Docker Hub Image Scraper

Search and extract Docker Hub image metadata using the public Docker Hub API. Get pull counts, star counts, descriptions, and publisher info for any Docker container image.

What does Docker Hub Image Scraper do?

This actor uses the public Docker Hub API to search for container images and collect detailed metadata. For each search term you provide, it retrieves image names, pull counts, star counts, descriptions, publisher information, and whether the image is official. This is ideal for DevOps teams benchmarking container popularity, researchers analyzing the Docker ecosystem, or developers discovering the most trusted base images for their projects.

Features

• Search Docker Hub for images by keyword
• Extract pull counts, star counts, and official status
• Get publisher information and image descriptions
• Automatic pagination to collect all matching results
• Deduplication ensures no duplicate entries across search terms
• Fallback data if the Docker Hub API is temporarily unavailable

How to use

1. Open the actor page on Apify Console
2. Click "Start" to run with default search terms (python, node, nginx)
3. Enter your own search terms in the input configuration
4. Download results from the Dataset tab when the run completes

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
searchTerms	array	Keywords to search Docker Hub	["python", "node", "nginx"]
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of images to return	100

Output format

Each image in the dataset contains:

{
    "imageName": "python",
    "pullCount": 1500000000,
    "starCount": 8500,
    "description": "Python is an interpreted, high-level programming language",
    "publisher": "Docker",
    "isOfficial": true,
    "isAutomated": false,
    "dockerHubUrl": "https://hub.docker.com/_/python",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-02-19T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Tips and tricks

• Use specific technology names as search terms for more focused results
• Compare pull counts across similar images to find the most popular option
• Filter by isOfficial to find verified Docker images
• Schedule regular runs to track how container popularity changes over time

About

This actor is maintained by consummate_mandala. For questions, feedback, or feature requests, please open an issue on the actor page.