You can access the Y Combinator Scraper 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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "scrape_founders": True,
10    "scrape_open_jobs": False,
11    "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?batch=X25",
12    "scrape_all_companies": False,
13}
14
15# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
16run = client.actor("michael.g/y-combinator-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
17
18# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
19print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
20for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
21    print(item)
22
23# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Y Combinator Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Y Combinator Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Y Combinator Scraper API in JavaScript

Y Combinator Scraper API through CLI

Y Combinator Scraper OpenAPI definition

Y Combinator Scraper API

Y Combinator Scraper

scraped/y-combinator-scraper

Scrape companies from Y Combinator

scraped

5.0

Y Combinator Founders

prog-party/y-combinator-founders

This Y Combinator Founder Actor retrieves data from Y Combinator, allowing to filter, and returns a list of founders as a Dataset.

Prog Party

[Jun25] Y Combinator Scraper - fast & low cost

scrapegoats/ycombinator-scraper

Efficiently extract structured data from the official Y Combinator startup directory.

ScrapeGoats

5.0

YC Scraper

mido_99/yc-scraper

Uncover Y Combinator's hidden startup gems, founders, and more details instantly.

Mo Hany

✨ Y Combinator Scraper Apify

damilo/y-combinator-scraper-apify

⚡ Scrape Y Combinator’s startup directory with rich data: company info, founders, job postings, batch, team size, social links, and more. Filter by industry, region, or hiring status. Ideal for lead gen, VC scouting, and recruiting. Clean JSON output ready for Airtable, Notion, or Excel.

Imad

5.0

Y Combinator Extractor

jupri/ycombinator

💫 All-In-One YCombinator.com Scraper

cat

117

5.0

Y Combinator Company Scraper 🧠💼 - Cheap & Fast

scrapestorm/y-combinator-company-scraper---cheap-fast

Unlock the power of Y Combinator with automated company data scraping 🧠💼📊 Effortlessly collect detailed information on startups and portfolio companies from the YC platform. Customize your search queries by industry, hiring status, or region for highly targeted insights 🌍No proxy needed ⚡

Storm_Scraper

5.0

Y Combinator API Scraper

clearpath/ycombinator-api-scraper

Extract complete Y Combinator ecosystem data - 5000+ companies, 8000+ founders, 3500+ jobs. Perfect for VCs, recruiters, and researchers. Get startup intelligence, funding trends, team data, and job listings. Reliable Python scraper with proxy support. Start at $3.50.

ClearPath

Y Combinator Directory Scraper | Fast & Reliable | $4.5 / 1K

fatihtahta/y-combinator-directory-scraper

Most affordable, enterprise-grade Y Combinator company scraper. Extracts complete startup profiles, including batch, founders, funding status, team size, social links and more for any filtered listing. Cost-effective pay-as-you-go pricing at $4 per 1 000 companies. Updated weekly.

Fatih Tahta

5.0

Hacker News Data Scraper

epctex/hackernews-scraper

Extract Y Combinator's Hacker News based on any search criteria. Crawl the front page, Show HN, Ask HN, news, job listings, and historical data. Get links, titles, comments, ratings, and more!