# Find GitHub repositories by topic or stars

**Use case:** 

Searches GitHub and returns the matching repositories with stars, forks, language, licence and last-activity date, sorted the way you ask. Useful for landscape research or for finding the leading project in a niche.

## Input

```json
{
  "query": "apify",
  "users": [],
  "repos": [],
  "sort": "stars",
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "fullName": {
    "label": "Full Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "stars": {
    "label": "Stars",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "forks": {
    "label": "Forks",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "openIssues": {
    "label": "Open Issues",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "maintenanceHealth": {
    "label": "Maintenance health (0-100)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "abandonmentRisk": {
    "label": "Abandonment risk",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "daysSincePush": {
    "label": "Days since last push",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "license": {
    "label": "License",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "pushedAt": {
    "label": "Last Push",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Url",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The GitHub Repository Scraper — Search, Users, Repos Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find GitHub repositories by topic or stars". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/mGdsq1eBEKpU06ihg) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find GitHub repositories by topic or stars" task

The GitHub Repository Scraper — Search, Users, Repos Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search query, users / orgs, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find GitHub repositories by topic or stars" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as full name, stars, forks, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find GitHub repositories by topic or stars" task via API](https://apify.com/alaudinburki/github-repo-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [GitHub Repository Scraper — Search, Users, Repos](https://apify.com/alaudinburki/github-repo-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/alaudinburki/github-repo-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/alaudinburki/github-repo-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).