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Hacker News Scraper — Stories, Comments & Trends

Scrape Hacker News — front page stories, newest posts, job listings, and comments. Track trending tech topics and discussions.

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Hacker News Scraper — Top Stories, Points & Comments

Scrape Hacker News front page stories, newest posts, job listings, and comments. Track trending tech topics, upvote rankings, and discussion threads.

✨ Features

📰 Extract stories from HN front page (top, new, show, ask, jobs)
📊 Full rankings with points, authors, and comment counts
🔗 Story URLs and HN discussion links
🔄 Configurable post limits
🌐 Apify proxy support for reliable scraping
⚡ Built on Crawlee + Playwright for production-grade reliability

🚀 Quick Start

# Via Apify CLI
apify call hackernews-scraper

# Via API
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/N2FD4arChRWa0BSRB/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer *** \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": {"startUrls": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com"}]}}'

📋 Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	HN homepage	URLs to scrape (supports different feeds)
maxProducts	Integer	50	Maximum stories to extract
proxyConfiguration	Object	Apify proxy	Proxy configuration

📊 Output

Structured JSON with per-story data:

Field	Description
url	Story URL on HN
title	Post title
stories[]	Array of extracted stories
stories[].title	Headline
stories[].url	External link
stories[].rank	Position on page
stories[].points	Upvote score
stories[].author	Username
stories[].comments	Comment count

💰 Pricing

Model: Pay per result (PAY_PER_EVENT)
Price: $0.01 per result
Free Tier: Apify provides $5 free monthly credit

📚 Use Cases

Startup & tech trend tracking
Developer community research
Content curation & newsletters
Competitive intelligence
Academic research on tech discourse

⚠️ Disclaimer

Respect Hacker News' terms of service and rate limits when scraping.

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