Hacker News Algolia API Documentation
Well-documented APIs make it possible to build on top of community data and search services. This section gathers articles about search APIs such as Algolia's, projects that query technical discussion archives programmatically, and the art of writing documentation developers can actually follow.
Coverage includes tutorials on querying archived community discussions through search endpoints, showcases of bots, dashboards, and research tools built on those APIs, and news of endpoint or parameter changes that break existing integrations. Critiques and celebrations of documentation quality are a recurring thread.
Documentation is where an API succeeds or quietly fails, since even powerful endpoints go unused when nobody can figure them out. Developers building on search services, technical writers, and API designers all draw practical lessons from the examples and arguments collected here.
Show HN: Plain – The full-stack Python framework designed for humans and agents
2026-04-14A new open-source, full-stack Python web framework called Plain has been introduced on Hacker News to streamline application development. Uniquely designed to support both human developers and AI agents, the project is now available for community contribution via GitHub.
Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)
2026-04-13A developer has created "Still Kicking," a camera-free smart picture frame that uses mmWave sensors to monitor an elderly person's motion, detect falls, and track sleep quality. Following the project's announcement on Hacker News, elder care professionals and physicians strongly encouraged the creator to commercialize the device, noting that such privacy-focused technology could help seniors age in place safely without the intrusion of cameras or wearable pendants.