# Social Post API: Find Real-Time Posts From People and Companies

Our Social Post API helps you understand prospects, candidates, and founders better by pulling their social media posts and activity data in real time.

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#### Get posts from any person or company

Access recent posts published by a specific person or company. This is useful for tracking thought leadership, product announcements, hiring updates or any other company updates a founder posts.

#### Get posts by keyword

Track public posts that mention a specific keyword or phrase. Use this to monitor competitor launches, hiring signals, or a candidate leaving a job.

## Datapoints returned by the Social Post API
- Post content
- Content text
- Name of poster
- Hyperlinks
- Engagement metrics
- Total likes
- Total comments
- Total shares
- Data of people who engage:
  - Name
  - Current job title
  - Current company
  - Employment history
  - Start and end dates of past jobs
  - Job description and locations
  - Educational institutions
  - Degrees
  - Start and end dates of education
  - Contact information

### Popular use cases

### Track what your prospects are posting online

Use this to personalize outreach or understand the current focus of your prospects by pulling posts made by decision makers at target companies.

### Spot founder announcements or hiring updates

Find posts where startup founders talk about team expansion, fundraising, or product milestones. This is useful for investors, recruiters, and sales teams.

### Build live feeds of hiring related posts

Power job boards or recruitment alerts with real-time posts that mention open roles.

#### Enrich candidate profiles with social activity

Understand a candidate deeper by accessing their posts to find topics they care about and get a better picture of their interests and potential fit.

## Get access to people’s social posts and activity data

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