GitHub Repository Scraper

Search GitHub or pull every repository from any user or organization — names, descriptions, stars, forks, languages, topics, licenses, and activity dates. Built for recruiting and developer sourcing, dev-tool lead generation, competitive intelligence, and open-source research.

This scraper reads the public GitHub REST API. That means:

• No proxies needed — GitHub serves datacenter requests fine.
• No browser — fast and lightweight.
• No broken selectors — it reads a stable, documented JSON API.

Two modes

• Search mode — provide a searchQuery using GitHub's search syntax (e.g. language:python stars:>500 topic:llm).
• User / org mode — leave the query blank and provide one or more users to list every repository they own.

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQuery	string	GitHub search syntax. Blank = use user/org mode.
users	array	Usernames/orgs to list repos for (used when searchQuery is blank).
sort	string	Search sort: stars, forks, updated, or help-wanted-issues.
maxResults	integer	Max repositories. 0 = as many as the API allows. Default 100.
githubToken	string (secret)	Optional. Raises the rate limit from 60/hr to 5,000/hr. A token with no scopes works for public data.

Example input

{
    "searchQuery": "language:rust stars:>1000",
    "sort": "stars",
    "maxResults": 300
}

Output

{
    "id": 70107786,
    "name": "tokio",
    "fullName": "tokio-rs/tokio",
    "url": "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio",
    "description": "A runtime for writing reliable asynchronous applications with Rust.",
    "owner": "tokio-rs",
    "ownerType": "Organization",
    "homepage": "https://tokio.rs",
    "language": "Rust",
    "topics": ["async", "rust", "io"],
    "stars": 27000,
    "forks": 2500,
    "watchers": 27000,
    "openIssues": 220,
    "license": "MIT",
    "isFork": false,
    "isArchived": false,
    "createdAt": "2016-10-06T18:46:46Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-06-01T09:12:00Z",
    "pushedAt": "2026-06-02T15:40:00Z"
}

Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or HTML, or pull via the Apify API.

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing — a small charge per repository scraped, platform usage included. A run returning 1,000 repos costs roughly the per-repo price × 1,000.

Rate limits & the optional token

Without a token, GitHub allows 60 requests/hour — fine for small runs. For larger jobs, create a free personal access token (no scopes needed for public data) and paste it into githubToken to get 5,000 requests/hour. The token is stored securely and never appears in output. If the limit is hit mid-run, the Actor stops gracefully and logs a clear message.

Use cases

• Technical recruiting — find and shortlist developers and projects by language, topic, and activity.
• Dev-tool lead generation — surface repos and maintainers in your target niche.
• Competitive intelligence — monitor a competitor's open-source footprint and release cadence.
• Research & datasets — build structured datasets of projects in a domain.

Notes & limitations

• Search mode returns up to ~1,000 results per query. Narrow with more specific search terms to go deeper.
• Returns public repositories only.