B2B Leads Generator 🎯

Generate high-quality B2B leads from multiple platforms including GitHub, Dev.to, Reddit, HackerNews, and Product Hunt.

Features ✨

• Multi-Platform Scraping: GitHub, Dev.to, Reddit, HackerNews, Product Hunt
• Smart Lead Scoring: Automatic scoring based on engagement and profile quality
• Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate leads
• Rich Data: Collects names, emails (when public), social profiles, and more
• Customizable: Filter by keywords and target specific lead types

Platforms Supported 🌐

1. GitHub

• Developer profiles
• Public emails (when available)
• Company information
• Location data
• Social links

2. Dev.to

• Developer profiles
• Article authors
• Tags and interests

3. Reddit

• Post authors from relevant subreddits
• Karma scores
• Community engagement

4. HackerNews

• Active community members
• Engagement metrics
• Post history

5. Product Hunt (Coming Soon)

• Product makers
• Founders
• Early adopters

Input Configuration 📝

{
  "platforms": ["github", "devto", "reddit", "hackernews"],
  "keywords": ["startup", "founder", "machine learning", "saas"],
  "maxLeads": 500,
  "leadType": "tech"
}

Parameters

• platforms (array): Platforms to scrape
• keywords (array): Keywords to search for
• maxLeads (number): Maximum leads to collect (default: 500)
• leadType (string): Type of leads - "tech", "business", or "general"

Output Format 📊

Each lead contains:

{
  "lead_id": "github_12345",
  "source": "github",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "username": "johndoe",
  "profile_url": "https://github.com/johndoe",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "company": "Tech Startup Inc",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "bio": "Full-stack developer passionate about AI",
  "website": "https://johndoe.com",
  "social_links": {
    "github": "https://github.com/johndoe",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/johndoe"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "followers": 1234,
    "public_repos": 56
  },
  "lead_score": 8,
  "keyword": "machine learning",
  "scraped_at": "2025-01-12T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Lead Scoring 📈

Leads are automatically scored from 1-10 based on:

• Profile completeness (email, location, bio, website)
• Engagement metrics (followers, repos, karma, points)
• Activity level (recent posts, contributions)
• Professional indicators (company affiliation, public work)

Use Cases 💡

• Developer Outreach: Find developers for your product
• Recruiting: Source technical talent
• Partnership Building: Connect with founders and makers
• Market Research: Understand your target audience
• Community Building: Grow your developer community

Legal & Ethical Use ⚖️

This actor only collects publicly available information from platforms' public APIs and pages.

Important Guidelines:

• ✅ Use for legitimate business purposes
• ✅ Respect platform rate limits
• ✅ Only contact leads with permission
• ❌ Don't spam or harass
• ❌ Don't violate platform Terms of Service
• ❌ Don't sell or misuse personal data

Running Locally 🏃

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run the actor
npm start

Deploying to Apify 🚀

# Login to Apify
apify login

# Deploy
apify push

Tips for Best Results 💪

1. Use Specific Keywords: Instead of "developer", try "react developer" or "machine learning engineer"
2. Combine Platforms: Different platforms attract different audiences
3. Quality Over Quantity: Start with lower maxLeads to get higher quality
4. Regular Updates: Run periodically to find new leads
5. Enrich Data: Use additional tools to find email addresses for leads without public emails

Limitations ⚠️

• Email addresses are only collected when publicly available
• Rate limits may affect the number of leads collected
• Some platforms require proxies for reliable scraping
• LinkedIn and Facebook are NOT supported due to their strict anti-scraping policies

Support 🤝

For issues or questions, please open an issue on GitHub or contact support.

License 📄

ISC License - Free to use and modify.