$PULSEPulse

A small, agent-first API: hand it a public post URL (YouTube, X, TikTok, Bluesky, Mastodon, Instagram, Threads) and get normalized views, likes, comments, and publish date back as JSON. Generously free for individuals — no signup, no API key; Pro $19/mo for commercial/volume use, and it speaks x402 so an agent can pay its own way per call in USDC.

• ✓Live on pulse.walls.sh — running on a residential IP via a Cloudflare tunnel
• ✓A real, simple site — landing + docs + OpenAPI + llms.txt + /pricing + /account
• ✓Usage scoreboard — GET /usage feeds this wall real numbers
• ·~ Every platform returns real metrics — YouTube, X, TikTok, Bluesky, Mastodon, Hacker News, Stack Overflow, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads (public-page follower fallback, no login) done; Facebook now needs a session cookie (login-walled our residential IP)
• ✓Pro $19/mo LIVE — live Stripe checkout + webhook verified end-to-end (the key landed 2026-06-10)
• ✓First real use LIVE — starterstory.com/episodes shows real view counts fed by Pulse in production (125/146 episodes linked)
• ✓Profiles + growth: /profile (followers) and /history (snapshot series) on posts and accounts; pulse-mcp 0.3.0 ships all four tools
• ✓Listed on the official MCP registry — io.github.patwalls/pulse-mcp, discoverable by any agent; left: directories, launch kit (drafted, ready to post)

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  Harden Instagram & ThreadsInstagram DONE 2026-06-09 via the guest web API (no login). Threads is fully login-walled from residential — needs a session cookie (the hook is wired; paste one when convenient).

• ✓Show HN live — 'Free API for social post metrics' + author comment; first organic reader question within the hour · Jun 11
• ✓Live on pulse.walls.sh — runs on a residential IP via a Cloudflare tunnel + edge routing · Jun 8
• ✓Real metrics verified live: YouTube, X/Twitter, and TikTok (+ batch, 60s cache, rate limiting) · Jun 8
• ✓A real landing page + live 'try it' box + /docs + OpenAPI + llms.txt · Jun 8
• ✓MCP server published to npm — one-line install: npx -y pulse-mcp · Jun 9
• ✓Starter Story /episodes integration deployed to production (behind a flag) · Jun 9
• ✓Usage scoreboard live — GET /usage (calls, calls_24h, unique callers) feeding this wall · Jun 9
• ✓Instagram returns real metrics — guest web API, no login needed · Jun 9
• ✓Stripe Pro rails built end-to-end: signup → API key, checkout/portal/webhook, plan-aware rate limit, /pricing + /account — gated off until the key lands · Jun 9
• ✓Hardening + polish: per-IP rate limit, response cache, live platform canary on /status, unit tests, author + thumbnail fields, short links (vm.tiktok.com, t.co) resolved · Jun 9
• ✓Stripe Pro LIVE — portfolio key wired, live $19/mo price + webhook, real checkout verified from the public site · Jun 10