Overview

Welcome to the Meltwater API. This guide will help you get started with the API features.

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Create your API token

When you call the API you will need to provide an API token. You can create an API token in the Meltwater application.

Read the API Credentials page to learn more.

Get started with API features

The API offers a number of top-level features. For each feature take a look at the overview page which links to guides on how to get started.

Listening

Search, stream and export mentions from billions of editorial and social sources — with analytics, filters, and real-time delivery.

Mira API

Generate AI-powered summaries, insights and analysis from news and social data — and embed them directly into your own tools.

Social Analytics

Retrieve posts and performance metrics for your owned social accounts — engagement, reach, follower growth and more.

Explore+

Access content and analytics from your private Explore+ instance — search mentions, run analytics, and manage custom fields via API.

Bring Your Own Content

Ingest your own articles and data into Meltwater, then monitor, tag and analyse it alongside native editorial and social content.

Integrations

Connect Meltwater analytics to Power BI, Looker Studio, Domo and other BI tools your team already uses.

Learn about limits and your usage

Which API features you can access, and your usage limits for these features will depend on your Meltwater package.

The Usage Limits page explains how API limits are applied. If you are unsure about your limits please reach out to the support team or your account manager.

The Accessing Usage Statistics page explains how you can access statistics on your API usage, both through the API programmatically and in the Meltwater application.

Getting help

If you have any questions please take a look at the FAQs page. If you need further help please reach out to our Support team.

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