# Hacker News Who is Hiring Scraper - Developer Jobs (`angaba92/hacker-news-who-is-hiring-scraper`) Actor

Turn the monthly Ask HN Who is hiring thread into structured developer jobs: company, role, location, salary, remote policy, job type and tech stack. For recruiting, job boards and hiring research. Official HN API, no proxies. Export CSV, JSON, Excel or API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/angaba92/hacker-news-who-is-hiring-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andres Garcia-Baquero Leon](https://apify.com/angaba92) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Hacker News Who is Hiring Scraper - Jobs, Salary & Remote

Turn the monthly **"Ask HN: Who is hiring?"** thread into a clean, structured job dataset you can filter, sort and pipe into a spreadsheet, ATS, job board or AI pipeline.

Every month Hacker News' hiring thread carries 300-500 high-signal job posts from real engineering teams — buried in free-text comments with no structure at all. This Actor finds the right thread automatically and parses every listing into proper fields.

**No login. No proxies. No HTML scraping.** Built on the official Hacker News API, so it doesn't break when a website changes its markup.

### Why not just use the Hacker News API?

The official API hands you each post as a raw HTML comment blob. All the work is left to you. This Actor does that work:

| | Official HN API | This Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Finds the monthly thread | You hardcode the ID | Automatic |
| Company / role / location | Raw text blob | Separate fields |
| Salary | Buried in prose | Detected + normalised |
| Remote vs onsite | Buried in prose | `remote` / `onsite` / `hybrid` |
| Tech stack | Buried in prose | Tagged array |
| Non-job comments | Mixed in | Filtered out |
| Filtering | None | Remote-only, keyword, tech |

### Example output

Real rows from a live run:

| company | role | location | remote | jobType | techTags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxima Fusion | Senior Software Engineer (Dev Platform) | Munich, Germany | onsite | Full-time | ai, python |
| CodeWeavers | macOS low-level Open Source Developer | St Paul, MN, USA | remote | Full Time | — |
| Launchpad Technologies | Multiple Roles | LATAM/Remote | remote | Full-time | react, node |
| Coder | Multiple roles | Multiple locations | remote | Full-time | ai, security |
| Friendly Captcha | Developer Relations | Munich area, Germany | unspecified | Full-time | — |

```json
{
  "company": "Proxima Fusion",
  "role": "Senior Software Engineer (Dev Platform)",
  "location": "Munich, Germany",
  "jobType": "Full-time",
  "remote": "onsite",
  "salary": null,
  "techTags": ["ai", "python"],
  "url": "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/proxima-fusion/5aebfef0-0c2c-4c87-990d-bbbbd53b94d2",
  "hnUrl": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49165394",
  "author": "l1am0",
  "postedAt": 1785828570,
  "text": "Proxima Fusion | Senior Software Engineer (Dev Platform) | Munich, Germany | ONSITE | Full-time ..."
}
```

### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `company` | string | Company / organisation name |
| `role` | string | Job title, semantically identified (not positional) |
| `location` | string | Location string as posted |
| `jobType` | string | `Full-time`, `Part-time`, `Contract`, `Internship`… |
| `remote` | string | `remote`, `onsite`, `hybrid` or `unspecified` |
| `salary` | string | Detected salary or range, e.g. `$200-225K` |
| `techTags` | array | Detected technologies (rust, python, react, aws…) |
| `url` | string | Company / application link |
| `hnUrl` | string | Direct link to the original HN comment |
| `author` | string | HN username who posted it |
| `postedAt` | integer | Unix timestamp |
| `text` | string | Full plain-text of the listing |

### Field coverage

Measured on a real August 2026 run (111 listings):

| Field | Filled |
|---|---|
| `location` | 96% |
| `url` | 91% |
| `role` | 85% |
| `techTags` | 86% |
| `jobType` | 66% |

Coverage is below 100% because some posters simply omit the field. Non-job comments (candidate self-posts, replies) are filtered out, so **you are never charged for a non-listing**.

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free**
2. Leave the input empty to get the latest month, or set filters
3. Click **Start**
4. Export to **CSV, JSON, Excel, XML** or pull via **API / webhook**

Runs with an empty input `{}` — no configuration required.

