GitHub Trending Repos Scraper
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GitHub Trending Repos Scraper
Scrape trending repositories from GitHub. Get repo names, descriptions, stars, forks, language, stars today, and contributors. Filter by language and time range.
Pricing
from $10.00 / 1,000 results
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GitHub Trending Scraper
Extract trending repositories and developers from GitHub. Get stars, forks, language, description, contributors, and daily/weekly/monthly star counts. Filter by programming language.
Features
- Trending repositories — scrape the full trending repos page with all metadata
- Trending developers — optionally scrape trending developers with their popular repos
- Language filter — filter by any programming language (Python, JavaScript, Rust, Go, etc.)
- Time range — daily, weekly, or monthly trending data
- Rich metadata — stars, forks, language, description, contributors, and star velocity
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
languages | string[] | Filter by languages (e.g., "python", "javascript"). Empty = all |
timeRange | string | "daily", "weekly", or "monthly" (default: "daily") |
scrapeDevelopers | boolean | Also scrape trending developers (default: false) |
maxResults | number | Max total results (default: 100) |
Output
Each repository includes:
{"type": "repository","rank": 1,"owner": "username","repo": "project-name","fullName": "username/project-name","description": "A tool for...","language": "Python","totalStars": 15234,"forks": 1200,"starsInPeriod": 500,"periodLabel": "today","contributors": ["user1", "user2"],"url": "https://github.com/username/project-name","timeRange": "daily"}
Use Cases
- Tech trend tracking — monitor which repos and technologies are gaining traction
- Competitive analysis — track competitor open source projects
- Developer recruiting — find top trending developers in specific languages
- Investment research — identify popular open source tools and frameworks
- Content creation — curate weekly/monthly trending repo roundups
Pricing
This actor uses pay-per-event pricing at $0.005 per result scraped.