Hacker News Algolia (free) via Spawnpay

Hacker News full-text search via the official Algolia mirror — free, fast, no key.

FREE UPSTREAM $0.001 / 2xx No reselling — your upstream relationship stays exactly as it is.

Why route through Spawnpay

Agents that monitor HN for product mentions. Trend agents that surface the day's top posts.

Endpoint

Method
GET
Upstream path
/api/v1/search
Upstream auth
None
Auth note
No upstream key required. Edge-served — works without VPS or signup.
Routing fee
$0.001 USDC per upstream 2xx (4xx is free)
Provider docs
https://hn.algolia.com/api

curl

curl -X POST https://spawnpay.ai/api/proxy \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer spk_live_…' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "provider": "hn",
  "path": "/api/v1/search",
  "method": "GET",
  "query": {
    "query": "spawnpay",
    "tags": "story"
  }
}'

Node (spawnpay-paywall)

import { proxy } from 'spawnpay-paywall';

const out = await proxy({
  "provider": "hn",
  "path": "/api/v1/search",
  "method": "GET",
  "query": {
    "query": "spawnpay",
    "tags": "story"
  }
});

console.log(out.status, out.body);
console.log('charged', out.charged); // txHash + $0.001 USDC receipt

What you get back

The full upstream JSON body, the upstream status code, the upstream response headers, plus a charged field with the USDC receipt (tx hash) when the call succeeded.

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