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What is Bridgly?

Bridgly is an innovative cloud-based API service that provides structured JSON responses for publicly available information gathered from a variety of social media and developer platforms. Featuring an impressive array of 85 unique endpoints, it supplies data on profiles, posts, comments, followers, job openings, companies, repositories, hashtags, videos, and transcripts from well-known sites such as LinkedIn, X, Reddit, GitHub, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Developers can seamlessly interact with these endpoints through HTTPS requests, employ an official TypeScript/JavaScript SDK, utilize a command-line interface, or connect to a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server which is compatible with AI clients. To access the API, users must possess a shared API key and maintain a credit balance, as using the supported platforms requires credits, with each data request deducting an amount based on the endpoint's pricing model. This service is tailored specifically for developers and teams focused on data enrichment, research, monitoring, and AI-agent workflows that capitalize on publicly available data from these platforms. Importantly, the read-only nature of the endpoints means users do not need to link their social media accounts, ensuring a more secure and straightforward experience. As a result, Bridgly enables developers to efficiently gather and utilize public data, making the process of accessing information from multiple sources much more streamlined.

What is Apify?

Apify offers a comprehensive platform for web scraping, browser automation, and data extraction at scale. The platform combines managed cloud infrastructure with a marketplace of over 10,000 ready-to-use automation tools called Actors, making it suitable for both developers building custom solutions and business users seeking turnkey data collection. Actors are serverless cloud programs that handle the technical complexities of modern web scraping: proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, JavaScript rendering, and headless browser management. Users can deploy pre-built Actors for popular use cases like scraping Amazon product data, extracting Google Maps listings, collecting social media content, or monitoring competitor pricing. For specialized needs, developers can build custom Actors using JavaScript, Python, or Crawlee, Apify's open-source web crawling library. The platform operates a developer marketplace where programmers publish and monetize their automation tools. Apify manages infrastructure, usage tracking, and monthly payouts, creating a revenue stream for thousands of active contributors. Enterprise features include 99.95% uptime SLA, SOC2 Type II certification, and full GDPR and CCPA compliance. The platform integrates with workflow automation tools like Zapier, Make, and n8n, supports LangChain for AI applications, and provides an MCP server that allows AI assistants to dynamically discover and execute Actors.

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Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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Integrations Supported

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Amazon

Apigene

ElectroNeek

Facebook

Git

Keboola

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API Availability

Has API

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Has API

Pricing Information

$5 one-time

Pay as you go: top-ups start at $5 for 2,500 credits ($2 per 1,000). One-time packages include 30,000 credits for $50 and 300,000 credits for $300 ($1 per 1,000). Credits do not expire. New accounts using a business email receive 100 free credits.

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