Social listening
Hear what people say about you
Find posts and comments about your brand, your rivals and your topic on many social sites. Get them in one table every day. Spot problems, ideas and trends early.
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- 11 live tools · 1 coming soon
- Runs on a schedule
- Pay for use on Apify
- Free plan to start
The task
Why it matters
People talk about products in many places: Bluesky posts, Hacker News threads, YouTube comments, newsletters. Brands that listen find ideas and problems early. Brands that do not, find them late.
Social listening suites are expensive. Our tools give you the raw posts and comments for a small price per result, so you can listen to the places that matter to you.
By hand
- Search each site by hand
- Miss a viral complaint
- No data for content ideas
- Pay a lot for a listening suite
With our Actors
- Mentions from many sites in one feed
- New posts every morning
- Real questions to answer in your content
- Pay for the posts you collect
How it works
How it works in 4 steps
- 01
Set keywords
Your brand, your rivals, your topic
- 02
Search the sites
Bluesky, Hacker News, YouTube and more
- 03
Collect posts
Text, author, date, likes and link
- 04
Read and act
Sheets, AI summary or team chat
11 live · 1 coming soon
Tools for this use case
Reddit Scraper: Posts, Comments & Subreddits (No login)
Get public Reddit posts and comments as clean rows.
Social mediaLive on ApifyBluesky Scraper — Posts, Profiles, Feeds & Threads, No Login
Get public Bluesky posts, profiles, threads and feeds as clean rows.
Social mediaLive on ApifyThreads Scraper — Posts, Profiles, Replies & Search
Get public Threads posts without login.
Social mediaLive on ApifyHacker News Stories & Comments Scraper
Export Hacker News stories and comments as rows.
Social mediaLive on ApifyTelegram Channel Scraper - Posts & Views, No Login
Get posts from public Telegram channels as clean rows.
Video & audioLive on ApifyYouTube Comments Scraper
Export public comments and replies from YouTube videos.
Social mediaLive on ApifySubstack Newsletter Scraper
Get post data from public Substack feeds.
Social mediaLive on ApifyMedium Article Scraper: Tags, Authors & Publications
Get the newest Medium stories by tag, author or publication.
Social mediaLive on ApifyPinterest Search Scraper: Pins & Boards, No Login
Get pins and boards from Pinterest search, boards and profiles.
Social mediaLive on ApifyWeibo Scraper: Posts, Comments & Profiles, No Login
Get public Weibo data without login.
Social mediaLive on ApifyBilibili Scraper: Videos, Comments & Creators, No Login
Get public Bilibili data in clean rows.
Social mediaComing soonQuora Answers Scraper: Upvotes, Views & Authors, No Login
Get public Quora answers for a question or a topic.
Example workflow
Your first run, step by step
Write your keywords
Your brand name, product names, rival names and 3–5 topic words.
Pick the places
Hacker News for tech, Bluesky for news, YouTube for reviews. Reddit and Threads after release.
Run every day
Each run collects new posts and comments with a link to each.
Summarize
Send the text to an AI tool for a short daily summary.
Answer and create
Reply where it matters. Turn real questions into posts and FAQs.
| site | bluesky |
|---|---|
| handle | @brand.bsky.social |
| text | Has anyone tried… |
| author | @… |
| likes | 42 |
| date | 2026-10-15 |
| url | bsky.app/profile/… |
Example values. Real fields depend on the tool. Every tool page shows a real sample.
Send the data to
- Google Sheets
- Notion
- Claude
- Telegram
- Make
- n8n
Who uses it
People who use these tools
Brand managers
See mentions and complaints early.
Content teams
Find real questions and hot topics.
Community managers
Join the right threads at the right time.
Questions
Which social sites do you cover?
Live now: Bluesky, Hacker News, YouTube comments, Substack, Pinterest and Bilibili. Coming soon: Reddit, Threads, Quora, Telegram channels, Medium and Weibo. See Social media.
Do I need an account on these sites?
No. The tools read public posts and pages. You do not log in.
Can I get a daily summary?
Yes. Send the posts to Claude or ChatGPT with a short prompt, and post the summary to your team chat.
Is it private data?
No. We collect only public posts. Do not use the data to target private people. Read our FAQ.
Related
More use cases
Review monitoring
Collect reviews from the App Store, Google Play and more. Find what people love and what they hate.
Content repurposing
Turn videos, podcasts, PDFs and articles into clean text. Make posts, notes and AI drafts from it.
Creator outreach
Find podcasts, YouTube channels and newsletters in your niche, with public contact details.
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