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Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring

Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring

nx-node/hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring
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Unofficial Hacker News API to extract data from all Hacker News categories. You can filter posts based on specific keywords, track trends using the unique activity monitoring feature, and receive updates directly in your Slack channel.

You can access the Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring programmatically from your own JavaScript 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.

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "hnDataSource": "",
12    "proxyConfig": {
13        "useApifyProxy": true
14    }
15};
16
17// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18const run = await client.actor("nx-node/hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring").call(input);
19
20// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
21console.log('Results from dataset');
22console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
23const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
24items.forEach((item) => {
25    console.dir(item);
26});
27
28// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

npm install apify-client

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  • Created in Mar 2024
  • Modified 6 months ago