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GitHub Repository README Scraper

Scrape README content from GitHub repositories by search query or direct URL. Returns full Markdown body, rendered text, stars, language, license, and topics for each repo.

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from $3.62 / 1,000 results

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ParseForge

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You can access the GitHub Repository README 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 API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "maxItems": 10,
10    "searchQuery": "stars:>1000",
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("parseforge/github-repo-readme-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
18for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

GitHub README Scraper - Extract Repository README Content API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use GitHub Repository README Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

GitHub Repository README Scraper API in JavaScript

GitHub Repository README Scraper API through CLI

GitHub Repository README Scraper OpenAPI definition

GitHub Repository README Scraper API

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