Fast GitHub Scraper - Trending Repositories & Stars

⚡ Compatible Make.com, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Airtable & Webhooks. Runs on ultra-lightweight 256MB RAM micro-containers with sub-second execution and zero browser crashes.

Scrape GitHub trending repositories, star velocities, forks, languages, and open source developers without personal access token limits.

Unlike conventional scrapers running heavy headless browsers (Puppeteer/Playwright eating 1–2 GB of RAM that frequently crash and time out), Fast GitHub Scraper runs on ultra-lightweight 256 MB RAM micro-containers using direct HTTP/2 requests with TLS session emulation — running 10x faster at 90% lower compute cost.

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⚡ 1-Click Quickstart (Try in 3 Seconds)

1. Pre-filled Defaults: Every required field is pre-configured with real-world examples.
2. Click "Save & Start" directly in the Apify Console.
3. Live results appear in under 3 seconds in your Dataset.
4. Export as JSON, CSV, Excel or pipe directly to Google Sheets & CRM.

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⚡ Compute Cost & Efficiency (Why Choose This Scraper?)

• Super Cheap: Pulls trending repos in 400ms on 256MB RAM without hitting GitHub 60-req/hr IP rate limits.
• Run on Apify Free Tier: Apify gives you $5 free credits every month. Because this scraper only consumes 256MB RAM and executes in seconds, you can perform thousands of runs every month completely free.
• 100% Cloud Stability: Zero browser overhead means no Chromium memory leaks, no zombie processes, and 99.9% run success rates.

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🚀 Key Features

• Trending Projects Tracker: Daily, weekly, or monthly breakout open source projects across all languages or specific ones (Python, Rust, Go...).
• Star Velocity Metrics: Capture total stars and real-time star velocity (e.g. +2,450 stars today).
• Repository Search: Search repositories by keyword/topic (e.g. llm agents, web scraping, rag).
• Zero Token Limits: Public scraping architecture operates without requiring GitHub Personal Access Tokens.

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💡 Use Cases & Applications

• AI & Tech Trend Detection: Spot emerging AI libraries, frameworks, and developer tools days before they reach mainstream tech media.
• Developer Talent Sourcing: Discover active open-source creators and repo maintainers for tech recruiting.
• Open-Source Benchmarking: Track competitor star velocity and community adoption over time.

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🔌 No-Code Integrations (Make.com, Zapier, n8n & Webhooks)

This Actor connects seamlessly with your favorite automation and CRM tools to run scheduled workflows or sync data automatically:

1. Make.com Integration

1. Add an Apify module in Make.com and choose "Run an Actor".
2. Select RBBscrap/fast-github-scraper and pass your desired inputs.
3. Add a "Watch Dataset Items" module to receive extracted items.
4. Route the clean JSON data straight into Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion, or Slack.

2. n8n Integration

1. Use the n8n Apify Node or a generic HTTP Request Node.
2. Set execution mode to asynchronous and pass your Apify API Token.
3. Automatically append clean records into PostgreSQL, Supabase, or HubSpot.

3. Google Sheets & Zapier

• Push fresh rows automatically into Google Sheets via the Apify Google Sheets integration.
• Trigger instant email or Slack alerts via Zapier whenever new records match your criteria.

4. Webhooks & REST API

Call this scraper via a single HTTP POST request from Python, Node.js, cURL, or PHP:

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/rbbscrap~fast-github-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 50}'

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📊 Sample Output Data

{
  "repositoryName": "MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search",
  "owner": "MadsLorentzen",
  "repoName": "ai-job-search",
  "language": "Python",
  "totalStars": 52642,
  "todayStars": "2,213 stars today",
  "forksCount": 17264,
  "repoUrl": "https://github.com/MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search"
}

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🔍 Search Keywords & Long-Tail Indexing

github scraper, github trending repos api, github stars tracker, open source intelligence, scrape github without token, trending python repositories, github velocity to discord, tech scout tool

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💬 Support, Custom Scrapers & Feedback

Need a tailored scraper, higher volume capacity, custom proxies, or new data fields?

• Contact: hector.lebrun78@gmail.com
• Response Time: Usually within 24 hours.

Star / bookmark this Actor if you find it helpful! Positive feedback helps us maintain and update endpoints regularly.