# ReplyNodes, free: Hacker News comment API

> Fetch a single Hacker News item and its comment tree.

ReplyNodes's Free plan for the Hacker News comment API costs $0.00 per 1,000 comments. ReplyNodes's docs list neither of the 2 fields on our checklist: Comment and Commenter.
We haven't run ReplyNodes through [our Hacker News comment API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-hacker-news-comment-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 28 plans for Hacker News comment APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.014 per 1,000 comments or less. [See the best free Hacker News comment API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-hacker-news-comment-api.txt)
[Scrollhound's $39 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/scrollhound/39-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 comments. Scrollhound's $39 monthly plan charges nothing per call. You get as many comments as Scrollhound's rate limit allows.
[Scrollhound's $25 pack](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/scrollhound/25-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of comments. Scrollhound's $25 pack costs less up front than Scrollhound's $39 monthly plan.
[Algolia](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/algolia/free/llms.txt), [Hacker News](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/hacker-news/free/llms.txt) and [ProLevelMax](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/prolevelmax/top-up/llms.txt) are the best Hacker News comment API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/replynodes/free
- [Hacker News comment API: the 6 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-hacker-news-comment-api.txt)
- Get it: https://replynodes.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.replynodes.com/v1/hackernews/item/{id}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://replynodes.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.replynodes.com/reference?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing
- Sold by: ReplyNodes (https://replynodes.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-07

## In the answer

- Completeness: 0%

## Price

- $ per 1,000 comments: $0.00
- Per: page, size not stated
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 52 other calls

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Fetch a single Hacker News item and its comment tree.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Your use of retrieved data remains subject to the applicable source's terms. [...] You agree not to use the Service to: Retrieve or use data for unlawful, infringing, defamatory, or fraudulent purposes, Engage in spam, fake engagement, or artificial amplification, Violate the terms, policies, or community standards of any third-party data source, Attempt to circumvent rate limits, security controls, or access restrictions, Reverse engineer, resell, or gain unauthorized access to the Service or other accounts.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 500 credits
- Enough for: about 166 pages, once

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: id. Optional: depth
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/hackernews/item/{id}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone at least 18 years old and capable of forming a binding contract, no credit card required

## The 2 fields the plan's answer can hold

request ID, next cursor

## ReplyNodes's plans (3)

- [ReplyNodes, free](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/replynodes/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 0% complete
- [ReplyNodes, $19 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/replynodes/19-monthly/llms.txt): 0% complete
- [ReplyNodes, $99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/replynodes/99-monthly/llms.txt): 0% complete

## ReplyNodes's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /v1/hackernews/item/{id}`: [ReplyNodes, free](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/replynodes/free/llms.txt)

## ReplyNodes's APIs (14)

- [ReplyNodes: App Store API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: App Store review API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-review-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: App Store search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: Google Play API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: Google Play review API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-review-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: Google Play search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-play-search-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: Hacker News search API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-search-apis/replynodes/free/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: Hacker News comment API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/replynodes/free/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: Reddit post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/reddit-post-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: job postings API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/replynodes/free/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: web search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: video search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: YouTube channel API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)
- [ReplyNodes: web scraping API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/replynodes/free-anonymous/llms.txt)

## ReplyNodes: Hacker News comment API alternatives

- [Algolia, free](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/algolia/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Hacker News, free](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/hacker-news/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [ProLevelMax, free](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/prolevelmax/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [AnyAPI, free trial key](https://datacircle.dev/hacker-news-comment-apis/anyapi/free-trial-key/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-07.

- https://api.replynodes.com/v1/capabilities?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing
- https://docs.replynodes.com/reference?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing
- https://replynodes.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing
- https://replynodes.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing
- https://replynodes.com/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hacker-news-comment-api-pricing