Hashnode Blog Scraper — Extract Developer Blog Posts and Author Data

This Actor extracts blog posts, author information, publication dates, and metadata from Hashnode pages. Whether you are tracking developer trends, building influencer lists, or researching content strategies, this scraper turns any Hashnode profile, trending feed, or topic page into structured data you can act on immediately.

Use Cases

• Content Research — Monitor what developers are writing about across Hashnode. Track trending topics, emerging technologies, and popular frameworks.
• Influencer Discovery — Build lists of active developer bloggers, their posting frequency, and audience engagement metrics.
• Competitive Intelligence — Analyze how competitors use developer content marketing. Study their topics, posting cadence, and content depth.
• Lead Generation — Find developers and technical leaders who write about specific technologies. Enrich outreach with their latest posts and expertise areas.
• Trend Analysis — Collect word counts, publication dates, and tags to identify what content resonates in the developer community.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
startUrls	Array	Yes	List of Hashnode URLs to scrape. Supports: trending feed (https://hashnode.com), user profiles (https://hashnode.com/@username), or topic pages.
maxItems	Number	No	Maximum blog posts to extract (default: 100)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Proxy configuration for requests

Output

The Actor outputs a dataset with the following fields:

{
  "title": "Managing What You Can't Control",
  "url": "https://blog.msweelam.dev/dynamic-llm-anti-corruption-layer",
  "description": "In this blog, I'm assuming you have foundational knowledge about AI and LLM...",
  "image": "https://cdn.hashnode.com/uploads/covers/69e12ea8ffbb787634ea29f2/dc0f13b5-041d-47a6-9e50-6db91c6a7c53.png",
  "datePublished": "2026-04-18T03:17:51.214Z",
  "wordCount": 1000,
  "authorName": "Mohamed Sweelam",
  "authorUrl": "https://hashnode.com/@msweelam",
  "authorUsername": "msweelam",
  "tags": [],
  "sourceUrl": "https://hashnode.com"
}

Pricing

Pay per event: $0.002 per extracted blog post.

Limitations

• Only public Hashnode pages are supported. Private or paywalled content cannot be scraped.
• The Actor extracts data available on the public page. It does not access engagement metrics like claps, comments, or follower counts.
• Topic and search pages may have dynamic pagination that requires additional configuration.

FAQ

Q: Can I scrape multiple profiles in one run? A: Yes. Add as many start URLs as you need. The Actor will process them sequentially.

Q: Does this work for individual blog posts? A: Yes. You can pass direct blog post URLs and the Actor will extract their metadata.

Q: Do I need a proxy? A: Apify proxy is included by default and recommended for reliable results at scale.

Changelog

• v1.0.0 — Initial release