Hacker News Scraper
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Hacker News Scraper
Scrape stories, comments, and scores from Hacker News. Supports top, new, best, Ask HN, Show HN, and job feeds. Uses the official Firebase API for reliable, fast data extraction.
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Scrape stories, comments, and scores from Hacker News using the official Firebase API. Fast, reliable, and no browser needed.
Feeds
| Feed | Description |
|---|---|
top | Current top stories (front page) |
new | Latest submissions |
best | Highest-scoring stories ever |
ask | Ask HN threads |
show | Show HN submissions |
job | Job postings |
Output Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | number | HN item ID |
url | string | External link |
hn_url | string | HN discussion link |
title | string | Story title |
by | string | Author username |
score | number | Upvotes |
descendants | number | Total comments |
time_iso | string | ISO 8601 timestamp |
text | string | Self-post text (Ask/Show HN) |
comments | array | Comment threads (when enabled) |
Use Cases
- Tech trend monitoring — track what's hot in tech
- Sentiment analysis — analyze discussion sentiment on tech topics
- Content curation — feed AI/ML pipelines with tech content
- Competitive intelligence — monitor product launches and discussions
- Research — study tech community interests over time
