Hacker News Scraper Pro - Enterprise Developer Intelligence

🚀 NO PROXY REQUIRED | Enterprise-Grade Data Extraction | Tech Trend Analysis

Extract comprehensive data from Hacker News without API keys or proxy configurations. Perfect for developer relations, competitive intelligence, startup research, and tech trend analysis.

✨ Key Features

• 🔓 NO PROXY REQUIRED - Start scraping immediately without setup friction
• 📊 Multiple Data Types - Stories, user profiles, job listings, and comments
• 🎯 Smart Extraction - Front page, newest, Ask HN, Show HN, and job boards
• 👤 User Intelligence - Karma scores, join dates, and profile insights
• 🔗 Simple Configuration - Just provide URLs or usernames
• 📈 Pagination Support - Automatically follows "More" links
• 💼 Enterprise Ready - Structured output schema for business intelligence

🚀 Quick Start

Input Configuration

{
  "mode": "frontpage",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "users": ["pg", "dang", "tptacek"],
  "includeComments": false
}

Supported Modes

• frontpage - Top stories from Hacker News homepage
• newest - Latest submissions
• ask - Ask HN questions and discussions
• show - Show HN product launches and demos
• jobs - Job postings and hiring announcements

📋 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
startUrls	Array	Specific HN URLs to scrape	["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38618262"]
mode	String	Section to scrape (when startUrls empty)	"frontpage"
users	Array	Usernames for profile extraction	["pg", "dang"]
maxItems	Number	Maximum items to extract	100
includeComments	Boolean	Extract comments from stories	false

📊 Output Data Structure

Stories

{
  "type": "story",
  "id": "38618262", 
  "title": "Show HN: I built a tool to convert any website into a clean API",
  "url": "https://example.com/article",
  "points": 342,
  "author": "developer123",
  "authorUrl": "https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=developer123",
  "commentCount": 87,
  "publishedAt": "4 hours ago",
  "rank": 5,
  "domain": "example.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-03-19T21:37:45.462Z"
}

User Profiles

{
  "type": "user",
  "author": "pg",
  "karma": 157316,
  "joinDate": "October 9, 2006", 
  "about": "Bug fixer.",
  "authorUrl": "https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pg"
}

Job Listings

{
  "type": "job",
  "title": "Senior Developer - Remote OK",
  "url": "https://company.com/jobs/senior-dev",
  "author": "startup_recruiter",
  "publishedAt": "2 days ago"
}

🎯 Use Cases

Developer Relations

• Track mentions of your technology stack
• Monitor developer sentiment and discussions
• Identify potential community contributors

Competitive Intelligence

• Monitor competitor product launches (Show HN)
• Track hiring patterns in your industry
• Analyze market trends and discussions

Investment Research

• Identify emerging startups and technologies
• Track job market indicators
• Monitor founder activity and insights

Content Strategy

• Find trending topics for technical content
• Identify high-engagement discussion formats
• Track what resonates with developer audiences

🏆 Advantages Over Alternatives

Feature	Hacker News Scraper Pro	Generic Scrapers
Setup	✅ Zero configuration	❌ Proxy required
User Profiles	✅ Full karma & history	❌ Not supported
Enterprise Focus	✅ Business intelligence	❌ Basic extraction
Output Schema	✅ Structured & typed	❌ Raw HTML/text
Reliability	✅ Built for HN structure	❌ Generic selectors

💡 Pro Tips

Historical Data

Use past mode with specific dates:

{
  "startUrls": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2024-03-18"],
  "maxItems": 30
}

Bulk User Analysis

Extract multiple user profiles for team analysis:

{
  "users": ["pg", "sama", "gdb", "jl", "antirez"],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Targeted Story Extraction

Focus on specific story types:

{
  "mode": "show",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "includeComments": true
}

📈 Performance & Limits

• Speed: ~100 stories per minute
• Concurrency: 2 parallel requests (HN-friendly)
• Rate Limiting: Built-in delays to respect HN infrastructure
• Memory: Optimized for large datasets

🔧 Technical Details

• Engine: Crawlee + Playwright for reliability
• Output: JSON with comprehensive metadata
• Error Handling: Graceful failures with detailed logging
• Pagination: Automatic "More" link following

⚡ Keywords

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