Pricing

Pay per usage

GitHub Trending Scraper

Scrape GitHub Trending repositories by language and time range. Get trending repos with stars, forks, language, contributors. Fast, lightweight, no browser needed.

Pricing

Pay per usage

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

Matthieu Cast

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

a day ago

Last modified

What Data You Get

Field	Description
`owner`	Repository owner
`name`	Repository name
`fullName`	Full name (owner/name)
`description`	Project description
`language`	Primary programming language
`totalStars`	Total stars
`forks`	Total forks
`periodStars`	Stars gained today/this week/this month
`periodLabel`	"today", "this week", or "this month"
`builtBy`	Contributors who built it
`license`	License type
`rank`	Position in trending list
`url`	Repository URL

Use Cases

🔥 Trend monitoring — Track what's hot in open source
📊 Market research — Understand developer interests and technology adoption
💡 Inspiration — Find ideas for your next project
📈 Content creation — Weekly "top trending repos" newsletters
🎯 Hiring — Find active open-source contributors

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description
`language`	Filter by language (e.g., `python`, `javascript`, `rust`)
`since`	`daily`, `weekly`, or `monthly`
`maxRepos`	Max repos to fetch (1-100)

Output Example

{
  "owner": "vercel",
  "name": "next.js",
  "fullName": "vercel/next.js",
  "description": "The React Framework for the Web",
  "language": "JavaScript",
  "totalStars": 132000,
  "forks": 28000,
  "periodStars": 450,
  "periodLabel": "today",
  "builtBy": ["timneutkens", "sebmarkbage", "gnoff"],
  "license": "MIT",
  "rank": 1,
  "url": "https://github.com/vercel/next.js",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-05T12:00:00.000Z",
  "timeRange": "daily",
  "languageFilter": "all"
}

Technical Details

No browser required — GitHub Trending is server-rendered HTML
Fast — Single HTTP request, ~1-2 seconds
Lightweight — No Playwright/Puppeteer, minimal CU usage
Free — No API key needed

Limitations

GitHub Trending shows max ~25 repos per page
Historical data not available (only current snapshot)
Rate limiting: GitHub may block excessive requests

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