hnhiring.search

stable Advanced

Search the comments of one 'Who is hiring' thread (by HN story id).

GET /v1/hnhiring/search

What you get#

A list of Hnhiring 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.

What it costs#

Advanced · 5 credits 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
`story_id`	string	yes	(required)	HN story id of the hiring thread	max 10 chars; must match `[0-9]{6,10}`; trimmed
`q`	string	yes	(required)	Search query	max 200 chars; trimmed, repeated spaces collapsed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/hnhiring/search?story_id=42575537&q=python" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Try it

Add your key to run this call right here. No key? Get one free. The key stays in this tab.

Recorded response#

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

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "42833214",
        "text": "Would you consider someone with 15 years of industry experience (including Python, Rust and Node), a passion for building impactful stuff, but no LLM exposure (yet)?",
        "createdAt": "2025-01-26T19:34:44Z",
        "title": "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2025)"
      },
      "author": {
        "username": "OptionOfT"
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "42719282",
        "text": "LiveKit | Remote | Full-Time | Livekit.io At LiveKit, we build open-source APIs to power the future of computing. We are a company of engineers building software stacks for other engineers. Hiring: -Software Engineer, Agents : https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/livekit/1757f49e-7e19-4c45-85f7-e46... --Software Engineer, Agents Hosting: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/livekit/f152aa9f-981c-4661-99d3-683... ---Developer Success Engineers: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/livekit/cebe68cf-5a6b-470b-a036-560... What we are looking for: -Passion for building something truly impactful -Experience building LLM-based applications -Working with Python, Node and Rust cofounders: -Russ D'sa, CEO and cofounder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russelldsa/ -David Zhao, CTO and cofounder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidzhao/",
        "createdAt": "2025-01-16T00:25:37Z",
        "title": "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2025)"
      },
      "author": {
        "username": "livekitcareers"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "hnhiring",
    "endpoint": "search",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`objectID`	`content.id`	-
`comment_text`	`content.text`	`stripHtml`
`created_at`	`content.createdAt`	`toIsoDate`
`author`	`author.username`	-
`story_title`	`content.title`	-

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; 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 for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).