# hackernews.story_comments

**stable** **Standard**

Comments of a Hacker News story (flat, newest first).

`GET /v1/hackernews/story_comments`

## What you get

A list of Hacker News results in Onekey's unified shape, in `data` (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free `404 not_found` instead.

**Pagination:** 20 results per page. The response carries a `pagination` block; send its `next_cursor` back as the `cursor` parameter to get the next page. Every page is one call at the price below. See [Pagination](https://onekey.dev/docs/pagination.md).

**Also known as:** `/hackernews/story/comments` on APIs that nest their paths. See [Alternatives and equivalents](https://onekey.dev/docs/alternatives.md).

## What it costs

- **Standard · 1 credit** for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
- **Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).**
- **Free** if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Default | What it is | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | yes | (required) | Story id | max 10 chars; must match `[0-9]{1,10}`; trimmed |
| `cursor` | string | no | - | Opaque cursor from a previous response's `pagination.next_cursor`. Omit for the first page. | - |

## Request

```bash
curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/hackernews/story_comments?id=8863" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

```python
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/hackernews/story_comments",
    params={"id": "8863"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
body = res.json()

if body["success"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])
```

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({ id: "8863" });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.onekey.dev/v1/hackernews/story_comments?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.success) console.log(body.data);
else console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
```

## Recorded response

A real Hacker News response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are `null`.

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "11003",
        "title": "My YC app: Dropbox - Throw away your USB drive",
        "url": "http://www.getdropbox.com/u/2/screencast.html",
        "text": "Thanks for sharing great insight!",
        "createdAt": "2007-04-09T22:59:13Z",
        "threadId": "8863"
      },
      "author": {
        "username": "JMiao"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": null
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "10403",
        "title": "My YC app: Dropbox - Throw away your USB drive",
        "url": "http://www.getdropbox.com/u/2/screencast.html",
        "text": "Looks wonderful. You might want to check on the trademark 'dropbox'. I know dropsend used to be called dropbox but had to change due to trademark difficulties. Otherwise excellent work.",
        "createdAt": "2007-04-08T10:32:05Z",
        "threadId": "8863"
      },
      "author": {
        "username": "danw"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "likes": null
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "hackernews",
    "endpoint": "story_comments",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}
```

## Field mapping

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's [unified schema](https://onekey.dev/docs/schema.md). Fields the source lacks come back as `null`.

| Source path | Onekey field | Transform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `objectID` | `content.id` | - |
| `author` | `author.username` | - |
| `story_title` | `content.title` | - |
| `story_url` | `content.url` | `safeUrl` |
| `comment_text` | `content.text` | `stripHtml` |
| `created_at` | `content.createdAt` | `toIsoDate` |
| `story_id` | `content.threadId` | `toString` |
| `points` | `engagement.likes` | `toNumber` |

## Caching and freshness

- Fresh for about 2 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
- Between 2 minutes and 15 minutes the cached copy is still served instantly and marked `stale: true` while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
- If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 hour more (marked stale).
- A "not found" is remembered for 1 minute and is free.
- The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

## What can go wrong

| Status | Code | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | Check the `x-api-key` header. |
| 402 | `insufficient_credits` | [Add credits](https://onekey.dev/pricing); your balance must cover the price. |
| 404 | `not_found` | Unknown endpoint path. |
| 422 | `invalid_params` | Fix the parameters using the table above. Free. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry. |
| 502 | `upstream_error` | The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff. |

See [Errors](https://onekey.dev/docs/errors.md) for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).