Hacker News with Generative AI: API

IPinfo started offering free unlimited country-level geolocation and ASN details (ipinfo.io)
Accurate country-level geolocation and ASN details for free. No monthly fees, no credit card required, and unlimited API requests.
Geolocation, API, Internet, Data, Free Services
40 points by tnr23 17 hours ago | 16 comments
Show HN: X402 – an open standard for internet native payments (x402.org)
Built around the HTTP 402 status code, x402 enables users to pay for resources via API without registration, emails, OAuth, or complex signatures.
Open Source, Payments, API, HTTP
16 points by __erik 3 days ago | 6 comments
Ask HN: Has anyone managed to pass Meta's Access Verification? (ycombinator.com)
After spending a few months building out a new project that relies on the Instagram Graph API I'm struggling to pass Meta's Access Verification for Tech Providers.
Meta, Instagram, Social Media, API, Developer Tools
24 points by hipgrave 4 days ago | 11 comments
Show HN: Ductape – Build back end integrations once, reuse them anywhere (ductape.app)
Ductape empowers developers to create reusable components, integrate third-party apps, and build complex, scalable, and monitored systems in code—all in hours, not weeks.
Software, Development, Integrations, API, Back-end
28 points by Ifedayo_s 4 days ago | 11 comments
Google Gemini has the worst LLM API (venki.dev)
And yet these models hide behind the poorest developer experience in the market.
API, Google, Developer Experience
202 points by indigodaddy 5 days ago | 178 comments
Windows has trouble finding Win32 resource if it contains an accented character (microsoft.com)
Maurice Kayser reported an issue with Win32 API loading of PE resources containing lowercase letters.
Windows, Software, Programming, API, Bug
8 points by sohkamyung 7 days ago | 1 comments
Easily turn any gRPC service into an MCP server (redpanda.com)
Modern SaaS companies spend a lot of time designing, building, and maintaining APIs across SDKs, CLI tools, and now, LLM integrations. With the rise of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI-native interfaces like Claude or Cursor are becoming real API consumers.
gRPC, MCP, API, AI, SaaS
10 points by birdayz 10 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Why does OpenAI require an ID to use their image API? (ycombinator.com)
I was hoping to try out the “Open”AI image generation API in their Playground but it asked me to give them a copy of my ID for verification?
OpenAI, Image Generation, API, User Verification, Privacy
6 points by speedylight 13 days ago | 4 comments
Three tools convert APIs to MCP (ycombinator.com)
Three tools convert APIs to MCP
API, MCP, Software Development
7 points by hllpark0311 17 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Real-time 4/20 cannabis sales dashboard using Estuary and Tinybird (headset.io)
Real-time cannabis intelligence from the industry's most trusted data partner.
Data Visualization, Cannabis Industry, Real-time Data, API
41 points by sv123 19 days ago | 44 comments
Show HN: AgentAPI – HTTP API for Claude Code, Goose, Aider, and Codex (github.com/coder)
Control Claude Code, Goose, Aider, and Codex with an HTTP API.
API, Generative AI, Programming, Open Source
163 points by hugodutka 22 days ago | 15 comments
The Impact of MCP and LLMs on Software Development – A Practical Example (wundergraph.com)
Model Context Protocol sounds fancy, but what can you actually do with it? In this post I'll show you how to use MCP to one shot real tasks like exploring an API schema, writing GraphQL queries, or configuring a router. There is no deep domain knowledge required, no hype, just practical examples.
Software Development, API
4 points by jensneuse 22 days ago | 0 comments
WordPress Feature API (github.com/Automattic)
The WordPress Feature API is a system for exposing WordPress functionality in a standardized, discoverable way for both server and client-side use.
WordPress, API, Software, Development
23 points by jameswlepage 22 days ago | 1 comments
Meilisearch – search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search (github.com/meilisearch)
⚡ A lightning-fast search engine that fits effortlessly into your apps, websites, and workflow 🔍
Search Engines, AI, Software, API
151 points by modinfo 25 days ago | 73 comments
XSS on using the legacy "Graphie To PNG" API (hackerone.com)
Security, API, Web Development
9 points by Rahat_Ahmed 25 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Why don't we have a functional DSL for data+embedding+API pipelines? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve been working on a pretty common problem: <p><pre> - I have structured data in JSONL files (in.jsonl, out.jsonl) - I match lines by a key - I transform them into (text, embedding) pairs - I optionally filter/map them - I batch them (into chunks of 50) - I push each batch into an external system (e.g. vector DB, Chroma) </pre> That’s it. Sounds trivial.
Data Pipelines, Machine Learning, API
21 points by codingmoh 25 days ago | 21 comments
Use the Gemini API with OpenAI Fallback in TypeScript (sometechblog.com)
If you want to use Gemini’s public API, but at the same time have a safe fallback in case you have exhausted the rate limits, you can use the OpenAI TS/JS library and a few helper functions. In my particular case I needed a type-safe solution for a chartmaker app with a fallback since Gemini’s gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25 model is restricted to 20 request/min.
