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Get Your Free API Key

From zero to live data in under 2 minutes. Three steps.

1

Register — Get Your Key

Run this curl command. Swap in your email. You'll get a Bearer token back instantly.

# Register with your email — returns your API key instantly
curl -s -X POST https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "[email protected]"}'

# Response:
{
  "api_key": "dc_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "calls_remaining": 100,
  "tier": "free",
  "message": "Your free API key. 100 calls included."
}
Save your key. It's shown only once. Store it somewhere safe — you'll use it in the next step.
2

Make Your First API Call

Use your key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Here's a search across all three supported sources:

# Search Hacker News
curl -s -X POST https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/hn/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dc_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "AI agents", "limit": 5}'

# Search Bluesky posts
curl -s -X POST https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/bluesky/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dc_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "web scraping", "limit": 10}'

# Search Substack articles
curl -s -X POST https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/substack/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dc_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "data collection"}'
Tip: The free endpoint GET /api/hn/trending needs no key — returns top 10 HN stories right now. Try it: curl https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/hn/trending
3

What You Get on Free

The free tier includes 100 calls across all three search endpoints. When you need more:

# Check your remaining calls anytime
curl -s https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/api/usage \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dc_your_key_here"

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