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Stack Overflow Question Search - Developer Q&A Data

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Search Stack Overflow questions using the free Stack Exchange API. Returns question titles, scores, view counts, answer counts, tags, owner reputation, and links. No authentication required.

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Chris Drake

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Why use this actor?

Free API — uses the public Stack Exchange API, no API key needed
Fast — pure HTTP, no browser rendering
Rich metadata — includes scores, view counts, tags, and reputation
Great for research — find popular questions by topic for content, SEO, or lead generation

Use cases

Find popular questions in your niche for content marketing
Identify Stack Overflow power users by reputation
Track question volume by tag for demand analysis
Build Q&A datasets for AI training or research
Find un-answered questions to answer (for reputation building)

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
`query`	string	Search query (keyword or phrase)	`""`
`tagged`	string	Filter by tag (e.g., `python`, `javascript`)	`""`
`pagesize`	integer	Number of results (max 100 per page)	`20`
`order`	string	Sort order: `desc` or `asc`	`desc`
`sort`	string	Sort by: `activity`, `votes`, `creation`, `relevance`	`activity`

Output

Field	Description
`question_id`	Unique SO question ID
`title`	Question title
`score`	Upvote count
`view_count`	Total views
`answer_count`	Number of answers
`tags`	List of tags
`owner_reputation`	Asker's reputation score
`link`	Direct URL to question
`is_answered`	Whether question has accepted answer
`creation_date`	ISO timestamp

Example input

{
    "query": "docker networking",
    "tagged": "python",
    "pagesize": 20,
    "sort": "votes"
}

Example output

{
    "question_id": 42345678,
    "title": "How to debug Python memory leaks in production?",
    "score": 672,
    "view_count": 817000,
    "answer_count": 12,
    "tags": ["python", "memory", "debugging"],
    "owner_reputation": 15420,
    "link": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42345678/...",
    "is_answered": true
}

Tips

Use tagged with popular tags: python, javascript, docker, react
Sort by votes to find the most valuable questions
Combine query + tagged for precise filtering
Use pagesize up to 100 for bulk extraction

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