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Scrape repositories and profiles from GitHub

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from $0.01 / 1,000 results

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GitHub Repository Scraper

Search and extract repository data from GitHub. Get stars, forks, topics, languages, and more from any public repository.

Features

Search mode - Find repos by keywords, stars, language
User mode - Get all repos from a specific user/org
Trending mode - Discover trending repos this week
Language filter - Filter by programming language
README extraction - Optionally fetch README content

Search Query Examples

GitHub uses a powerful search syntax:

machine learning - Search in name/description
stars:>1000 - Repos with 1000+ stars
language:python - Python repos only
topic:react - Repos with React topic
user:facebook - Repos by Facebook
created:>2025-01-01 - Created after date
pushed:>2025-01-01 - Recently updated
stars:100..500 - Stars in range

Combine queries: language:rust stars:>500 topic:cli

Output Example

{
  "rank": 1,
  "name": "facebook/react",
  "description": "A declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library...",
  "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react",
  "stars": 225000,
  "forks": 46000,
  "watchers": 225000,
  "openIssues": 850,
  "language": "JavaScript",
  "license": "MIT",
  "topics": ["declarative", "frontend", "javascript", "library", "react", "ui"],
  "createdAt": "2013-05-24T16:15:54Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-17T10:00:00Z",
  "owner": "facebook",
  "ownerType": "Organization",
  "isArchived": false,
  "isFork": false
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
mode	string	search, user, or trending
searchQuery	string	GitHub search query
username	string	GitHub username (for user mode)
language	string	Filter by programming language
sortBy	string	Sort by stars, forks, or updated
order	string	desc or asc
maxItems	number	Maximum repos to extract
minStars	number	Minimum stars filter
minForks	number	Minimum forks filter
includeReadme	boolean	Fetch README content

Use Cases

Tech research - Find popular libraries and tools
Competitor analysis - Track competitor repos
Talent sourcing - Find active developers
Trend monitoring - Discover new technologies
Dataset building - Create ML training data

Rate Limits

GitHub API limits:

Without token: 60 requests/hour
With token: 5,000 requests/hour

The scraper handles rate limits automatically with retries.

Cost

Minimal - uses FREE GitHub API, no browser needed.

Built by flowbot.company

Usage with AI (MCP)

Connect to mcp.apify.com and use natural language:

"Scrape data using Github Scraper"
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