Use cases
What teams build with it. From one request.
- Track audience sentiment on your videos and competitors'
- Monitor new comments since a date
- Find questions and feedback to answer
- Build datasets of public comments for research
What you get
Comments in one schema. The same on every platform.
platformstring- Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring- Platform-native comment ID (string; Reddit without t1_).
post_idstring- ID of the post commented on (equals post.id).
parent_idstring- ID of the comment this replies to; null for top-level comments.
urlstring- Permalink, when the platform has one.
textstring- Comment body as plain text.
authorobject- The commenting account.
published_atstring- When the comment was posted, RFC 3339 UTC. Where the platform shows only a relative time ("3 weeks ago"), the latest time that label allows (the fetch time minus the stated amount), listed in approximate_fields.
Every field, its type and when it is null: the response reference and the comment schema.
Example request
curl -G 'https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments' \
--data-urlencode 'sort=newest' \
--data-urlencode 'url=jNQXAC9IVRw' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"const params = new URLSearchParams({
sort: "newest",
url: "jNQXAC9IVRw",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments",
params={"sort": "newest", "url": "jNQXAC9IVRw"},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
)
func main() {
q := url.Values{}
q.Set("sort", "newest")
q.Set("url", "jNQXAC9IVRw")
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments?"+q.Encode(), nil)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
var body struct {
Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
Page json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"`
Error *struct {
Code string `json:"code"`
Message string `json:"message"`
} `json:"error"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if body.Error != nil {
log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
}
fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}<?php
$query = http_build_query([
'sort' => 'newest',
'url' => 'jNQXAC9IVRw',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;require "json"
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('sort' => 'newest', 'url' => 'jNQXAC9IVRw')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String query = "sort=" + encode("newest")
+ "&url=" + encode("jNQXAC9IVRw");
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments?" + query))
.header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
// An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
static String encode(String value) {
return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
}
}using System.Text.Json;
using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));
var query = string.Join("&",
"sort=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("newest"),
"url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("jNQXAC9IVRw"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
.get("https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/comments")
.query(&[("sort", "newest"), ("url", "jNQXAC9IVRw")])
.header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
.send()?;
let ok = res.status().is_success();
let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
if !ok {
return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
}
println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
Ok(())
}{
"data": [
{
"approximate_fields": [
"published_at",
"metrics.like_count",
"metrics.reply_count"
],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/i8RqA9tYqbbnOi4mlnYEY7IR3kXAoDqQbM_5Sfzw7OjTubiGsOaTdlrIZmj-I0q0Vup68eqs=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
"display_name": null,
"id": "UCC5NfQ6Mf0dq_eEwv4P_hWA",
"is_verified": true,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5NfQ6Mf0dq_eEwv4P_hWA",
"username": "SanDiegoZoo"
},
"edited_at": null,
"id": "UgzuC3zzpRZkjc5Qzsd4AaABAg",
"is_by_post_author": false,
"is_edited": false,
"is_liked_by_author": true,
"is_pinned": true,
"metrics": {
"like_count": 4800000,
"reply_count": 1000
},
"parent_id": null,
"platform": "youtube",
"platform_specific": {},
"post_id": "jNQXAC9IVRw",
"published_at": "2020-10-26T18:59:19Z",
"text": "We're so honored that the first ever YouTube video was filmed here!",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw&lc=UgzuC3zzpRZkjc5Qzsd4AaABAg"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [
"published_at"
],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/U9zdJRwdpo6WwsenxMf6AyMyRMBTWoKsyAWCnJXdbPbNKh-YNEWP3AQRgFto91lckyGCBYENnaw=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
"display_name": null,
"id": "UCjoZE_5A9tO470CK3G6U7dg",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoZE_5A9tO470CK3G6U7dg",
"username": "CTwGary"
},
"edited_at": null,
"id": "UgxHbErLhWMUy5GlFnp4AaABAg",
"is_by_post_author": false,
"is_edited": false,
"is_liked_by_author": false,
"is_pinned": false,
"metrics": {
"like_count": 0,
"reply_count": 0
},
"parent_id": null,
"platform": "youtube",
"platform_specific": {},
"post_id": "jNQXAC9IVRw",
"published_at": "2026-10-26T18:58:19Z",
"text": "I can’t believe it, but it’s 21 years old now",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw&lc=UgxHbErLhWMUy5GlFnp4AaABAg"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [
"published_at"
],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/Ar50xvd1O4GCXVttK6DgX0Y0cuhBl2b_HUFQjh-gajKbmS-qjuNAHOT5fw_RX_DS5gzfphkcKAI=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
"display_name": null,
"id": "UCFgjcRO4y8XFQL7E8_TcLlg",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgjcRO4y8XFQL7E8_TcLlg",
"username": "Nihal-poke"
},
"edited_at": null,
"id": "UgzLOxwwIAUe0jUI4RR4AaABAg",
"is_by_post_author": false,
"is_edited": false,
"is_liked_by_author": false,
"is_pinned": false,
"metrics": {
"like_count": 0,
"reply_count": 0
},
"parent_id": null,
"platform": "youtube",
"platform_specific": {},
"post_id": "jNQXAC9IVRw",
"published_at": "2026-10-26T18:58:19Z",
"text": "I watch this video many times 😭",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw&lc=UgzLOxwwIAUe0jUI4RR4AaABAg"
}
],
"page": {
"has_more": true,
"next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
"next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
"end_reason": null
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
"platform": "youtube",
"source": "api",
"is_cached": false,
"credits_charged": 1,
"latency_ms": 0,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": {
"kind": "video",
"id": "jNQXAC9IVRw",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"client_request_id": null,
"warnings": [],
"mode": "live"
}
}Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.
Pricing
Pay per page. Only when it succeeds.
| Source | Price per successful page | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|
Platform API api | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.45 |
- Failed requests are free: errors cost 0 credits.
- Cache hits are free: responses served from the cache cost 0 credits.
- Credits never expire.
- One credit balance for every endpoint and platform.
Credit packs · How this endpoint is priced · How credits work
FAQ