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Hacker News monitoring

Monitor Hacker News.
Know when Hacker News is talking about you.

Get alerts for stories and comments that mention you, and how a thread is doing on Hacker News. Pick what to watch, set a schedule and a spending cap, and send alerts straight to your team.

Create a Hacker News monitorWhat you can watch

1,000 free credits / month·No card required·Monitors beta

Illustrative

Source-linked alertsEvery alert keeps its Hacker News link
From every 15 minutes to weeklyChecks run on the schedule you choose
From 1 credit a checkSet a monthly cap per monitor

What you can watch

4 ways to watch
Hacker News.

Every live Hacker News endpoint can run on a schedule. A monitor compares each check with the last and alerts you to what changed.

Search1 credit per checkGuided setup
Profile1 credit per check
Story1 credit per check
Story comments1 credit per check
Hacker News API Monitors guide

How it works

Set it once.
Hear when it changes.

No scraping to maintain and no polling code. Monocrawl runs the checks and keeps the evidence.

  1. Pick what to watch

    Choose a Hacker News page, feed or search from the list above and enter what to track.

  2. Set a schedule and cap

    Every 15 minutes to weekly. See the cost before you start, and cap what each monitor can spend.

  3. Get the alert

    New changes go to Slack, Discord or a webhook, with a link back to Hacker News.

Hacker News monitoring pricing

From 1 credit a check.

Watching a Hacker News search costs 1 credit a check, about 30 credits a month on a daily schedule. Every account gets 1,000 free credits a month, no card required.

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Before you start

Hacker News monitoring,
answered.

Can I get alerts when something changes on Hacker News?

Yes. A Monocrawl monitor checks Hacker News on your schedule and compares each check with the last, so you hear about stories and comments that mention you, and how a thread is doing rather than the same results again.

Do I need a Hacker News account?

No. You do not need a Hacker News account. Monitors read public data through your Monocrawl key.

How far back does a Hacker News monitor go?

Search covers Hacker News history, so the API can find older stories and comments. A monitor reports new ones from its first check onward.

How often can a Hacker News monitor run, and what does it cost?

Every 15 minutes, hourly, every 6 or 12 hours, daily or weekly. Watching a Hacker News search costs 1 credit a check: about 30 credits a month daily, 720 credits hourly. Every account gets 1,000 free credits a month, and a cap on each monitor keeps spending predictable.

Do I need to write code?

No. Build a monitor in the dashboard and send alerts to Slack, Discord or a webhook. If you prefer code, monitors are also available through the API and MCP.

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Hacker News alerts

Stop checking Hacker News.
Let it tell you.

1,000 free credits each month. No card required.

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