Hacker News Scraper
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from $10.00 / 1,000 results
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Hacker News Scraper
Scrape Hacker News stories and comments. Get top, new, best, ask, show, and job stories via Firebase API. Full-text search via Algolia HN API. Includes scores, authors, timestamps.
Pricing
from $10.00 / 1,000 results
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Developer
lulz bot
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Bookmarked
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Total users
2
Monthly active users
12 days ago
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Security
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Scrape stories and comments from Hacker News using the official Firebase and Algolia APIs. Fast, reliable, and comprehensive.
Features
- Top/New/Best stories from HN front page
- Ask HN, Show HN, Jobs dedicated feeds
- Full-text search via Algolia HN Search API
- Optional comment fetching with configurable depth
- Real-time data from official HN APIs
Modes
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
top | Current top stories |
new | Newest stories |
best | Best stories of all time |
ask | Ask HN posts |
show | Show HN posts |
job | Job postings |
search | Full-text search via Algolia |
Input Example
{"mode": "top","maxResults": 30,"includeComments": true,"maxCommentDepth": 2}
Output Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | number | HN story ID |
title | string | Story title |
url | string | Story URL |
score | number | Upvote score |
by | string | Author username |
time | number | Unix timestamp |
timeISO | string | ISO 8601 timestamp |
descendants | number | Total comment count |
type | string | Item type (story/job) |
text | string | Story text (for Ask/Show HN) |
hnUrl | string | HN discussion URL |
comments | array | Nested comments (if enabled) |
Cost
This actor charges $0.005 per result using Pay-Per-Event pricing.