Use cases
What teams build with it. From one request.
- Track engagement on page and creator posts
- Monitor competitors' campaigns and reels
- Collect post text and links for social listening
- Archive post media and metadata
What you get
Posts in one schema. The same on every platform.
platformstring- Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring- Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit without t3_).
urlstring- Canonical post URL.
typestring- Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
platform_typestring- The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …).
titlestring- Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms.
textstring- Caption, description or body as plain text.
languagestring- BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it.
Every field, its type and when it is null: the response reference and the post schema.
Example request
curl -G 'https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"const params = new URLSearchParams({
url: "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post",
params={"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/"},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
)
func main() {
q := url.Values{}
q.Set("url", "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/")
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post?"+q.Encode(), nil)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
var body struct {
Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"`
Error *struct {
Code string `json:"code"`
Message string `json:"message"`
} `json:"error"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if body.Error != nil {
log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
}
fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}<?php
$query = http_build_query([
'url' => 'https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;require "json"
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String query = "url=" + encode("https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/");
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post?" + query))
.header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
// An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
static String encode(String value) {
return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
}
}using System.Text.Json;
using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));
var query = string.Join("&",
"url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
.get("https://staging.socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/post")
.query(&[("url", "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/")])
.header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
.send()?;
let ok = res.status().is_success();
let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
if !ok {
return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
}
println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
Ok(())
}{
"data": {
"approximate_fields": [],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/243095782_416661036495945_3843362260429099279_n.png?stp=cp0_dst-png&cstp=mx800x800&ctp=s80x80&_nc_cat=1&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ss=7b…",
"display_name": "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
"id": "100044561550831",
"is_verified": true,
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA",
"username": "NASA"
},
"coauthors": [],
"duration_ms": 39381,
"hashtags": [],
"id": "1670768087751894",
"is_nsfw": null,
"is_pinned": null,
"is_sponsored": null,
"language": null,
"media": [
{
"alt_text": null,
"duration_ms": 39381,
"expires_at": "2026-10-25T18:00:00Z",
"height": 2160,
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/877658791_1832631854542515_4430770165954872904_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1920x1080&ctp=s960x960&_nc_cat=101&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_n…",
"type": "video",
"url": "https://video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQMS1Kmor5hpvEHAtxe3lVPcxOt4prhHPFgKMLcPxvBSvELFTPbkpMPfDvKx8gg5c4VOCCZrgCV0tzqv9ahLzz1s3O0N2Cdf2DaUFGeUSO0WTA.mp4?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ht=video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&ccb=SCRUBBED&vs=SCRUBBE…",
"width": 3840
}
],
"mentions": [
"CanadianSpaceAgency",
"ISS"
],
"metrics": {
"comment_count": 55,
"like_count": 574,
"quote_count": null,
"repost_count": null,
"save_count": null,
"share_count": null,
"view_count": 52713
},
"platform": "facebook",
"platform_specific": {
"facebook": {
"feedback_id": "ZmVlZGJhY2s6MTY3MDc2ODA4Nzc1MTg5NA==",
"link": null,
"reactions": [
{
"count": 476,
"type": "like"
},
{
"count": 70,
"type": "love"
},
{
"count": 13,
"type": "care"
}
],
"shared_post": null,
"video_id": "4075684206061398"
}
},
"platform_type": "reel",
"published_at": "2026-10-29T11:48:37Z",
"text": "NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk are getting ready to head out of the International Space Station!\n \nAt this point, they have donned spacesuits called Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), which contain all the protections and life suppo…",
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t15.5256-10/877658791_1832631854542515_4430770165954872904_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1920x1080&ctp=s960x960&_nc_cat=101&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SCRUBBED&_n…",
"title": null,
"type": "video",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
"platform": "facebook",
"source": "page",
"is_cached": false,
"credits_charged": 1,
"latency_ms": 0,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": {
"kind": "video",
"id": "1670768087751894",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/4075684206061398/"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"client_request_id": null,
"warnings": [],
"mode": "live"
}
}Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.
Pricing
Pay per request. Only when it succeeds.
| Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests |
|---|---|---|
Public page page | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.45 |
- Failed requests are free: errors cost 0 credits.
- Cache hits are free: responses served from the cache cost 0 credits.
- Credits never expire.
- One credit balance for every endpoint and platform.
Credit packs · How this endpoint is priced · How credits work
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