hackernews

Fetch Hacker News stories, comments, and user data via the free, open API.

• Supports six story categories: top, best, new, Ask HN, Show HN, and job postings, plus real-time item and profile updates
• Retrieve full item details including title, URL, score, comment count, and nested comment threads by item ID
• Look up user profiles with karma scores, account creation dates, and submission history
• No API key required; use direct curl calls with jq filtering to extract and process JSON responses