# Hacker News Jobs Scraper (`crawlergang/hackernews-jobs-scraper`) Actor

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.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlergang/hackernews-jobs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Gang](https://apify.com/crawlergang) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 11 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Hacker News Jobs Scraper

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 | Software Engineer | Remote") |
| `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.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job posts to fetch. The HN job board typically has 100-200 active listings.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `jobs` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped HN job posts.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlergang/hackernews-jobs-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 50 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlergang/hackernews-jobs-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call crawlergang/hackernews-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlergang/hackernews-jobs-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/EBfHMFbFuNPS6QyaK/builds/ikf8C9Rht1VQNoEh0/openapi.json