You can access the Hacker News 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    "searchQueries": ["artificial intelligence"],
10    "tags": "story",
11    "timeRange": "all",
12    "sortBy": "relevance",
13    "maxItems": 50,
14    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
15}
16
17# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18run = client.actor("klondikeking/hacker-news-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
19
20# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
21print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
22for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
23    print(item)
24
25# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Hacker News Scraper API in Python

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

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Hacker News Scraper API in JavaScript

Hacker News Scraper API through CLI

Hacker News Scraper OpenAPI definition

Hacker News Scraper API

Hacker News Scraper

koreyoshi/hacker-news-scraper

Mr-chen

Hacker News API Scraper

andok/hackernews-scraper

Fetch stories directly from the official Hacker News Firebase API instantly.

Andok

Hacker News API Scraper

lokki/hacker-news-api-scraper

Scrapes Hacker News items through the official Firebase API and outputs only result rows.

Ian Dikhtiar

Hacker News Top Sites Scraper

fearless_sharpener/hacker-news-top-sites-scraper

Unlock even more valuable insights from the popular news website, Hacker News. Our updated Top Sites Scraper extracts titles, scores, links and more, all in one easy-to-use Apify actor. With this powerful tool, you can gather comprehensive data from Hacker News and gain a competitive edge.

Tom

Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring

lucen_data/hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring

Unofficial Hacker News API to extract data from all Hacker News categories. You can filter posts based on specific keywords, track trends using the unique activity monitoring feature, and receive updates directly in your Slack channel.

Lucen

Hacker News MCP Server

nyxar_dev/hackernews-mcp

Read top stories, comments, and search Hacker News via MCP. Get real-time tech news, discussions, and trending topics from the HN community.

Nyxar Dev

Hacker News Jobs Scraper

janbruinier/jan-hackernews-jobs-scraper

Scrape job listings from HackerNews

Jan Bruinier

Hacker News Launch Feedback Scraper

happyfhantum/hacker-news-launch-feedback-scraper

Search Hacker News launches and comments for traction, objections, and product feedback.

Kelsey Todd

Hacker News Live Feed

desmond-dev/hacker-news-tech-trends

Real-time top stories from Hacker News (Y Combinator). Fetches title, URL, score, and comments. Perfect for tracking tech trends, AI news, and startup buzz.

Desmond Chigariro

📰 Hacker News Scraper

taroyamada/hacker-news-intelligence

Extract trending tech discussions, nested comment hierarchies, and post scores from Hacker News directly into structured JSON for custom RAG pipelines.