# GitHub Trending Scraper — Discover Rising Open-Source Projects (`klondikeking/github-trending-scraper`) Actor Extract trending repositories from GitHub Trending with stars, language, description, and daily growth metrics. Perfect for developer research, competitive analysis, and market intelligence. - **URL**: https://apify.com/klondikeking/github-trending-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Pierrick McD0nald](https://apify.com/klondikeking) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## GitHub Trending Repositories Scraper -- Extract Trending Repos with Stars, Language, and Growth Data Scrape GitHub Trending pages to discover the fastest-growing open-source repositories. Extract repository names, descriptions, programming languages, total stars, forks, and daily star growth -- all without needing a GitHub API key. This Actor is ideal for developers, investors, and analysts who want to track open-source momentum, identify emerging technologies, and monitor community interest across programming languages. ### Use Cases - **Developer Research** -- Discover trending libraries and frameworks before they become mainstream - **Competitive Analysis** -- Track which repos in your niche are gaining traction - **Content Curation** -- Build newsletters or dashboards around trending open-source projects - **Market Intelligence** -- Identify emerging programming languages and technology shifts - **Recruitment** -- Find fast-growing projects to identify high-demand skills ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `startUrls` | Array | Yes | GitHub Trending URLs to scrape | | `maxItems` | Number | No | Maximum repos per page (default: 25) | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Proxy configuration | #### Supported URLs - `https://github.com/trending` -- All languages, daily - `https://github.com/trending?since=weekly` -- Weekly trends - `https://github.com/trending?since=monthly` -- Monthly trends - `https://github.com/trending/python` -- Language-specific daily - `https://github.com/trending/typescript?since=weekly` -- Language-specific weekly ### Output The Actor outputs a dataset with the following fields: ```json { "rank": 1, "owner": "microsoft", "name": "vscode", "fullName": "microsoft/vscode", "url": "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode", "repoDescription": "Visual Studio Code", "language": "TypeScript", "stars": 162000, "forks": 32000, "starsToday": 245, "trendingPage": "https://github.com/trending", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### Pricing Pay per event: $0.001 per repository scraped. ### Limitations - GitHub Trending pages show up to 25 repositories per page - Rate limiting may apply; proxy is recommended for repeated runs - Data reflects GitHub's trending algorithm at scrape time ### FAQ **Q: Do I need a GitHub API token?** A: No. This scraper uses the public GitHub Trending HTML pages. **Q: Can I scrape multiple languages at once?** A: Yes. Pass multiple URLs in `startUrls`. **Q: How often should I run this?** A: Daily for daily trends, weekly for weekly trends. ### Changelog - **v1.0.0** -- Initial release # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): GitHub Trending pages to scrape. Example: https://github.com/trending or https://github.com/trending/python?since=weekly ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of trending repositories to extract per page ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for scraping ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://github.com/trending" ], "maxItems": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `datasetLink` (type: `string`): Link to dataset ## `totalRepos` (type: `string`): Total repositories scraped # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ "https://github.com/trending" ], "maxItems": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("klondikeking/github-trending-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": ["https://github.com/trending"], "maxItems": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("klondikeking/github-trending-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ "https://github.com/trending" ], "maxItems": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call klondikeking/github-trending-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=klondikeking/github-trending-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "GitHub Trending Scraper — Discover Rising Open-Source Projects", "description": "Extract trending repositories from GitHub Trending with stars, language, description, and daily growth metrics. Perfect for developer research, competitive analysis, and market intelligence.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "itFqRhCXkyl5NHVqy" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/klondikeking~github-trending-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-klondikeking-github-trending-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/klondikeking~github-trending-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-klondikeking-github-trending-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/klondikeking~github-trending-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-klondikeking-github-trending-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "GitHub Trending pages to scrape. Example: https://github.com/trending or https://github.com/trending/python?since=weekly", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum repositories", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of trending repositories to extract per page", "default": 25 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for scraping" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```