# Techmeme Top News scraper and extractor

**Use case:** 

Scrape today's ranked Techmeme technology stories, article links, excerpts, publications, authors, thumbnails, and related news coverage.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.techmeme.com/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 25,
  "includeRelatedCoverage": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "headline": {
    "label": "Headline",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "publication": {
    "label": "Publication",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "articleUrl": {
    "label": "Article",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "techmemeUrl": {
    "label": "Techmeme cluster",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "excerpt": {
    "label": "Editorial excerpt",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "relatedCoverageCount": {
    "label": "Related sources",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "sourcePageUrl": {
    "label": "Source page",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Techmeme News Scraper](https://apify.com/automation-lab/techmeme-news-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation-lab/techmeme-news-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.