professional accounts. What it can read, rate limits, app review, and paid public-data options.instagrampricingapi
- 4 October 2026 · 6 min readReddit API Pricing 2026: New Access Closes October 31Reddit API cost in 2026: free (100 requests/min) for approved non-commercial apps, private deals for commercial. New requests stop Oct 31; public API ends March 2027.redditpricingapi
- 4 October 2026 · 6 min readTikTok API Pricing 2026: Free, But Not for Commercial UseIs the TikTok API free? Yes, $0 per call in 2026. The catch: Research is non-commercial only and posting needs an audit. Limits, rules and paid alternatives.tiktokpricingapi
- 4 October 2026 · 7 min readX (Twitter) API Pricing 2026: $5/1K Reads, No Free TierX API pricing in 2026: no free tier, $0.005 per post read ($5 per 1,000), $0.015 per post created, a 3M monthly read cap, Basic and Pro closed, and cheaper read options.xtwitterpricing
- 30 September 2026 · 10 min readPay-as-You-Go Social Media Scraping API: Real CostsCompare pay-as-you-go social media scraping APIs with no monthly minimum: real per-1,000 costs for crawlfeed, ZenRows, ScraperAPI, Bright Data and Apify.pricingscrapingapi
- 24 September 2026 · 6 min readScrape Instagram Data: Posts, Reels & CommentsGet public Instagram profiles, posts, reels, comments, hashtags, highlights and transcripts as clean JSON with one REST API: no login, no scraper, no app review.instagramscrapingapi
- 24 September 2026 · 5 min readScrape LinkedIn Data: Profiles & AdsGet public LinkedIn profiles, company pages, posts, post search and Ad Library ads as clean JSON with one REST API: no login, no partner approval, 2 credits per call.linkedinscrapingapi
- 24 September 2026 · 4 min readScrape TikTok Data: Videos & CommentsGet public TikTok profiles, videos, comments, hashtags, sounds and transcripts as clean JSON with one REST API: no scraper, no headless browser, no app review.tiktokscrapingapi
- 24 September 2026 · 5 min readScrape X (Twitter) Data: Posts & RepliesGet public X (Twitter) profiles, posts, replies, Communities and video transcripts as clean JSON with one REST API: no login and no paid API tier.xtwitterscraping
- 24 September 2026 · 5 min readScrape YouTube Data: Videos & TranscriptsGet public YouTube channels, videos, Shorts, comments, playlists, community posts and transcripts as clean JSON with one REST API: no quota units, no Cloud project.youtubescrapingapi
- 24 September 2026 · 8 min readSocial Media Data for AI Agents: 6 MethodsBrowser scraping, official APIs, a data API as a tool, MCP, Agent Skills or llms.txt? How to give AI agents social media data in 2026, compared, with code.ai-agentsmcptool-calling
- 24 September 2026 · 4 min readSocial Media Data in Zapier, Make and n8n: A No-Code GuidePull public TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X data into Zapier, Make or n8n workflows with one API key. Step-by-step setup, pagination, trigger costs and five workflows.zapiermaken8n
- 24 September 2026 · 7 min readSocial Media MCP Server: Claude & Cursor SetupGive Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf or Codex live access to public TikTok, Instagram and YouTube data with the crawlfeed MCP server. Setup, tools, costs, fixes.mcpclaudecursor