Hacker News Scraper: Front Page, Search & Ask
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Hacker News Scraper: Front Page, Search & Ask
Scrape Hacker News stories, front page, and keyword search via the Algolia API. Get title, URL, points, comments. No API key.
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Scrape Hacker News stories, front page, new/best/Ask/Show feeds, and keyword search via the Algolia API — no API key.
What it does
Fast, structured access to Hacker News — the premier tech/startup community. The leading store actors have only 3-4 users, so this is a wide-open niche with a huge developer audience.
Feeds
| Feed | What you get |
|---|---|
| search | Keyword search over all stories (sort by relevance or date) |
| front_page | Current stories on the HN front page |
| new | Newest stories |
| best | Top-voted stories (points > 100) |
| ask | "Ask HN" questions |
| show | "Show HN" submissions |
Example Inputs
Search for AI stories
Current front page
Newest stories
Output
Each row: object_id, title, url, author, created_at, points, num_comments, story_text, hn_url, scraped_at.
Data Source
HN Algolia API — free, keyless, reliable.
Use Cases
- Tech trend research: what developers are reading
- Content ideas: trending stories and questions
- Monitoring: track a topic, company, or product on HN
- Diversity analysis: engagement by story/author/time
Limitations
- Algolia indexes a rolling window (recent history)
- Comment-only threads not fully captured in search
