HackerNews
Read-only API for accessing Hacker News content including top stories, new submissions, Ask HN and Show HN threads, comments, user profiles, and job listings. Data refreshes in near real-time through Firebase.
Slug: firebaseio
Key:
Base URL:
Auth: none
Endpoints: 9
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Key:
firebaseio.com:hackernewsBase URL:
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0Auth: none
Endpoints: 9
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Also available as MCP
| MCP Server | Install | Relationship |
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| mcp-hacker-news | npm install mcp-hacker-news |
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Topics
NEWS, SOCIAL_MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
Skills
- Read hacker news stories and comments — I can fetch Hacker News stories, comment threads, and job listings by ID via the Firebase API — no key required, but you always fetch items one at a time after getting ID lists from the story endpoints.
Endpoints (9)
| Path | Summary | Response | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| askstories.json | Get Ask HN stories | application/json |
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| beststories.json | Get best stories | application/json |
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| item/{id}.json | Get item by ID | application/json |
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| jobstories.json | Get job stories | application/json |
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| maxitem.json | Get max item ID | application/json |
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| newstories.json | Get new stories | application/json |
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| showstories.json | Get Show HN stories | application/json |
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| topstories.json | Get top stories | application/json |
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| updates.json | Get changed items and profiles | application/json |
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