Forum Search API

Parameters

Query parameters

Examples

Make the request

curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/search/forums?query=rust%20async%20runtime" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"

const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/search/forums?query=rust%20async%20runtime",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);

import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/search/forums?query=rust%20async%20runtime",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "search",
  "endpoint": "/v1/search/forums",
  "data": {
    "_warnings": [
      "example"
    ],
    "count": 0,
    "items": [
      {
        "author": "example",
        "comments_count": 0,
        "created_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
        "hn_url": "https://example.com/example",
        "id": "example",
        "points": 0,
        "source": "example",
        "story_id": "example",
        "text": "example",
        "title": "example",
        "type": "example",
        "url": "https://example.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "query": "example",
    "sources": [
      {
        "count": 0,
        "error": "example",
        "ok": false,
        "served_by": "example",
        "source": "example"
      }
    ],
    "sources_unavailable": [
      "example"
    ]
  },
  "credits_used": 10,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.

The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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