# Linkup search API

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Linkup search API and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Developers recommend it as a search API with raw results, a separate markdown fetch endpoint, and zero data retention. Caveat: one critic objected to broad rights over client data.

## Why people recommend it

- Zero data retention and GDPR compliance (2 comments): "guarantees GDPR-compliance and zero data retention, easy to integrate with Agents" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49975937)) "Linkup: no retention on request." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140183))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Exa](https://hackerapproved.com/p/exa.md): 33 recommend
- [SerpApi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/serpapi.md): 16 recommend
- [Brave Search API](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brave-search-api.md): 15 recommend
- [DeepSeek search API](https://hackerapproved.com/p/deepseek-search-and-fetch.md): 15 recommend
- [Kagi Search API](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kagi-search-api.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.linkup.so/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Linkup search API", https://hackerapproved.com/p/linkup/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).