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The Best Web Scraping API for AI Agents in 2026
Search & RAGAug 18, 2026

The Best Web Scraping API for AI Agents in 2026

An agent cannot pick a scraper from a list it has never seen. What changes when the catalogue is discoverable at run time, measured across three phrasings.

Best API to Search a Company's Homepage From Its Name
Sales & enrichmentAug 17, 2026

Best API to Search a Company's Homepage From Its Name

Searching a company's homepage by API is resolution, not search. Which endpoint does it, why fuzzy matches are a feature, and how to pick the right row.

PR Newswire API: How to Read Releases, Not Send Them
Search & RAGAug 17, 2026

PR Newswire API: How to Read Releases, Not Send Them

The newswires sell distribution, not access. Reading a company's releases and its coverage is a different endpoint, and one field separates the two.

Startup Funding Data by API: Crunchbase Alternatives That Bill Per Call
Sales & enrichmentAug 17, 2026

Startup Funding Data by API: Crunchbase Alternatives That Bill Per Call

Startup funding data without a Crunchbase seat: one enrichment call carried 33 rounds and 14 stage types on one company, and one field that misleads.

Jooble API and Job Postings Data: Hiring as a Buying Signal
Sales & enrichmentAug 17, 2026

Jooble API and Job Postings Data: Hiring as a Buying Signal

Jooble's API is for partners, not developers. What a job postings call returns instead, and two fields that turned out to be platform defaults, not data.

Technographic Data Platforms vs One API Call: What You Give Up
Sales & enrichmentAug 17, 2026

Technographic Data Platforms vs One API Call: What You Give Up

We ran a stack detection on a major site and half the fields came back empty. What per-call detection sees, and when a platform earns its price.

What Is the Best API for Social Media Scraping in 2026?
Social dataAug 14, 2026

What Is the Best API for Social Media Scraping in 2026?

No single best one, because the platforms are not one problem. Which endpoint covers which network, and where a per-call bill differs from per-result.

Best MCP Servers: Two Engines, Two Lists That Barely Overlap
Search & RAGAug 14, 2026

Best MCP Servers: Two Engines, Two Lists That Barely Overlap

Of the eleven servers one engine called best, none fetches live web data. Change the wording and the list changes completely. Both answers, measured.

Which Data API Lets You Pay Per Call Instead of a Subscription?
ProductAug 14, 2026

Which Data API Lets You Pay Per Call Instead of a Subscription?

Metered beats a subscription when your usage is bursty and loses when it is steady. The shapes, the crossover, and the measurement that decides it.

ZoomInfo Competitors: People Data Labs, Apollo, and What to Buy
Sales & enrichmentAug 14, 2026

ZoomInfo Competitors: People Data Labs, Apollo, and What to Buy

ZoomInfo competitors split into three jobs: search, enrich, contract. What each is genuinely best at, and why the price gap is not what it looks like.

Is There an Alternative to Apify for Scraping Reddit?
Social dataAug 14, 2026

Is There an Alternative to Apify for Scraping Reddit?

Yes, several. The more useful question is why a Reddit scraper returns posts that miss your keywords, because that is a search problem, not a scraper one.

What Is the Best LinkedIn Scraper API in 2026?
Sales & enrichmentAug 12, 2026

What Is the Best LinkedIn Scraper API in 2026?

There is no single best LinkedIn scraper API. There are three jobs, and the honest answer is which endpoint fits which job, and what each one gets wrong.

Apollo Scraper: Export Apollo.io Leads Safely by API in 2026
Sales & enrichmentAug 10, 2026

Apollo Scraper: Export Apollo.io Leads Safely by API in 2026

An Apollo scraper extension can get your account flagged. How to pull the same Apollo.io people and company data by metered API, with search free.

Reddit API in 2026: Licensed Access or a Public-Page Scraper
Social dataAug 10, 2026

Reddit API in 2026: Licensed Access or a Public-Page Scraper

Reddit closed self-service API access in 2025. The honest split between the licensed Data API and a public-page scraper you run metered per call.

Technographics by API: Three Sources Said 271, 18 and 0
Sales & enrichmentAug 10, 2026

Technographics by API: Three Sources Said 271, 18 and 0

One domain, one afternoon, three technographic routes. A live detector found nothing, a curated database found eighteen, a sales database found 271.

The Apify Instagram Scraper: Which Actor to Use in 2026
Social dataAug 4, 2026

The Apify Instagram Scraper: Which Actor to Use in 2026

Apify has five Instagram scrapers, not one. Which actor fits which job, how to run them without getting blocked, and what two measured runs actually cost.

The Best LinkedIn Outreach Tools in 2026
Sales & enrichmentJul 29, 2026

The Best LinkedIn Outreach Tools in 2026

LinkedIn outreach tools split into two layers in 2026: the data layer that finds and verifies people, and the sending layer that sequences the messages.

Amazon's PA-API Retires in 2026: How to Move to Monid
EcommerceJul 21, 2026

Amazon's PA-API Retires in 2026: How to Move to Monid

PA-API retired in May 2026. Which endpoints actually replace GetItems and SearchItems, tested on the day of writing, including one returning empty prices.

The Best Amazon Reviews API in 2026 (We Tested Them)
EcommerceJul 9, 2026

The Best Amazon Reviews API in 2026 (We Tested Them)

There is no official Amazon reviews API. Here are the real ways to get review text, what all of them costs, and the pagination limit nobody mentions.

Best Email Verification API in 2026: ZeroBounce, NeverBounce, Kickbox, or One Call on Monid?
Sales & enrichmentJul 9, 2026

Best Email Verification API in 2026: ZeroBounce, NeverBounce, Kickbox, or One Call on Monid?

ZeroBounce, NeverBounce, Kickbox, Bouncer, a DIY SMTP check and Strale compared: credit packs versus one metered per-call endpoint.

Akta Pro Is Now Available On Monid
ProductJul 7, 2026

Akta Pro Is Now Available On Monid

Your Claude Code can now make phone calls
ProductJul 5, 2026

Your Claude Code can now make phone calls

Saperly is now available on Monid. Your agent can now make phone calls for you.

Introducing
Claude for 3D models
ProductJun 25, 2026

Introducing Claude for 3D models

Suzanne is now available on Monid. Turn any idea into a production-ready 3D model in one prompt.

MiniMax is now available on Monid
ProductJun 24, 2026

MiniMax is now available on Monid

Create images and music with MiniMax models through Monid.