Social Listening Blog
Social listening insights, workflows, customer stories, and news from Octolens team
Get Social Listening Alerts in Discord with Val Town
Use Octolens webhooks and a free Val Town function to pipe brand mentions into Discord automatically.
11 Best Social Media APIs for Developers in 2026
Auth headaches, rate limits, pricing walls, and which APIs are actually worth integrating.
How Developer Marketing Teams Create Original Content With AI
Developers spot AI-generated fluff instantly. Here's how dev tool companies use real community data — from Reddit, Hacker News, and GitHub — to fuel AI content creation that actually resonates.
How Railway Uses the Octolens API to Stay Close to 2.6 Million Developers
With 2.6 million developers and a growth engine built on word of mouth, Railway needed to understand the conversations driving their growth. Here's how they built a system for it with Octolens.
Reddit API Pricing in 2026: Complete Breakdown
Free tier limits, commercial costs, approval timelines, and why most teams choose an aggregation API instead.
How AI Agents Like OpenClaw Access Social Data Reliably (Without Getting Blocked)
AI agents need social data, but most APIs block them. Here's how to connect your agent to real-time mentions across Reddit, X, LinkedIn and more.
12 Best Social Media Search Engines in 2026 (Compared)
Find posts, people, and conversations across every social platform — without scrolling through each one manually.
Brand Monitoring in 2026: B2B Brands Built in Public
How to track meaningful brand signals, avoid alert fatigue, and respond in time.
11 Best Brand Monitoring Tools in 2026
An honest comparison of 11 brand monitoring tools — what works, what doesn't, and which is right for your team.
A B2B Founder’s Guide to Social Listening in 2026
Discover how B2B SaaS founders can leverage social listening and brand monitoring to uncover leads, safeguard their brand, and stay ahead in 2026.