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TomTeachesTech
GuestApril 15, 2026 at 4:50 pmIt’s true it has been getting harder to access the data. I use a combination of official APIs and more custom pipelines. I think the reason for this shift has been more of the social media companies are hoarding their data for AI training purposes and to protect competitors training on their data. Rate limits have gotten tighter, response consistency has been pretty good but changing when platform changes are made. Some of the APIs are just down right unaffordable for solo practitioners. Where has your struggle been?