## search/forums

`GET /v1/search/forums`

Fused forum search across Reddit and Hacker News, merged into one tagged result list. Naver is listed in sources_unavailable pending a keyed official API.

*Forum search*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Search phrase — e.g. `rust async runtime` |
| `sources` | no | Comma list restricting which forums are searched — e.g. `reddit,hackernews` |
| `exclude` | no | Comma list of forums to skip — e.g. `hackernews` |
| `comments` | no | Reserved — inline comments are not supported yet — e.g. `top` |
| `timeframe` | no | hour \| day \| week \| month \| year \| all — e.g. `week` |
| `lookback_days` | no | Only results from the last N days, where the source supports it — e.g. `30` |
| `dry_run` | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. — e.g. `1` |

**Cost:** 10 credits at list price per successful uncached response; variable-cost operations may quote or settle a different charge. Confirmed uncharged or refunded failures report zero. Pending reconciliation can report credits_used:null; retain request_id and the original idempotency key.

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

### Response data

Illustrative abbreviated data; documented core fields are optional and may be null. Additional source fields are allowed.

```json
{
  "_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"
  ]
}
```

[Field reference](https://www.monocrawl.com/docs/endpoints/search/forums#response) · [JSON Schema for response.data](https://www.monocrawl.com/schemas/search/forums.json)