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Hacker News → Item

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Summary

Retrieve a specific Hacker News item by its unique ID.

Inputs

  • ID (required) — The numeric ID of the Hacker News item to retrieve.

Output shape

A single Hacker News item object containing details associated with the specified ID.

The operation requires a valid numeric item ID. It returns the full data of the specified item from Hacker News. Optional request settings include batching control, SSL certificate validation bypass, HTTP proxy configuration, and request timeout.

Examples

Example 1: Fetch a Hacker News story by its item ID.

Set the 'ID' parameter to the desired Hacker News item ID, e.g., 8863.

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