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Lobsters API

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A live feed of the Lobsters computing social-news community (lobste.rs) as an API. Pull the hottest (front-page) or newest stories with their score, comment count, tags and submitter; fetch a single story by its short id; list the stories filed under a tag; look a user's profile up (karma, join date, about); or list every tag. The Lobsters front page and community graph as clean JSON for social, news-aggregation, reading-list and dashboard apps. Live data, no key. Distinct from other social-news platforms.

#lobsters #social-news #tech-news #community #stories #feed #social
api.oanor.com/lobsters-api
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Machine-readable spec so AI agents can integrate this API.

/api/lobsters-api/openapi.json
/api/lobsters-api/llms.txt

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Uptime
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Server probes · 24h
Avg latency
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Total calls
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Pricing

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Free

Free

  • 500 calls / month
  • 5 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 500 calls/month
  • 5 req/sec
  • Stories, tags, users
  • No credit card
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Starter

€8.00 /month

  • 15,000 calls / month
  • 15 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 15k calls/month
  • 15 req/sec
  • Email support
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Pro

€19.00 /month

  • 70,000 calls / month
  • 30 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 70k calls/month
  • 30 req/sec
  • Priority support
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Business

€46.00 /month

  • 350,000 calls / month
  • 50 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 350k calls/month
  • 50 req/sec
  • Dedicated SLA
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.

How do I get an API key for Lobsters API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Lobsters API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Lobsters API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Lobsters API cost?
Lobsters API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €8.00 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Lobsters API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Lobsters API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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curl https://api.oanor.com/lobsters-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/lobsters-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/lobsters-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/lobsters-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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