You can access the Y Combinator Scraper 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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?batch=Fall%202025&isHiring=true&tags=Healthcare&tags=B2B",
10    "scrapeFounders": False,
11    "scrapeOpenJobs": False,
12}
13
14# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15run = client.actor("futurizerush/y-combinator-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
16
17# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
18print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
19for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
20    print(item)
21
22# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Y Combinator Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Y Combinator Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Y Combinator Scraper API in JavaScript

Y Combinator Scraper API through CLI

Y Combinator Scraper OpenAPI definition

Y Combinator Scraper API

Y Combinator Scraper

michael.g/y-combinator-scraper

Scrape data on Y Combinator companies and their founders from the YC startup directory.

Michael G

677

5.0

Y Combinator Scraper

scraped/y-combinator-scraper

Scrape companies from Y Combinator

scraped

5.0

🎉 Y Combinator Founders

prog-party/y-combinator-founders

This Y Combinator Founder Actor retrieves data from Y Combinator, allowing to filter, and returns a list of founders as a Dataset.

Prog Party

✨ Y Combinator Scraper Apify

damilo/y-combinator-scraper-apify

⚡ Scrape Y Combinator’s startup directory with rich data: company info, founders, job postings, batch, team size, social links, and more. Filter by industry, region, or hiring status. Ideal for lead gen, VC scouting, and recruiting. Clean JSON output ready for Airtable, Notion, or Excel.

Imad

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Y Combinator Scraper | With Emails | $4.5 / 1K

fatihtahta/y-combinator-directory-scraper

Scrape the entire Y Combinator directory with verified founder emails. This high-speed scraper delivers rich company and founder data from any YC list (e.g., by batch or industry). Get a clean, structured dataset of the world's top startups for deal sourcing and lead generation.

Fatih Tahta

5.0

Y Combinator Jobs Scraper

infinity_and_beyond/y-combinator-jobs-scraper

Scrapes job listings from Y Combinator's WorkAtAStartup.com and uses Perplexity AI to extract structured job data based on keyword and location filters. Ideal for recruiters, job boards, and analysts seeking clean, filtered job insights from YC-backed startups.

DR Nayaki

Y Combinator Scraper

shahidirfan/Y-Combinator-Scraper

Discover the Y Combinator Scraper, an efficient actor for scraping the YC companies directory. Easily extract detailed profiles, founder info, and batch data. Ideal for market research, lead generation, or investment analysis. For best results and to avoid blocks, residential proxies are best.

Shahid Irfan

🔥 Y Combinator Scraper [API] 2025 | Super Cheap & Fast

clearpath/ycombinator-api-scraper

Extract complete Y Combinator ecosystem data - 5000+ companies, 8000+ founders, 3500+ jobs. Perfect for VCs, recruiters, and researchers. Get startup intelligence, funding trends, team data, and job listings. Reliable Python scraper with proxy support. Start at $3.50.

ClearPath

🚀 Y Combinator Scraper - Rental ($10/month) 🚀

deltaspider/y-combinator-scraper

A high-performance web scraper for extracting comprehensive company data from Y Combinator - the world's leading startup accelerator. Whether you're an investor, founder, researcher, or developer, this tool helps you gather detailed data on 5000+ YC-backed companies.