# Hashnode Blog Scraper - Extract Developer Blog Posts (`klondikeking/hashnode-blog-scraper`) Actor Extract blog posts from Hashnode homepage and tag pages. Get titles, descriptions, publish dates, word counts, author info, and featured images. Perfect for content research, trend analysis, and lead generation. - **URL**: https://apify.com/klondikeking/hashnode-blog-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Pierrick McD0nald](https://apify.com/klondikeking) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Marketing - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $2.00 / 1,000 blog post extracteds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 ## 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: ```json { "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 # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of Hashnode URLs to scrape. Supports: user profiles (https://hashnode.com/@username), trending (https://hashnode.com), or topic pages (https://hashnode.com/n/python). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of blog posts to extract across all pages. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for requests. Apify proxy is recommended. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://hashnode.com", "https://hashnode.com/@msweelam" ], "maxItems": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `datasetLink` (type: `string`): Link to the dataset containing extracted Hashnode blog posts ## `itemsExtracted` (type: `string`): Number of blog posts extracted # 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://hashnode.com", "https://hashnode.com/@msweelam" ], "maxItems": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("klondikeking/hashnode-blog-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://hashnode.com", "https://hashnode.com/@msweelam", ], "maxItems": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("klondikeking/hashnode-blog-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://hashnode.com", "https://hashnode.com/@msweelam" ], "maxItems": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call klondikeking/hashnode-blog-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=klondikeking/hashnode-blog-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Hashnode Blog Scraper - Extract Developer Blog Posts", "description": "Extract blog posts from Hashnode homepage and tag pages. Get titles, descriptions, publish dates, word counts, author info, and featured images. Perfect for content research, trend analysis, and lead generation.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "H8F01RyR4ylnh2L1K" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/klondikeking~hashnode-blog-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-klondikeking-hashnode-blog-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/klondikeking~hashnode-blog-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-klondikeking-hashnode-blog-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/klondikeking~hashnode-blog-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-klondikeking-hashnode-blog-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": "List of Hashnode URLs to scrape. Supports: user profiles (https://hashnode.com/@username), trending (https://hashnode.com), or topic pages (https://hashnode.com/n/python).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of blog posts to extract across all pages.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for requests. Apify proxy is recommended." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```