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Hacker News Get Item

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Fetch details for a Hacker News item (story, comment, job, poll). Returns title, URL, score, author, and comments. No API key needed.

Tony CostanzoTony Costanzo
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v1.0.0
Mar 26, 2026

Hacker News Get Item

Official Fetch details for any Hacker News story, comment, or job posting.

What this tool does: Retrieves full details for a Hacker News item by ID. Works with stories, comments, jobs, and polls. Returns the title, URL, score, author, comment count, and child IDs. No authentication required.

Setup

No setup required — the Hacker News API is free and open with no authentication.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
item_idYesHacker News item ID (get IDs from the Top Stories tool)

Example Prompts

  • "Get the details for Hacker News story 12345678"
  • "What's the top story on HN about? Get me the details."
  • "Show me the comments on this HN post"

Tool Definition

Input Parameters

item_idnumberNumeric Hacker News item ID (e.g. 8863). Get IDs from the Hacker News Top Stories tool.

HTTP Configuration

Method: GET
URL: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{{input.item_id}}.json