Hacker News Jobs Scraper
Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 results
Hacker News Jobs Scraper
Scrape the Hacker News job board - the famous 'Who is Hiring' startup job posts on news.ycombinator.com. Fetches live job listings posted by startups and tech companies via the official HN Firebase API. No authentication required.
Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 results
Rating
0.0
(0)
Developer
Crawler Bros
Maintained by CommunityActor stats
0
Bookmarked
2
Total users
1
Monthly active users
6 days ago
Last modified
Categories
Share
Scrape job posts from the Hacker News job board — the famous startup and tech company listings on news.ycombinator.com. Uses the official HN Firebase API to fetch live job listings. No login, no API key, and no proxy required.
What data you get
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
jobId | Unique HN item ID |
title | Job title / post headline (e.g. "Stripe |
by | HN username of the poster |
url | Direct link to the job application or company page |
text | Full job description (HTML) |
score | HN upvote score |
postedAt | ISO timestamp of when the job was posted |
hnUrl | Direct link to the post on news.ycombinator.com |
scrapedAt | Timestamp of scrape |
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
maxItems | Integer | 50 | Max job posts to fetch (up to 500) |
FAQs
What is the HN job board?
Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) maintains a live job board of startup and tech company listings. These posts come directly from Y Combinator-backed companies and other tech employers.
Is this free?
Yes. The actor uses the official HN Firebase API (hacker-news.firebaseio.com) which is completely free and open.
How many jobs are available?
Typically 100-200 active listings at any time. The board is refreshed continuously.
Are salaries included?
Compensation details are included in the text (job description) field when posted by the employer.
