Stack Overflow Questions Scraper

Scrape Stack Overflow questions and answers via the official Stack Exchange API v2.3. Search by keyword, filter by tag, or fetch specific question IDs. Extract scores, answer counts, view counts, tags, owner info, and full HTML question bodies.

Modes

Mode	Description
search	Search questions by keyword and/or tag
questions	Fetch specific questions by their numeric IDs

Output Fields

Field	Description
questionId	Numeric question ID
title	Question title
body	Full question body (HTML)
tags	Array of tag strings
score	Net upvotes minus downvotes
answerCount	Number of answers
viewCount	Total views
isAnswered	Whether question has an accepted or upvoted answer
acceptedAnswerId	ID of accepted answer (if any)
owner	Object with name, reputation, link
creationDate	ISO timestamp when question was created
lastActivityDate	ISO timestamp of last activity
link	Direct URL to the question
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp of scrape

Input Options

• Mode: search or questions
• Search Queries: Keywords to search (e.g. "python async", "react hooks")
• Tags: Filter by SO tags (e.g. "javascript", "python")
• Question IDs: Specific question IDs to fetch (e.g. "11227809")
• Sort By: relevance, votes, creation, or activity
• Max Results: Up to 500 per query
• Proxy: Optional proxy configuration

Example Output

{
  "questionId": 11227809,
  "title": "Why is processing a sorted array faster than processing an unsorted array?",
  "body": "<p>Here is a piece of C++ code...</p>",
  "tags": ["java", "c++", "performance", "cpu-architecture", "branch-prediction"],
  "score": 27145,
  "answerCount": 26,
  "viewCount": 1621534,
  "isAnswered": true,
  "acceptedAnswerId": 11227902,
  "owner": {
    "name": "GManNickG",
    "reputation": 503000,
    "link": "https://stackoverflow.com/users/87234"
  },
  "creationDate": "2012-06-27T13:51:36.000Z",
  "lastActivityDate": "2026-04-20T10:00:00.000Z",
  "link": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Research: Find top questions by technology or topic
• Trend Analysis: Track which tags and topics are most active
• Knowledge Base: Build datasets of Q&A content for training or reference
• Competitor Analysis: Monitor questions about specific libraries or frameworks
• Developer Insights: Analyze reputation, voting patterns, and answer rates

Notes

• Uses the public Stack Exchange API v2.3 (no auth required)
• API quota: 300 requests/day per IP (sufficient for most use cases)
• Responses are automatically decompressed (gzip)
• Results are deduplicated by question ID across multiple queries

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