LurkAPI

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Live public posts, profiles, ads, comments and transcripts from 16 social platforms and the web, as MCP tools for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.

About LurkAPI MCP Server

Live public posts, profiles, ads, comments and transcripts from 16 social platforms and the web, as MCP tools for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.

Features

Tools
Prompts

Transport

streamable-http
Getting Started

Remote server, nothing to install. - Claude: add a custom connector with `https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp`, then Connect to sign in. - ChatGPT: add a custom MCP server with `https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp?compact` and choose OAuth. - Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http lurkapi https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp`, then `/mcp` to sign in. - Cursor, VS Code and any other MCP client: the same URL. There's no key to paste: you sign in through the browser (an `x-api-key` header also works). New accounts get 100 free credits, no card; most tool calls cost 1 credit.

Tools (7)
Functions this server exposes to AI clients

facebook_search_ads

Search Meta's Ad Library for ads by keyword, with copy, media, landing page and run dates.

facebook_company_ads

Every ad one advertiser is running on Facebook and Instagram.

google_company_ads

Every ad an advertiser or website runs on Google Search, YouTube, Maps, Play and Shopping.

tiktok_profile

A TikTok creator's bio, verification and exact follower, like and video counts.

youtube_transcript

The transcript of a YouTube video.

reddit_search

Search all of Reddit for posts matching a keyword.

web_scrape

Any public page as HTML, markdown or text, trying the cheapest step first.

Prompts (5)
Prompt templates this server provides

ad_research

Research the ads a brand or keyword runs across ad libraries.

brand_snapshot

A snapshot of a brand's social presence and ads.

vet_creator

Vet a creator from their profiles and recent posts.

subreddit_research

What a subreddit says about a topic.

channel_transcripts

Read a YouTube channel's recent videos through their transcripts.

Example
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lurkapi": {
      "url": "https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Compatible With
Claude Desktop
Cursor
Windsurf
VS Code