Github List Scraper
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Github List Scraper
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This Actor scrapes repositories from GitHub **Awesome Lists**, **topic listings**, and **individual repositories**, collecting useful metadata for each project.
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Created in Mar 2025
Modified 21 hours ago
You can access the Github List 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.
1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6 token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11 "awesomeLists": [
12 "lorien/awesome-web-scraping"
13 ],
14 "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 100
15};
16
17// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18const run = await client.actor("janbuchar/github-list-scraper").call(input);
19
20// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
21console.log('Results from dataset');
22console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
23const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
24items.forEach((item) => {
25 console.dir(item);
26});
27
28// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
Github List Scraper API in JavaScript
The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Github List Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
npm install apify-client
Other API clients include: