Building a Decentralized Search API for X, Reddit, and the Web

Giga — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:40:29 +0000

Building Desearch — an open search API for X, Reddit, and the Web

Hey folks,

I’ve been working on something new called Desearch — an open-source project built on Bittensor that lets anyone search across X (Twitter), Reddit, and the Web through a single API.

I started building it because I got tired of running into the same wall:

every useful API was either locked down, rate-limited, or too expensive to use at scale.

So the idea behind Desearch is pretty simple — make search open again, and let anyone use or improve it.

What it does

Desearch gives developers one endpoint to pull data from multiple sources — posts, comments, links, and context — all in a clean, structured format.

You can use it to:

track conversations or topics
build monitoring and research tools
feed real data into your own models or apps

And since it runs on community infrastructure, it’s way cheaper than most centralized APIs.

How it runs

Desearch works as Subnet-22 inside the Bittensor network.

That means the system isn’t owned or controlled by a single company — it’s a network of miners and validators that handle search requests, rank results, and keep the data flowing.

If you want, you can even join the network yourself — run a miner, contribute resources, and earn incentives for good performance.

Code’s all open here:

👉 https://github.com/desearch-ai/subnet-22

Why build something like this

Search is one of the most important tools we have online, but it’s mostly hidden behind closed APIs.

I wanted to build something transparent — where anyone can look under the hood, run part of it, and make it better.

No fancy terms, no gatekeeping — just open access to data.

Want to dig deeper?

If you want a deeper technical look, there’s a breakdown video here:

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgDmSna9Dg

Or just visit the site to try it out:

🌐 https://desearch.ai

If you’re into open systems, data scraping, or decentralized infra, I’d love your thoughts.

You can try the API, read the code, or even join the network — everything’s public and transparent.