Hey everyone! I'm a marketing student working on a project called 'Scopes' that aims to help creators identify trending niches across platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit. However, I'm having a tough time finding a reliable API to gather actual trend data—not just raw posts or videos but insights into what's going viral in specific niches. I've tried building my own backend to process data from official platform APIs, but it quickly got overly complicated for one person. Plus, I can't afford the costs for server hosting to manage millions of results. I looked into third-party trend analysis APIs, but those are way too expensive for my budget—I'm practically living on ramen! I'm reaching out to see if anyone has suggestions for cheaper APIs or maybe knows of companies that offer special rates or startup programs for social media trend analysis. I'm really eager to get this project going for my learning and portfolio, so any advice or pointers would be super appreciated! Thanks a bunch!
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I feel you on this! It's pretty tricky since many platforms are tightening access to their APIs due to the rise of AI. There was a similar app I saw on Twitter where they used vision models to scrape data, but that might get costly if you're scaling it up. You might want to explore that idea further!
Totally! Meta is definitely one of those platforms that has pretty much locked down their APIs. I recommend looking for unified API services that might offer generous free trials or even student discounts—those are really rare these days but worth hunting for!