Solo dev's social scraping API hits $3,300/month after one year
SocialKit, a scraping API, reached roughly $3,300 in monthly revenue about a year after launch ($2,500 from plus $700-1,000 from one-time purchases). It has over 18,500 users, with more than 140 .
Growth was gradual: $13 in month 1, $118 in month 3, $370 in month 5, climbing to the current $2,500 recurring level. The main growth driver was SEO started from day one, including blog posts, free tools, competitor , and YouTube videos, which brought in most customers organically.
Talking directly with users, including over WhatsApp, and staying consistent also contributed to growth. Looking ahead, new APIs are being built for AI agents, using MCP (a protocol that lets AI agents talk to outside tools) and , so agents can pull transcripts, comments, and stats directly from social videos.
Key points
- Reached about $3,300/month in revenue roughly one year after launch ($2,500 + $700-1,000 one-time purchases)
- Over 18,500 total users, with 140+
- Slow, steady growth: $13 (month 1) → $118 (month 3) → $370 (month 5) → $2,500+ now
- SEO from day one (blogs, free tools, , YouTube) drove most organic customers
- Direct user communication, including WhatsApp, helped retention and growth