Voyant.io Hackernews Signals API

HackerNews front page monitoring, Show HN tracking, comment sentiment, and discussion threads.

Business capability
Market Intelligence Management BC-400.30

Operations 9

GET /api/hackernews/health Hackernews Health #
POST /api/hackernews/signals/discover Discover Hackernews Signals #
GET /api/hackernews/signals List Hackernews Signals #
DELETE /api/hackernews/signals Delete All Hackernews Signals #
POST /api/hackernews/scan-with-keywords Scan Top Stories With Keywords #
GET /api/hackernews/top-stories Get Top Stories #
GET /api/hackernews/sources Get Hackernews Sources #
POST /api/hackernews/sources Add Hackernews Source #
DELETE /api/hackernews/sources/{source_id} Delete Hackernews Source #

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OpenAPI Specification

voyant-hackernews-signals-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: VoyantIO Hackernews Signals API
  description: '## Brand Context Intelligence Platform


    VoyantIO provides AI-powered brand context management for GTM teams.'
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://voice-forge-production.up.railway.app
  description: Production
tags:
- name: hackernews-signals
  description: HackerNews front page monitoring, Show HN tracking, comment sentiment, and discussion threads.
paths:
  /api/hackernews/health:
    get:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Hackernews Health
      description: Check Hacker News integration health
      operationId: hackernews_health_api_hackernews_health_get
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
  /api/hackernews/signals/discover:
    post:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Discover Hackernews Signals
      description: 'Discover Hacker News signals by searching stories and comments.


        Request body:

        {

        "keywords": ["kubernetes", "rust programming"],

        "time_window_hours": 168, // default: 1 week

        "max_results": 50,

        "content_type": "story", // story, comment, or all

        "min_score": 10 // minimum points to include

        }'
      operationId: discover_hackernews_signals_api_hackernews_signals_discover_post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              additionalProperties: true
              type: object
              title: Request
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
  /api/hackernews/signals:
    get:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: List Hackernews Signals
      description: List Hacker News signals with filtering options
      operationId: list_hackernews_signals_api_hackernews_signals_get
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 200
          minimum: 1
          default: 50
          title: Limit
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          default: 0
          title: Offset
      - name: min_score
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          title: Min Score
      - name: keyword
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Keyword
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Delete All Hackernews Signals
      description: Delete all Hacker News signals for the organization
      operationId: delete_all_hackernews_signals_api_hackernews_signals_delete
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
  /api/hackernews/scan-with-keywords:
    post:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Scan Top Stories With Keywords
      description: 'Scan HN for keyword matches using multiple sources:

        1. Algolia search going back 3 months (historical)

        2. Current top stories

        3. Newest stories (fresh submissions)


        Also crawls comment threads for keyword mentions.


        Request:

        {

        "keywords": ["scylladb", "cassandra"], // Optional, uses configured sources if not provided

        "days_back": 90, // How far back to search (default 3 months)

        "scan_comments": true,

        "min_score": 1, // Lower for newest

        "include_newest": true // Monitor /newest

        }'
      operationId: scan_top_stories_with_keywords_api_hackernews_scan_with_keywords_post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              additionalProperties: true
              type: object
              title: Request
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
  /api/hackernews/top-stories:
    get:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Get Top Stories
      description: Get current top stories from Hacker News
      operationId: get_top_stories_api_hackernews_top_stories_get
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 1
          default: 30
          title: Limit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/hackernews/sources:
    get:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Get Hackernews Sources
      description: Get configured Hacker News sources (keywords to monitor)
      operationId: get_hackernews_sources_api_hackernews_sources_get
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
    post:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Add Hackernews Source
      description: Add a new Hacker News source (keyword to monitor)
      operationId: add_hackernews_source_api_hackernews_sources_post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              additionalProperties: true
              type: object
              title: Request
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
  /api/hackernews/sources/{source_id}:
    delete:
      tags:
      - hackernews-signals
      summary: Delete Hackernews Source
      description: Delete a Hacker News source
      operationId: delete_hackernews_source_api_hackernews_sources__source_id__delete
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: source_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          title: Source Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer