Connect PostToData to your AI

PostToData is a read-only social media data API and MCP server. Search public posts, read comment threads and profiles, and retrieve available YouTube and TikTok captions. Results include source links when the platform provides them.

Current coverage and trial rules

23 live catalog entries, 102 platform/action pairs and 10 MCP tools. The catalog counts three WeChat products separately. Actions vary by platform; Zhihu currently supports search and question answers only.

Eligible new accounts receive $0.05 once, limited to one grant per network. Shared networks may already have claimed it. There is no recurring free credit.

One verified guest trial per eligible network and device; signing in does not reset it. Documentation reviewed: 2026-11-13

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MCP server URL

https://posttodata.com/mcp

Step-by-step client guides

Each guide covers authentication, free connection checks, a priced workflow and client-specific limits.

Claude

In Claude on the web or the desktop app, open Customize → Connectors and add a custom connector with the server URL above. Sign in to PostToData with Google and approve access. Custom connector availability depends on your plan and workspace settings.

Official client documentation

ChatGPT

On ChatGPT web, open Plugins → Add custom MCP server, enter the server URL above, and complete OAuth with your PostToData account. Custom MCP access depends on your workspace and its permissions.

Official client documentation

Codex

Add this Streamable HTTP server to your user-level Codex config. Set POSTTODATA_API_KEY in the environment used to launch Codex, then open a new session and check /mcp.

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.posttodata]
url = "https://posttodata.com/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "POSTTODATA_API_KEY"

Official client documentation

Google Antigravity

In Antigravity IDE, open MCP Servers → Manage MCP Servers → View raw config and merge this entry into your user configuration. Replace the placeholder locally with a PostToData API key. Antigravity CLI also reads this format from ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json. Keep the key outside the project repository.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "posttodata": {
      "serverUrl": "https://posttodata.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Official client documentation

Gemini

Gemini Apps can surface public documentation as a source in web-backed answers. For a developer integration, configure PostToData as a remote MCP tool with a model that supports it in the Gemini API. Pass the Bearer header from server-side credentials. You can also call the PostToData REST API from your own function.

Gemini Interactions API · tools

[
  {
    "type": "mcp_server",
    "name": "posttodata",
    "url": "https://posttodata.com/mcp",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
]

Official client documentation

Verify the connection

After connecting, ask your AI to use PostToData to list supported platforms and check your account. Both calls are free. Social data calls use prepaid credit and are charged only on success. Check which actions and fields your platform supports before collecting data.

Try a social research workflow

Use PostToData to search public Reddit and Hacker News discussions about standing desks. Use up to five posts per platform. Summarize recurring complaints and link each claim to its source. Ask before fetching additional pages or comments.

This example makes two search calls. The results are a sample of public discussions. Views, timestamps, and other fields can be unavailable depending on the platform.

Complete research workflows

Claude: read Reddit and TikTok
Connect with OAuth, check access for free, then search once on each platform for $0.006. Includes limits and recorded sources.
Search Xiaohongshu and Douyin
One connection, two platform searches for $0.060. See action-specific prices and a recorded camping-coffee example.