Hackathon Calendar Tracker — Devpost Scraper

Hackathon calendar tracker and crypto hackathon scraper from Devpost — the world's largest developer events platform. Filter by prize size, keyword, date, or online-only. Perfect for developers hunting competitions, recruiters scouting talent, and AI/research pipelines. $0.005/hackathon.

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⚡ Quick start

{
  "status": ["open", "upcoming"],
  "orderBy": "deadline",
  "limit": 100
}

Returns a full hackathon calendar: title, prize, deadline, themes, registrations, and organizer — in seconds.

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Why use this actor?

Devpost has no public API. This actor scrapes the public listing pages and returns clean, structured JSON — ready for dashboards, Notion databases, Airtable, Slack alerts, or LLM pipelines.

Feature	Details
Data source	Devpost — 100K+ projects, 500K+ members
Filters	Status, keyword, online-only, prize size
Sort options	Deadline (soonest first), prize amount, recently added
Max results	Up to 500 hackathons per run
Output	Structured JSON (title, prize, dates, themes, registrations)
Use case	Hackathon calendar, competition monitor, talent research

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Use cases

• Developers — Find the best hackathons to enter this week or month, filtered by tech stack (AI, Web3, Climate, Health)
• Recruiters & HR — Monitor high-attendance hackathons to source engineering talent
• Hackathon aggregators — Build a curated hackathon calendar or newsletter (similar to Devfolio, MLH, devpost.com/hackathons)
• LLM & AI research pipelines — Feed hackathon descriptions into AI models for trend detection or opportunity scoring
• Community managers — Alert your Discord or Slack channel when new AI/ML hackathons are listed
• Market research — Track prize amounts and themes to understand what companies are building toward
• Students — Find beginner-friendly hackathons or those with travel stipends

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Output fields

{
  "title": "AI Innovation Challenge 2026",
  "url": "https://ai-challenge-2026.devpost.com",
  "organization": "TechCorp",
  "status": "open",
  "location": "Online",
  "online": true,
  "dates": "Aug 22 – Sep 30, 2026",
  "time_left": "32 days left",
  "prize_usd": 50000,
  "cash_prizes": 3,
  "other_prizes": 5,
  "registrations": 1842,
  "themes": ["AI/ML", "Open Innovation", "Beginner Friendly"],
  "featured": true,
  "invite_only": false
}

Field	Description
title	Hackathon name
url	Direct Devpost URL
organization	Organizer / sponsor name
status	open or upcoming
location	Location string (or "Online")
online	true if fully virtual
dates	Submission window (human-readable)
time_left	Countdown: "3 days left" / "Starts in 5 days"
prize_usd	Total prize pool in USD
cash_prizes	Number of cash prize tiers
other_prizes	Number of non-cash awards (hardware, credits, etc.)
registrations	Number of registered participants
themes	Devpost category tags (AI/ML, Web3, Climate, etc.)
featured	Whether Devpost has featured/highlighted this event
invite_only	Whether registration requires an invite

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Input options

Parameter	Default	Description
status	["open", "upcoming"]	Filter by status: "open", "upcoming", or "ended"
orderBy	"deadline"	Sort: "deadline", "prize_amount", "recently_added"
search	""	Keyword filter — e.g. "AI", "web3", "climate", "health"
onlineOnly	false	Return only virtual / remote hackathons
minPrize	0	Minimum prize pool in USD (0 = no filter)
limit	100	Max hackathons to return (1–500)

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Example queries

Find high-prize AI hackathons sorted by prize:

{
  "search": "AI",
  "orderBy": "prize_amount",
  "minPrize": 5000,
  "limit": 20
}

All open online hackathons — sorted by deadline (most urgent first):

{
  "status": ["open"],
  "onlineOnly": true,
  "orderBy": "deadline",
  "limit": 50
}

Weekly monitor — catch new listings before they get crowded:

{
  "orderBy": "recently_added",
  "limit": 30
}

Schedule this weekly in Apify Scheduler to get a fresh list every Monday.

Web3 / crypto hackathons only:

{
  "search": "web3",
  "status": ["open", "upcoming"],
  "orderBy": "prize_amount"
}

Beginner-friendly hackathons with prizes:

{
  "search": "beginner",
  "minPrize": 500,
  "onlineOnly": true
}

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Integration examples

Slack alert for new high-prize hackathons

Use Apify Scheduler + Webhook to post a message to Slack every Monday:

# Run via API and post results to a webhook
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/gochujang~hackathon-calendar-tracker/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"orderBy":"recently_added","minPrize":1000,"limit":10}'

Python — build a hackathon digest

import apify_client

client = apify_client.ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("gochujang/hackathon-calendar-tracker").call(
    run_input={
        "status": ["open"],
        "orderBy": "deadline",
        "onlineOnly": True,
        "minPrize": 1000,
        "limit": 50,
    }
)
hackathons = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
for h in hackathons:
    print(f"{h['title']} — ${h['prize_usd']:,} — {h['time_left']}")

Airtable / Notion pipeline

Export the dataset as CSV from the Apify platform, or use the Apify→Zapier integration to push each hackathon record directly into Airtable or Notion.

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Pricing

Usage	Cost
Run start	$0.005 (flat)
Per hackathon returned	$0.005
First 3 per run	Free
100 hackathons	~$0.505
500 hackathons	~$2.505

Running weekly to monitor 100 hackathons = ~$2/month.

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Notes

• Data is scraped from the Devpost public listing pages — no Devpost account required
• Prize amounts are parsed from Devpost's structured markup; some prizes listed as "non-cash" (hardware, cloud credits) may show as $0
• time_left reflects how much time remains for submissions (for open hackathons) or when the event starts (for upcoming)
• Devpost typically lists 200–500 active hackathons at any time
• Results are deduplicated by URL within a single run
• For the most current data, run immediately before use (Devpost updates listings in real time)

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