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Reddit and X data, explained.
Guides for developers and AI builders: what the official APIs cost, what they leave out, and how to get the data you need.
· 10 min read
The Best Reddit API Alternatives in 2026, Compared Honestly
Looking for a Reddit API alternative? An honest comparison of Devvit, Arctic Shift, PullPush, Apify, ScrapeCreators, Data365, SociaVault, Bright Data and Weir.
· 9 min read
Best Twitter API Alternatives in 2026: An Honest Comparison
Looking for a Twitter API alternative? We compare X's own API, TwitterAPI.io, SocialData, Apify, ScrapeCreators, Xpoz, Data365 and Weir on price and fit.
· 7 min read
How to Export Twitter Followers to CSV with Python (2026)
Export Twitter followers to CSV with Python: the official X API at $0.010 per follower, or a REST endpoint with cursor paging, with real cost math for both.
· 11 min read
F5Bot Alternatives for Reddit Keyword Alerts in 2026
Looking for an F5Bot alternative? How F5Bot's Reddit keyword alerts work in 2026, where they fall short, and honest options from Syften to a DIY webhook.
· 10 min read
GummySearch Alternatives: Replacing It by Job Before It Shuts Down
GummySearch shut down to new users and deletes all data on December 1, 2026. An honest guide to a GummySearch alternative for research, alerts and leads.
· 8 min read
How to Get Reddit Data with Python in 2026: Reddit API, PRAW, and Alternatives
Using the Reddit API with Python now needs approval first. How PRAW works today, what happened to Pushshift, and requests code for posts, comments and pandas.
· 8 min read
How to Get Tweets with Python in 2026: The Official API, Scrapers, and a REST Option
How to get tweets with Python in 2026: what the official X API costs, why scraping libraries keep breaking, and working code for search, paging and CSV.
· 11 min read
Monitor a Twitter Account in Real Time (or Close): Tweet Alert Webhooks to Discord and Slack
How to monitor a Twitter account in real time or on a schedule: a tweet alert webhook to Discord or Slack, signature checks in Python and Node, and costs.
· 8 min read
How to Read X Articles via API (Full Text, Markdown and Images)
An X Articles API guide: why a post that shares a Twitter Article has only a t.co link as its text, and how to get the title, full body, Markdown and images.
· 10 min read
A Reddit and X (Twitter) MCP Server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code
Connect a Reddit MCP server and Twitter MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code, compared with X's own MCP and local Reddit servers.
· 8 min read
Reddit API Pricing in 2026: Free Limits, Approval, and What Commercial Access Costs
Reddit API pricing in 2026: the Responsible Builder Policy, the 100 QPM free limit, what $0.24 per 1K calls really was, Pushshift's status, and your options.
· 9 min read
Reddit RSS Feeds End on November 13, 2026: What Breaks and the Alternatives
Reddit RSS is ending on November 13, 2026. What breaks, Reddit's own replacement for mods, and honest Reddit RSS alternatives for keyword alerts after RSS.
· 10 min read
Build a Reddit and X Brand Mention Monitor with Webhooks
Build a Reddit keyword monitor and brand mention monitoring API pipeline: watch Reddit and X, send new mentions to a signed webhook, and know the monthly cost.
· 10 min read
Twikit Not Working? What Broke, and Alternatives to twscrape, snscrape and Nitter
Twikit not working, snscrape dead, Nitter under legal threat? Why X scrapers break, a twscrape alternative for each case, and migration code for twikit.
· 9 min read
Twitter Advanced Search Operators: The 2026 Reference for X Search
Every Twitter advanced search operator in 2026, tested live: from:, lang:, since:, min_faves:, filter:, conversation_id: and more, with API field mappings.
· 9 min read
X (Twitter) API Pricing in 2026: Every Rate and What It Really Costs
X API pricing as of October 2026: every pay-per-use read and write rate, the 3M post-read cap, starter credits, and the real cost of common jobs.