You can access the GitLab Public Projects Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "searchTerms": ["kubernetes"],
10    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("chrisp1211/gitlab-scraper-max").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
18for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

GitLab Public Projects Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use GitLab Public Projects Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

GitLab Public Projects Scraper API in JavaScript

GitLab Public Projects Scraper API through CLI

GitLab Public Projects Scraper OpenAPI definition

GitLab Public Projects Scraper API

GitLab Public Projects Scraper | Stars, Forks, Topics

parseforge/gitlab-public-projects-scraper

Harvest records from multiple Gitlab sources in a single run and get a unified, normalized result set. Pull names, identifiers, dates, descriptions, status flags and source links per record. Perfect for research, lead generation and intelligence pipelines.

ParseForge

GitLab.com Public Projects Scraper

gio21/gitlab-projects-scraper

Search and scrape public GitLab.com projects by query. Returns name, namespace, description, stars, forks, default branch, topics, URLs, dates. Pay per project returned.

Gio

GitLab Projects Scraper - Public Repositories & Activity

thirdwatch/gitlab-projects-scraper

Search public GitLab projects and export stable IDs, topics, stars, forks, activity, namespaces, branches, and repository links.

Thirdwatch

GitLab Scraper — Projects, Issues, MRs & Users

logiover/gitlab-scraper

Scrape GitLab by keyword, project IDs, or username. Extract project stats, issues, merge requests, and user repos. No API key, no login. Paginate to thousands of results.

Logiover

GitLab Projects Scraper - Public Repository Data

benthepythondev/gitlab-projects-scraper

Scrape public GitLab project metadata: names, namespaces, stars, forks, activity dates, topics and repository URLs.

Ben

GitLab Trending Scraper

ef12/gitlab-trending-scraper

Scrape trending and popular GitLab projects by language and sort order. Get project names, descriptions, stars, forks, and activity dates via the GitLab REST API.

Daniel Wilson

Gitlab Scraper | Fast & Reliable | $2 / 1k

fatihtahta/gitlab-scraper

Turn GitLab into a clean dataset. Scrape public projects and user profiles with rich metadata: names, namespaces, descriptions, topics, stars, forks, visibility and activity timestamps. Great for tech research, competitor tracking, lead lists and spotting fast-moving projects.

Fatih Tahta

Gerrit Code Review Extractor

datamule/gerrit-code-review-extractor

Point at any Gerrit code-review server (Android, Chromium, OpenStack, Wikimedia, GerritHub, self-hosted) and get one structured row per change: subject, status, owner, review labels, insertions/deletions, comments and merge history. Also lists projects and server info.