GitHub Trending Scraper

Scrape trending repositories and developers from GitHub Trending. Get real-time data on what's hot in the developer community — filterable by language, time range, and spoken language.

What can it do?

• Trending repositories — Top repos by stars gained in a time period
• Trending developers — Most active developers with their popular repos
• Filter by language — Python, JavaScript, Rust, Go, or any of 500+ languages
• Time ranges — Daily, weekly, or monthly trends
• Spoken language — Filter by content language (English, Chinese, etc.)

Why use this scraper?

• ⚡ Fast — Direct HTML parsing, no API token needed
• 📊 Rich data — Stars, forks, language, description, stars gained today
• 👨‍💻 Developer profiles — Username, popular repo, avatar
• 🔄 Always current — GitHub Trending updates in real-time
• 🌍 Multi-language — Filter by programming and spoken language

Input examples

Get all trending repos today

{
  "mode": "repositories",
  "since": "daily"
}

Trending Python repos this week

{
  "mode": "repositories",
  "language": "python",
  "since": "weekly"
}

Trending developers this month

{
  "mode": "developers",
  "since": "monthly"
}

Trending Rust repos

{
  "mode": "repositories",
  "language": "rust",
  "since": "daily"
}

Output example (repository)

{
  "rank": 1,
  "username": "openai",
  "reponame": "codex",
  "url": "https://github.com/openai/codex",
  "description": "Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal",
  "language": "TypeScript",
  "stars": 15200,
  "forks": 1100,
  "starsToday": 2300,
  "builtBy": ["developer1", "developer2"]
}

Use cases

• Open source intelligence — Track new popular projects early
• Technology radar — Monitor which languages/frameworks are gaining traction
• Hiring research — Find active developers in specific technologies
• Investment signals — Spot trending developer tools and infrastructure
• Content creation — Write about what's trending in tech

Pricing

Free to use. You only pay for Apify platform usage (compute and storage).

Limitations

• GitHub Trending shows ~25 repos per page
• Trending data is based on recent star activity (not total stars)
• HTML scraping — may need updates if GitHub changes their page layout