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StackOverflow Scraper

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StackOverflow Scraper

StackOverflow Scraper

Scrape Stack Overflow questions, answers, tags. Extract developer Q&A, code snippets, vote counts. Build knowledge bases, analyze programming trends, find solutions. No login required.

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Pay per usage

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Stack Overflow Scraper

Search and extract questions, answers, and users from Stack Overflow and other Stack Exchange sites.

Features

  • Search questions - Find questions by keywords
  • Filter by tags - JavaScript, Python, React, etc.
  • Multiple sites - Stack Overflow, Server Fault, Super User, Ask Ubuntu, and more
  • Include answers - Optionally fetch all answers
  • Top users - Find experts by tag
  • Date filtering - Get questions from specific time periods

Supported Sites

  • Stack Overflow (programming)
  • Server Fault (system administration)
  • Super User (computer enthusiasts)
  • Ask Ubuntu (Ubuntu)
  • Unix & Linux
  • Ask Different (Apple)
  • Arqade (gaming)

Output Example

{
"rank": 1,
"questionId": 11227809,
"title": "Why is processing a sorted array faster than an unsorted array?",
"link": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809",
"score": 27509,
"viewCount": 1600000,
"answerCount": 26,
"isAnswered": true,
"tags": ["java", "c++", "performance", "cpu-architecture", "branch-prediction"],
"body": "<p>Here is a piece of C++ code...</p>",
"owner": "GManNickG",
"ownerReputation": 503000,
"createdAt": "2012-06-27T13:51:36.000Z"
}

Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
modestringsearch, questions, or users
searchQuerystringKeywords to search
tagsstringTags separated by semicolons
sitestringStack Exchange site
sortBystringvotes, activity, creation, relevance
orderstringdesc or asc
maxItemsnumberMaximum items to extract
minScorenumberMinimum question score
includeAnswersbooleanFetch answers for each question
dateFromstringStart date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTostringEnd date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Use Cases

  • Training data - Build datasets for ML/NLP
  • Research - Analyze programming trends
  • Knowledge base - Extract Q&A for documentation
  • Talent sourcing - Find top contributors
  • Content curation - Best answers on specific topics

Rate Limits

Stack Exchange API limits:

  • Without key: 300 requests/day
  • With key: 10,000 requests/day

The scraper handles quotas and backoff automatically.

Cost

Minimal - uses FREE Stack Exchange API, no browser needed.


Built by flowbot.company

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