SocialAPIs offers a compact, low-cost REST and MCP product centered today on Facebook, Instagram, Marketplace, and Meta Ads, without OAuth. SocQ is built for products that need 50 platforms, 1,000 endpoints, asynchronous jobs, and several agent execution paths under one operational contract.
MCP is part of the published product; confirm tool coverage and long-running task behavior for your plan.
SocQ documents more of the production agent lifecycle beyond connection.
Support baseline
99% SLA, GDPR, Discord/email support, and dedicated account manager.
Check current support channels, response targets, and contract terms directly.
SocQ offers a clearer stated baseline for procurement and operations.
Is SocQ a SocialAPIs alternative?
When should you choose SocQ or SocialAPIs?
Platform scope
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Choose SocialAPIs for a Meta-only product; choose SocQ for cross-platform coverage
SocialAPIs currently covers Facebook, Instagram, Marketplace, and Meta Ads. If the application also needs live YouTube, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, or other social resources, SocQ provides those platforms within the same API catalog.
List the platforms required for launch
Mark each required profile, post, comment, search, or ads resource
Treat roadmap platforms as unavailable until their endpoints are live
Agent execution
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Choose SocQ when an agent must finish multi-step or asynchronous jobs
Both products expose MCP. SocQ additionally documents endpoint discovery, credit estimation, asynchronous task polling, pagination, result export, an Agent Skill, and a CLI. A short Meta lookup may not need that additional task lifecycle.
Test the exact MCP tools the agent will call
Confirm how task IDs survive a restarted session
Require pagination and export to complete without manual steps
Billing fit
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The SocialAPIs free tier fits recurring Meta tests; SocQ fits irregular usage
SocialAPIs includes 200 calls each month, so a small Meta integration can keep testing on a renewing allowance. SocQ starts with 100 credits that never expire, which avoids losing unused value between launches or research cycles.
Count monthly calls for each production endpoint
Compare call allowances with SocQ endpoint credit costs
Include unused monthly allowance and peak-month overage
AI Agent Ready
Connect SocQ to AI agents with MCP, Skill, or CLI
Codex, Claude, VS Code, OpenClaw, and other compatible environments can use SocQ through MCP, Skill, or CLI.
Use SocQ when the roadmap extends beyond a focused Meta workflow; keep SocialAPIs when its smaller catalog and pricing fully cover the product.
Give compatible agents scoped access to SocQ tools.
https://api.socq.ai/mcp
Agent Skill
Install a reusable research workflow for endpoint discovery and task handling.
npx skills add SocQAPI/socq-devtools
CLI
Run and resume jobs from terminals, scripts, and editor agents.
npm i -g @socq/cli
Example Meta-to-multichannel prompt
Start with Instagram and Facebook competitor accounts, then find matching public activity on YouTube and TikTok. Select the required SocQ endpoints, estimate credits, execute and resume jobs, and export a cross-platform evidence table.
Migration checklist
Migrate SocialAPIs workflows to SocQ
Move one live Meta resource at a time, using the same inputs and written acceptance checks before changing production traffic.
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Record every live SocialAPIs call
Export the Facebook, Instagram, Marketplace, and Ads endpoints in use, including request parameters, consumed response fields, pagination, errors, and monthly call volume.
02
Map each call to a SocQ endpoint
Match profiles, posts, comments, searches, Marketplace, or Ads resources and document every field-name, cursor, status, and billing difference in an adapter table.
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Run the same production-like inputs
Send the same accounts, posts, comments, and search terms to both providers; compare returned records, missing fields, page completion, task time, and total usage cost.
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Cut over resource by resource
Switch only endpoints that meet the application's schema, completeness, latency, and cost limits. Keep SocialAPIs for any Meta method without an accepted SocQ replacement.
FAQ
SocQ vs SocialAPIs FAQs
What is SocialAPIs?
SocialAPIs is a developer service for accessing public social data through REST and MCP. It focuses on Facebook and Instagram, with additional networks on its product roadmap.
Is SocialAPIs free to use?
Yes. SocialAPIs has a no-card free tier with 200 API calls per month. The allowance resets monthly, while SocQ's 100 starting credits never expire.
What is SocialAPIs used for?
It is used to add public Facebook and Instagram profiles, posts, comments, and related data to applications or agent workflows without building and maintaining the extraction layer yourself.
Does SocialAPIs support as many platforms as SocQ?
No. SocialAPIs focuses on Meta properties and places several other networks on its roadmap, while SocQ supports 50 platforms.
Do both products offer MCP?
Yes, both publicly present MCP access. SocQ additionally publishes an Agent Skill and CLI and documents scoped tool loading and asynchronous task continuation.
Which has the better free offer?
SocialAPIs provides 200 calls every month; SocQ provides 100 credits that never expire. The recurring allowance favors steady monthly use, while non-expiring credits favor occasional work.
Do I need Meta OAuth?
No for SocialAPIs public-data endpoints; they use the service's API credential. Private account data still requires the account owner's appropriate authorization.
Official SocialAPIs sources
Current platforms, roadmap, free allowance, plans, REST, MCP, and OAuth claims were checked on August 12, 2026.
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