Social Listening Blog
Guides, workflows and customer stories from the Octolens team.
13 Best Social Media APIs for Developers in 2026
Auth headaches, rate limits, pricing walls, and which APIs are actually worth integrating.
Insights · May 12, 2026
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.
Insights · Apr 9, 2026
How Railway Uses the Octolens API to Reach 2.6M 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.
Customer stories · Mar 30, 2026
Reddit API Pricing in 2026: Complete Breakdown
Free tier limits, commercial costs, approval timelines, and why most teams choose an aggregation API instead.
Insights · Mar 10, 2026
How AI Agents Access Social Data 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.
Insights · Feb 2, 2026
12 Best Social Media Search Engines in 2026 (Compared)
Find posts, people, and conversations across every social platform — without scrolling through each one manually.
Insights · Jan 14, 2026
Brand Monitoring in 2026: B2B Brands Built in Public
How to track meaningful brand signals, avoid alert fatigue, and respond in time.
Insights · Jan 13, 2026
Best Brand Monitoring Tools in 2026 (Free Stack + Paid Compared)
An honest comparison of 13 brand monitoring tools — verified pricing, G2 ratings, real user quotes, and which one fits your team.
Insights · Jan 7, 2026
What Is Social Listening? A B2B Founder’s Guide (2026)
Social listening means tracking what people say in public about your brand, your competitors, and the problems you solve. Here's how to do it as a founder.
Insights · Jan 5, 2026
How Tally Turns Community Conversations Into Compounding Growth
Learn how the bootstrapped form builder Tally used community conversations as a core ingredient to reach $4M in ARR.
Customer stories · Oct 28, 2025