Pricing

Pay per usage

Hacker News Scraper

Extract posts, comments, and scores from Hacker News. Track trending tech topics, startup launches, and developer discussions. Ideal for tech trend analysis and startup ecosystem monitoring.

Pricing

Pay per usage

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

fatih dağüstü

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

2 days ago

Last modified

Features

Search Stories — Full-text search with relevance or date sorting
Front Page — Current front page stories
Show HN / Ask HN — Filter by post type
New Stories — Latest stories from HN
Story Comments — Full comment trees with depth tracking
User Profiles — Karma, about, and recent submissions

Input

Field	Type	Description
`scrapeType`	string	`search`, `front_page`, `new_stories`, `show_hn`, `ask_hn`, `story_comments`, `user_profile`
`searchQuery`	string	Search keyword (for `search` mode)
`searchSort`	string	`relevance` or `date`
`dateFrom`	string	Filter stories after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`dateTo`	string	Filter stories before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`storyIds`	array	Story IDs or URLs (for `story_comments` mode)
`usernames`	array	HN usernames (for `user_profile` mode)
`maxItems`	number	Maximum results (default: 100)
`minPoints`	number	Minimum points filter (default: 0)
`minComments`	number	Minimum comments filter (default: 0)

Output Examples

Story

{
  "type": "story",
  "id": 12345678,
  "title": "Show HN: I built an AI tool",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "hnUrl": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12345678",
  "author": "pg",
  "points": 256,
  "numComments": 89,
  "storyType": "show_hn",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-16T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Comment

{
  "type": "comment",
  "id": 87654321,
  "storyId": 12345678,
  "parentId": 12345678,
  "author": "dang",
  "text": "Great project!",
  "depth": 0,
  "childCount": 3,
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T11:00:00.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-16T12:00:00.000Z"
}

User Profile

{
  "type": "user_profile",
  "username": "pg",
  "karma": 156789,
  "about": "Founder of YC",
  "createdAt": "2007-02-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "submittedCount": 1234,
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-16T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

Market Research — Track trending topics and technologies
Competitor Monitoring — Watch for mentions of competitors
Recruiting — Find active developers in specific domains
Content Ideas — Discover what resonates with tech audiences
Sentiment Analysis — Analyze discussion sentiment on topics

Data Sources

This scraper uses two official APIs:

Algolia HN API — For search, filtering, and comment trees
HN Firebase API — For new stories and user profiles

No browser required. Fast, lightweight, and reliable.

Cost

Uses Pay Per Event pricing. Each scraped item (story, comment, or profile) counts as one result.

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