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GitHub Scraper - Repos, Profiles & Contributors

Extract repositories, user profiles, contributors, and stargazers from GitHub. Perfect for developer lead generation, open source intelligence, and tech stack research.

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GitHub Scraper — Repos, Profiles & Developer Leads

Extract repositories, user profiles, contributors, and stargazers from GitHub using the public REST API. Perfect for developer lead generation, open source intelligence, and tech stack research.

What it does

Search GitHub repositories by keyword, scrape user profiles with contact info (email, company, location), extract contributor lists from any repo, or export stargazer lists for lead generation. Optionally enrich profiles with full details including email and company.

Output format

Repository output

Field	Type	Description
`full_name`	string	Full repo name (owner/repo)
`description`	string	Repository description
`language`	string	Primary programming language
`stars`	integer	Star count
`forks`	integer	Fork count
`topics`	array	Repository topics/tags
`license`	string	License identifier
`repo_url`	string	GitHub URL
`created_at`	string	Creation date
`updated_at`	string	Last update date

Profile output (with enrichProfiles)

Field	Type	Description
`username`	string	GitHub username
`name`	string	Display name
`email`	string	Public email
`company`	string	Company
`location`	string	Location
`bio`	string	Profile bio
`twitter`	string	Twitter/X handle
`followers`	integer	Follower count
`public_repos`	integer	Number of public repos
`profile_url`	string	GitHub profile URL

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`scrapeType`	string	`"search_repos"`	`repos`, `profiles`, `contributors`, `stargazers`, `search_repos`, `search_users`
`searchQuery`	string	—	Search query (supports GitHub search syntax)
`usernames`	array	—	GitHub usernames to scrape
`repos`	array	—	Repos in `owner/repo` format
`maxItems`	integer	`100`	Maximum items to return
`enrichProfiles`	boolean	`false`	Fetch full profile details (email, company, location)
`githubToken`	string	—	Personal access token for higher rate limits

Example usage

Search repos by topic

{
    "scrapeType": "search_repos",
    "searchQuery": "machine learning language:python stars:>1000",
    "maxItems": 50
}

Developer lead generation

{
    "scrapeType": "contributors",
    "repos": ["langchain-ai/langchain", "openai/openai-python"],
    "enrichProfiles": true,
    "maxItems": 200
}

Find developers by skill

{
    "scrapeType": "search_users",
    "searchQuery": "location:\"San Francisco\" language:rust followers:>50",
    "enrichProfiles": true,
    "maxItems": 100
}

Pricing

Pay per item scraped. No charge for failed requests.

Rate limits

Without token: 60 requests/hour (good for small jobs)
With token: 5,000 requests/hour (recommended for enrichProfiles)

Get a free token at github.com/settings/tokens (no special scopes needed for public data).

Responsible use

This actor only accesses publicly available data via GitHub's official REST API
Respect GitHub's Terms of Service and rate limits
Do not use extracted emails for unsolicited spam
You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws (GDPR, CAN-SPAM)

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GitHub REST API
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