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LurkAPI

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Pay-per-call API and MCP server for structured public data from social platforms, ads, web pages, and more.

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Overview

LurkAPI is a pay-per-call API and MCP server for retrieving structured data from public social pages, advertising libraries, search services, eBay, and the web. It can be used from code or connected to compatible AI applications through MCP.

The service documents endpoints for public profiles, posts, comments, ads, listings, web pages, and transcripts. Its official pricing page lists one-time credit packs and a limited free allocation. Individual endpoints can have different credit costs.

Key features

  • Documented API endpoints for public social and web data
  • API key authentication and structured JSON responses
  • MCP integration with compatible AI applications
  • Pay-per-call credit billing
  • Public profiles, posts, comments, advertising and marketplace data
  • Web retrieval and transcript endpoints
  • Documentation for authentication, pagination, errors and rate limits
Pros
  • Supports both API and MCP connections
  • Free signup credit allocation
  • Non-expiring paid credit packs
  • Documented endpoint references
  • No separate proxy service required for documented endpoints
Cons
  • Limited to public data and documented endpoint coverage
  • Rate limits and endpoint-specific credit costs apply
Use this if
You need public social, advertising, search, marketplace, web or transcript data for AI applications or developer tools.
Skip this if
You need private or authenticated social media data, or services outside the documented endpoint coverage.

Best for

Developers building social-data integrationsAI agents querying public pages through MCPSocial media monitoring and content researchAdvertising and competitive research

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