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lucen_data/hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring
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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.
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LucenMaintained by Community
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Created in Mar 2024
Modified 4 months ago
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You can access the Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring 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.
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