Use case
Social & Media Monitoring
Track brand and topic mentions across news, forums, and social video in real time. Monitor coverage, sentiment, and trends as they happen.
Overview
Social listening and media monitoring keep you aware of what is being said about a brand, person, or topic across the open web. OpenWeb Ninja's news, discussion, and AI APIs search headlines, full story coverage, forum threads (Reddit, Quora, Stack Overflow, and more), and short-form video in real time, and let you ask Google AI Mode what the web is saying about an entity and get an AI-grounded summary with sources, all with recency filters and multi-region support. Use them to track mentions, monitor coverage and sentiment, and surface emerging trends, with a free tier and simple REST endpoints.
APIs for Social & Media Monitoring
Mix and match these APIs to build your solution. Every one includes a free tier.
Real-Time News Data API
News & Media
Get Top News Articles Globally, Per Topic & Section or Search Local News from Google News Feed and The Web in Real-Time.
Google News
Web
Real-Time Forums Search API
SERP & Search
Fast and Reliable Google Forums Searches Across the Web in Real-Time, on Popular Forums and Communities such as Reddit, Quora, Stack Overflow, and More.
Google Forums
Real-Time News Search API
News & Media
Fast and Reliable News Search API - Search and Retrieve News Articles, Top Stories, Sources, Publication Dates, Thumbnails, and More from Google Search in Real-Time.
Google News
Social Links Search API
Contact & Lead Data
Search for social profile links on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, Pinterest, Github and more social networks in real-time.
Web
Play Store Apps API
E-Commerce
Fast, Reliable, and Extensive Google Play Store Apps & Games (Android) Search, Top Charts, Including Extensive App Details and Reviews in Real-Time.
Google Play Store
Real-Time Web Search API
SERP & Search
Fast and Reliable Google Search & SERP API including Organic Results, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Videos, Places, News, Knowledge Graph, People Also Ask, Related Searches, and More.
Google Search
Google AI Mode API
AI & LLMs
Fast and Reliable Google AI Mode Search Results with Advanced Reasoning, Multimodal Capabilities, PDF Attachments, Web Access, and Continuous Conversation Support.
Google AI Mode
Real-Time Video Search API
News & Media
Fast and Reliable Video Search API - Search and Retrieve Video Results, Thumbnails, Durations, Channels, Publication Dates, and More from Google Videos in Real-Time.
Google Videos
Real-Time Shorts Search API
News & Media
Fast and Reliable Short Video Searches on Google and Across the Web in Real-Time (YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels)
Google Search
Web Unblocker API
Web Scraping
Fetch the HTML of a Website With Our Ultra-Scalable, Reliable, and Stealthy Scraper API. Includes JavaScript Rendering, Rotating Proxies, and Smart Retries.
WebFrequently asked questions
What sources can I monitor?
You can monitor news with Real-Time News Data and Real-Time News Search, online discussion with Real-Time Forums Search across communities like Reddit and Quora, social video with Video and Shorts Search, and the broader web with Real-Time Web Search. You can also ask the Google AI Mode API what the web is saying about a brand, person, or topic and get an AI-grounded summary with sources.
How can I filter mentions by recency?
The news and forums APIs support time filters such as the last hour, day, week, or month, which lets you run tight refresh loops to catch new mentions as they appear.
How can I monitor mentions in multiple countries and languages?
The news APIs support multiple regions and languages, so you can monitor coverage of a brand or topic across different markets from one integration.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. You can start monitoring on a free tier and scale to continuous, multi-source listening with simple REST endpoints.
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