# Scrape Hacker News User Profiles

**Use case:** 

Extract public profile data, bios, and karma scores of influential Hacker News contributors. Identify thought leaders and top tech talent for targeted recruitin

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "user",
  "itemIds": [],
  "usernames": [
    "dang",
    "pg",
    "patio11",
    "tptacek"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "enableCommentHierarchy": false,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxComments": 0,
  "maxDepth": 5,
  "domainAllowlist": [],
  "domainBlocklist": [],
  "excludeDeadOrDeleted": true,
  "commentAuthorFilter": []
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Url"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "numComments": {
    "label": "Num comments"
  },
  "createdAt": {
    "label": "Created at"
  },
  "domain": {
    "label": "Domain"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

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