# Scrapfly compares eight social media data APIs for developers

> Scrapfly published a blog post reviewing eight official social media APIs covering posts, video, communities, research, professional data, and federated networks.

- Canonical: https://extractfeed.io/story/scrapfly-compares-eight-social-media-data-apis-for-developer-330c244/
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- Beat: Extraction & Parsing · Evidence: Primary source · Type/significance: analysis/2 · First seen: 2026-09-16T23:46:07.277015+00:00 · Updated: 2026-09-16T23:46:07.277015+00:00 · Edition: 2026-11-05
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## Briefing
- Scrapfly: Scrapfly published a blog post reviewing eight official social media APIs covering posts, video, communities, research, professional data, and federated networks.

## Why it matters
This roundup helps developers navigate the fragmented landscape of social media data access, which is increasingly gated by official APIs with varying rate limits, costs, and data scopes. It provides a practical reference for choosing the right API for specific use cases like scraping public posts or accessing research data.

## Sources
- Primary source · Scrapfly · 2026-09-16 — [8 Best Social Media Data APIs for Developers in 2026](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/best-social-media-data-apis)

## Watch next
Will any of these APIs introduce breaking changes or deprecations that affect developer workflows in the coming year?

Topics: Scrapfly, social-media-apis, data-extraction, api-comparison, developer-tools

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