TypeScript, API, OpenAI, Gemini, Rate Limiting
72 points by l5870uoo9y 35 days ago | 33 comments
Show HN: Open Responses – Self-hosted OpenAI Responses API, works with any model (github.com/julep-ai)
Open Responses lets you run a fully self-hosted version of OpenAI's Responses API. It works seamlessly with any large language model (LLM) provider—whether it's Claude, Qwen, Deepseek R1, Ollama, or others. It's a fully-compatible drop-in replacement for the official API. Swap out OpenAI without changing your existing Agents SDK code.
Open Source, Generative AI, API
23 points by diwank 37 days ago | 2 comments
PayPal launches remote and local MCP servers (paypal.com)
Model Context Protocol (MCP) supports managing and passing relevant information to models with appropriate context, so they operate properly within a given scope. Using this functionality, PayPal developed PayPal MCP Server to enable merchants to use natural language with their favorite MCP client to perform business tasks, such as creating or listing invoices.
Payments, Business, API
9 points by init0 37 days ago | 2 comments
Prepare()-ing for execution: a new API for process creation (github.com)
UNIX famously uses fork+exec to create processes, a simple API that is nevertheless quite tricky to use correctly and that comes with a bunch of problems.
Operating Systems, Programming, Security, API
18 points by birdculture 41 days ago | 0 comments
SignalBotOne – Notification Webhooks for Signal (signalbot.one)
Receive messages on Signal via a simple API.Perfect for notifications and alerts.
Signal, Webhooks, Notifications, API
60 points by danslo 42 days ago | 49 comments
Show HN: Open Responses – Drop-In OpenAI Responses API Alternative for Any LLM (ycombinator.com)
Hello HN! I just open-sourced Open Responses, a self-hosted implementation of OpenAI’s new Responses API that works with any LLM backend.
Open Source, Generative AI, API
13 points by ishita159 44 days ago | 5 comments
Why PostgreSQL needs a better API for alternative table engines? (orioledb.com)
For a long time now, PostgreSQL has had an extensible Index Access Method API (called AM), which has stood the test of time and enabled numerous robust extensions to provide their own index types. For example: rum, pgvector, bloom, zombodb and others. PostgreSQL 12 introduced the Table AM API, promising equivalent flexibility for table access methods.
Databases, PostgreSQL, API, Performance, Extensions
15 points by atombender 46 days ago | 3 comments
Zapier MCP (zapier.com)
Connect your AI to any app with Zapier MCP
API, Integration, Automation, Software
11 points by rob 46 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: FastOpenAPI – automated docs for many Python frameworks (github.com/mr-fatalyst)
FastOpenAPI is a library for generating and integrating OpenAPI schemas using Pydantic v2 and various frameworks (Falcon, Flask, Sanic, Starlette, Tornado).
Python, API, Documentation, Frameworks, Open Source
153 points by mr_Fatalyst 48 days ago | 77 comments
HTTPS-only for Cloudflare APIs: shutting the door on cleartext traffic (cloudflare.com)
Today we’re announcing that we’re closing all of the HTTP ports on api.cloudflare.com.
Security, Cloudflare, API, Web Development, HTTPS
16 points by tech234a 49 days ago | 6 comments
OmniAI: A unified Ruby API for integrating with AI providers (github.com/ksylvest)
OmniAI provides a unified Ruby API for integrating with multiple AI providers, including Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google, Mistral, and OpenAI. It streamlines AI development by offering a consistent interface for features such as chat, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and embeddings—ensuring seamless interoperability across platforms. Switching between providers is effortless, making any integration more flexible and reliable.
Ruby, AI, API, Open Source, Programming
10 points by jvergeldedios 55 days ago | 1 comments
YouTube-transcript-API 1.0.0 released (github.com/jdepoix)
Overhaul of the public API to move away from the static methods get_transcript, get_transcripts and list_transcripts
New Releases, Software, API, YouTube
5 points by rob 58 days ago | 1 comments
Bundling MCP Servers in Every OpenAPI –> TypeScript SDK (speakeasy.com)
It’s no longer enough for businesses to make their services available to developers. A great development experience also hinges on the ability for AI to access and integrate with available APIs. That’s why starting today, every TypeScript SDK generated by Speakeasy now bundles a runnable Model Context Protocol (MCP) (opens in a new tab) server enabling you to expose your API to the growing landscape of AI agents.
API, TypeScript, AI, Software, Open Source
16 points by disintegrator 60 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: A Comprehensive, Compatible Open Source Alternative to Python Requests (readthedocs.io)
Niquests is an elegant and simple HTTP library for Python, built for human beings. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for Requests that is no longer under feature freeze.
Open Source, Python, HTTP Libraries, API, Requests Library
6 points by zedledplin 60 days ago | 2 comments