### Input

```json
{
  "month": "latest",
  "remoteOnly": true,
  "keywords": ["rust", "python"],
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `month` | string | `latest` | `latest` or a specific month like `July 2026` |
| `threadId` | string | – | Override: parse a specific HN thread item ID |
| `remoteOnly` | boolean | `false` | Only return remote / hybrid listings |
| `keywords` | array | `[]` | Only return listings matching ANY keyword |
| `maxResults` | integer | `500` | Max listings to return (1-1000) |

#### Example: remote Rust and Go jobs only

```json
{ "remoteOnly": true, "keywords": ["rust", "golang"] }
```

#### Example: a specific past month

```json
{ "month": "June 2026", "maxResults": 1000 }
```

### Use cases

- **Job boards** — fill a niche board from HN's highest-signal hiring source
- **Recruiters** — filter remote + stack in seconds instead of scrolling 400 comments
- **Job seekers** — a filterable spreadsheet of every listing matching your stack
- **Market research** — track hiring trends, salary bands and in-demand tech month over month
- **Lead generation** — companies hiring engineers are companies with budget
- **AI / RAG datasets** — real, well-formed job postings

### Integrations

Works with everything Apify supports: **Zapier, Make, n8n, Slack, Google Sheets, Airbyte, LangChain**, plus REST API and webhooks. Schedule it monthly to catch each new thread automatically.

### Pricing

Pay Per Event: **$0.01 per structured job listing returned**.

You pay only for listings actually returned *after* your filters. Filtered-out comments and non-job posts cost nothing. A typical full month is 300-500 listings ($3-5); a filtered remote-Rust query is usually under $0.50.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Hacker News account or API key?**
No. The data is public and read through the official API.

**Is this legal?**
It reads publicly available data from Hacker News' official public API — no login, no paywall, no personal data beyond the public HN username the poster chose to post under.

**How fresh is the data?**
The thread is posted on the 1st of each month and fills up over the following days. `month: "latest"` always resolves to the newest thread. Schedule monthly for continuous coverage.

**Why is `role` or `salary` empty on some rows?**
Because the poster didn't include it. The thread is free text and follows a loose convention. Fields are identified semantically, so a missing field means it genuinely wasn't posted rather than a parsing failure.

**Can I get past months?**
Yes — set `month` to e.g. `"May 2026"`, or pass a specific `threadId`.

**Will it break?**
It uses the official Hacker News API rather than HTML scraping, so it's immune to site redesigns. Requests retry with exponential backoff.

### Troubleshooting

| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| Empty dataset | Your filters may be too narrow — try `keywords: []` and `remoteOnly: false` |
| Fewer results than expected | Early in the month the thread is still filling up |
| Month not found | Use the exact format `"July 2026"`, or pass `threadId` directly |
| Need more than 1000 | Run per month and combine datasets |

### Notes

- Source: official Hacker News Firebase API + Algolia HN Search for thread discovery. No HTML scraping, no proxies.
- Parsing follows the community `Company | Role | Location | REMOTE | Salary | URL` convention and degrades gracefully when a post doesn't. Fields are classified by content, not by position, so a missing role doesn't shift the location into the wrong column.

# Actor input Schema

## `month` (type: `string`):

Which monthly thread to parse. Use 'latest' for the newest 'Who is hiring?' thread, or a specific month like 'July 2026'.

## `threadId` (type: `string`):

Override: parse a specific HN item ID for the 'Who is hiring?' thread. Takes precedence over Month.

## `remoteOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return listings detected as remote.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Only return listings whose text matches ANY of these keywords (case-insensitive), e.g. rust, python, senior.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job listings to return (1-1000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "month": "latest",
  "remoteOnly": false,
  "keywords": [],
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "month": "latest",
    "remoteOnly": false,
    "keywords": [],
    "maxResults": 500
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("angaba92/hacker-news-who-is-hiring-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "month": "latest",
    "remoteOnly": False,
    "keywords": [],
    "maxResults": 500,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("angaba92/hacker-news-who-is-hiring-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "month": "latest",
  "remoteOnly": false,
  "keywords": [],
  "maxResults": 500
}' |
apify call angaba92/hacker-news-who-is-hiring-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,angaba92/hacker-news-who-is-hiring-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/zz7cUUvTUBvyiOFFW/builds/kad5QFHmHLdbHziKf/openapi.json