What is Social Fetch
Social Fetch is a unified REST API that provides real-time access to public social media data from multiple platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, and Facebook. It eliminates the need for custom scrapers by offering normalized JSON responses, stable endpoints, and developer-friendly tools like an OpenAPI specification and TypeScript SDK. The service operates on a pay-as-you-go model with no rate limits and offers 100 free credits to get started.
Key Features
Use Cases
- Social media analytics platforms aggregating public data from multiple networks
- Creator tools needing profile, post, and metrics data
- Market research teams monitoring brand mentions and trends across platforms
- AI/ML training data collection from public social content
- Internal dashboards for tracking competitor activity or influencer performance
Why do startups need this tool?
Startups often lack the resources to maintain custom scrapers for multiple social platforms, especially as schemas change. Social Fetch provides a reliable, scalable API that handles these complexities, allowing startups to focus on their core product. With a free tier and pay-as-you-go pricing, it offers a cost-effective solution for early-stage companies needing social data without upfront investment.
