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Show HN Lead Scraper - Hacker News Launches + Maker Info

Scrape Show HN posts from Hacker News with title, URL, points, comment count, posted-at, and maker contact info from the post body. Filter by points and days back. Sales-trigger feed for B2B developer-tool outreach. $0.005 per post. Free preview.

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Emily Ward

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You can access the Show HN Lead Scraper - Hacker News Launches + Maker Info programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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