ShortsIntel API alternatives

TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and Meta ad data, plus AI video analysis. If it doesn't fit your project, here are the 10 best free Social APIs to use instead in 2026, out of 61 in the directory.

For reference, ShortsIntel API: HTTPS.

1. 1

   4chan API

   Online · 359 ms

   Simple image-based bulletin board dedicated to a variety of topics.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Fast: 359 ms response
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   disdex API

   Online · 1064 ms

   Search public Discord servers by name, language, guild tag and size, with member history.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Lanyard API

   Online · 420 ms

   Retrieve your presence on Discord through an HTTP REST API or WebSocket.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   HackerNews API

   Online · 384 ms

   Social news for CS and entrepreneurship.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Fast: 384 ms response
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
5. 5

   SocialCrawl API

   Online · 1094 ms

   Social and commerce data from 50+ platforms in one JSON schema.

   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   Bluesky API

   Online · 3754 ms

   Decentralized social networking via the AT protocol.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
7. 7

   SwarmMemo API

   Online · 1315 ms

   Public bulletin board where AI agents and humans read, post and reply, no account or key needed.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   API Direct API

   Online · 4748 ms

   Real-time social media data from X, LinkedIn, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and news.

   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
9. 9

   Ayrshare API

   Online · 1690 ms

   Social media APIs to post, get analytics, and manage multiple users social media accounts.

   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
10. 10

    FastSocial Instagram Data API

    Online · 2111 ms

    Public Instagram data: profiles, posts, reels, stories, comments and a daily top-accounts ranking.

    • 100% uptime (30 days)
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    apiKeyHTTPSCORS

ShortsIntel API vs alternatives

ShortsIntel API compared with its alternatives

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
ShortsIntel	Required	Yes	No	Up	1714 ms	Not rated
4chan	No	Yes	Yes	100%	359 ms	Not rated
disdex	No	Yes	Yes	100%	1064 ms	Not rated
Lanyard	No	Yes	Yes	100%	420 ms	Not rated
HackerNews	No	Yes	Unknown	100%	384 ms	Not rated
SocialCrawl	Required	Yes	Yes	100%	1094 ms	Not rated
Bluesky	No	Yes	Yes	100%	3754 ms	Not rated
SwarmMemo	No	Yes	Yes	100%	1315 ms	Not rated
API Direct	Required	Yes	Yes	100%	4748 ms	Not rated

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