2026-01-15 19:28:39

With a data scale like Kaito's, is it really all pulled through X platform's API? This is a question worth pondering. Logically, given X's API call limits and fee structure, maintaining such a large data throughput would cost a lot. Are there other data sources supporting this, such as web crawlers, third-party data providers, or direct market data feeds? After all, anyone who has worked on data products knows that relying on a single source has stability and coverage limitations.

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WhaleWatcher

· 16h ago

It can't all be APIs; there must be crawlers as a fallback, or else the costs will skyrocket.

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LayoffMiner

· 16h ago

Uh... about the API costs for X, want to pull all the data? Aren't you dreaming? --- You definitely need multiple channels. Relying solely on X's API is just not feasible. --- I've thought about this too. Maybe there's big capital backing behind it, or they're secretly crawling. --- The water in data is very deep. On the surface, they say it's API, but they've long been using crawlers. --- Haha, X's cost structure is so outrageous. If Kaito only used the API, they'd have gone bankrupt long ago. --- Could it be that they have a partnership with certain data vendors? Otherwise, the costs would be unmanageable. --- I think it's more likely multi-threaded crawling; anyway, no one can verify it clearly. --- That's why the industry doesn't trust a single data source. Who dares to bet their life on it?

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AirdropSweaterFan

· 16h ago

Suspected to be digging a pit to bury oneself, that API quota can't really support this operation.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 16h ago

Certainly not just APIs, this gameplay has been played out long ago --- X's quota is not enough to support such a big appetite --- Crawler + third-party data sources, standard configuration, brother --- Relying solely on API? That's naive, the cost can't be borne at all --- I just want to know how fresh Kaito's data is --- It looks like this guy has thoroughly understood the entire Twitter ecosystem --- Multi-source blending is the right way, relying on a single source is courting death --- I feel like they must have big sponsors behind the scenes --- Coverage and stability, these two areas are indeed the bottlenecks --- So the key is how they handle data conflicts and deduplication?

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DegenTherapist