# Hugging Face Hub Scraper: Models, Datasets & Spaces (`pankajbhatia/hugging-face-hub-scraper`) Actor

Search Hugging Face models, datasets and Spaces: downloads, likes, trending score, task, library, license, languages, base models, arXiv papers and links. Filter by owner or task, sort by downloads or likes. Official public API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pankajbhatia/hugging-face-hub-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Pankaj Bhatia](https://apify.com/pankajbhatia) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 repositories

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Hugging Face Hub Scraper: Models, Datasets & Spaces

Search the **Hugging Face Hub**, the largest home for open AI models, datasets and demo apps. For each **model**, **dataset** or **Space** you get downloads, likes, trending score, license, languages, tags, linked arXiv papers, creation and update dates and a link. Models add the task (e.g. text-generation), library, base models and training datasets. Datasets add task categories, size, modalities and formats. Spaces add the SDK, title, description and app URL. Uses the official public Hub API. No login, no token.

### Who is it for?

- **AI engineers and researchers** comparing models for a task by downloads, likes and license.
- **VCs, analysts and journalists** tracking which open models and organizations are trending.
- **Developer-tool and cloud companies** finding popular models to support or integrate.
- **Dataset curators** discovering datasets by topic, size and format.

### How to use it

1. Pick **repository types** (models, datasets, Spaces).
2. Type **search** terms like `llama` or `whisper`, or leave empty for the top repositories overall.
3. Optionally filter by **owner** (e.g. `google`) or **task**, choose **sort by**, and set **max results**.
4. Add **repository IDs** to look up specific repos. Then click **Start**.

### Input example

```json
{"repoTypes": ["models"], "searchQueries": ["qwen"], "task": "text-generation", "sortBy": "downloads", "maxResultsPerSearch": 100}
```

### Output example

```json
{"type": "model", "id": "Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B", "owner": "Qwen", "downloads": 23833726, "likes": 1850, "license": "apache-2.0", "task": "text-generation", "library": "transformers", "baseModels": ["Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B-Base"], "arxivPapers": ["2505.09388"], "url": "https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B"}
```

### How much does it cost?

Pay-per-event: a small fee **per repository** returned, plus a tiny per-run start fee, with no subscription and no separate platform usage costs. For example, 1,000 repositories cost about $1. Searches with no results are **not charged**. Set **Maximum cost per run** to cap your spending.

### Use it through the API, integrations or AI agents

Run it from the Apify API, on a schedule, or connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n or Google Sheets. AI agents can find and call it through the Apify MCP server. Output is clean JSON with the same fields on every run.

### FAQ

**Is it legal?** Yes. The tool reads public metadata from Hugging Face's official public API, within its anonymous rate limit. It never downloads model weights, gated files or private repositories.

**What do downloads mean?** Hugging Face reports downloads over roughly the last 30 days.

**Can I track trends?** Yes. Schedule a daily run sorted by Trending and compare the results.

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# Actor input Schema

## `repoTypes` (type: `array`):

What to search.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Search terms, e.g. llama, whisper, sentiment. Empty = top repositories.

## `author` (type: `string`):

Only repos from this user or organization, e.g. google, meta-llama.

## `task` (type: `string`):

Pipeline tag, e.g. text-generation, automatic-speech-recognition.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of results.

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Limit for each search and type.

## `repoIds` (type: `array`):

Look up specific repos: owner/name or huggingface.co URLs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "repoTypes": [
    "models"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [
    "llama"
  ],
  "author": "",
  "task": "",
  "sortBy": "downloads",
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 50,
  "repoIds": []
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per model, dataset or Space with popularity, metadata and link.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "repoTypes": [
        "models"
    ],
    "searchQueries": [
        "llama"
    ],
    "author": "",
    "task": "",
    "maxResultsPerSearch": 50,
    "repoIds": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pankajbhatia/hugging-face-hub-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "repoTypes": ["models"],
    "searchQueries": ["llama"],
    "author": "",
    "task": "",
    "maxResultsPerSearch": 50,
    "repoIds": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pankajbhatia/hugging-face-hub-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "repoTypes": [
    "models"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [
    "llama"
  ],
  "author": "",
  "task": "",
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 50,
  "repoIds": []
}' |
apify call pankajbhatia/hugging-face-hub-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pankajbhatia/hugging-face-hub-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/7Ncxne4ag1UBXteCb/builds/d2VLydHM8PK0KsLKT/openapi.json