[039]TrackDeveloper / AI agent data APIPay per useData as of 2026-11-08
A data API for AI agents covering a single vertical, priced per usage, supplied first to aggregators
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Doable, but don't build the Nth "one key for all social platforms". Look for a closed door whose data converts to cash behind it, and start by supplying AnyAPI and Apify.Requires long-term upkeep of scrapers and proxies, dozens of comparison articles, and accepting that traction takes about six months. Universal social media APIs already have routers comparing prices for buyers, and unit prices fell 9x in six months.Breaking out · grade and headline derived from the full article · next review 12-01
| Background | Oxford PhD's fifth product, SocialCrawl, switched to selling to AI agents, and its October revenue is 47,045,97% top-ups. |
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| Upside | Agents need external data that platforms don't provide or charge a lot for. Package scraping, anti-bot handling, and a unified format behind one key, sold per call. |
| Demand | Don't make me run crawlers, one format for every platform (saves tokens), no paying for free things, cheaper than the official option (X's official tier charges $300 for 31k followers) |
| Competition | There are a dozen or so general social media APIs, and AnyAPI already routes and compares prices across 470 upstream providers. Those that only cover X / Reddit are flat or can't sell. |
| Revenue | On TrustMRR, 9 products over 30 days total about $121k; SocialCrawl $42,896, SoldComps $24,532, AnyAPI $17,510 |
| Growth | Neither Meta nor TikTok spend; they rely on comparison posts + Google search ads (Social Fetch), Show HN, MCP, and agent skills |
| Window | Not a window, it's a layer being commoditized; locked doors (like eBay sold prices) still have room; SEO takes six months to kick in |
| Who it's for | 1–3 people who can do backend, run crawlers 7×24, and understand data in a specific industry; not for anyone counting on one launch to take off or who's scared of legal gray areas |
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