Hacker News Scraper
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from $1.50 / 1,000 results
Scrape Hacker News stories, comments, jobs, Ask HN, and Show HN using Algolia Search API and HN Firebase API. Supports full-text search, date/points filters, and live feeds.
You can access the Hacker News 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.
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