# Docker Hub Scraper - Container Images & Pulls (`scrapesage/docker-hub-scraper`) Actor

Search Docker Hub or look up repositories by name: stars, pull counts, official flag, descriptions, last-updated dates and version tags. Official public API - no key, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesage/docker-hub-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Sage](https://apify.com/scrapesage) (community)
- **Categories:** Integrations, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.55 / 1,000 repository scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Docker Hub Scraper - Container Images & Pulls

Search **Docker Hub** or look up **repositories** by name and get clean rows: **stars**, **pull counts**,
**official flag**, **short and full descriptions**, **last-updated / last-modified / registered dates**,
**repository type** and (optionally) **version tags**. Built on the official public Docker Hub API - no API
key, no browser, no proxy. Run one search or import a file of image names.

### What you get per repository

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `fullName` / `name` / `namespace` | `namespace/name`, and its parts (official images use `library`) |
| `description` / `fullDescription` | Short tagline and the full README |
| `starCount` / `pullCount` | Stars and total pulls |
| `isOfficial` / `isAutomated` / `isPrivate` | Official Docker image, automated build, private flags |
| `repositoryType` / `status` | Image type and active/inactive status |
| `lastUpdated` / `lastModified` / `dateRegistered` | Update and registration timestamps |
| `tags` | Version tag names (when `includeTags` is on) |
| `hubUser` / `collaboratorCount` / `repoUrl` | Owning hub user, collaborator count and the page URL |

### Input

```json
{ "searchQueries": ["postgres", "redis"], "maxItemsPerQuery": 50 }
```

- **Search terms** - one per line (e.g. `nginx`, `postgres`, `redis`).
- **Repositories** - fetch exact images: `name` for official (`nginx`) or `namespace/name` (`grafana/grafana`).
- **Include version tags** - set `includeTags` to also collect each image's tag names (`maxTags` caps how many).
- **Import from a file** - paste a list, or link a public `.txt`/`.csv`, a Google Sheet/Drive link, or an
  Apify key-value-store record.
- **Output fields** - trim every record to exactly the columns you need.

Leave everything empty and the run returns a small free sample so you can see the shape first.

### Reliability

Reads the **official public Docker Hub API** with automatic backoff on rate limits - no key, no proxy, no
anti-bot. A search that returns nothing, an unknown repository, or an import that cannot be read bills **$0**
and says why.

### Honest limits

- **`tags` is opt-in** - null unless `includeTags` is true (off by default so a run does not fire an extra
  tags request per repository).
- **`description` / `fullDescription` are publisher-optional** - many user and auto-built images file no short
  description or README; an honest null when the source has none (probed 2026-08-15).
- **`affiliation` is effectively always null** - Docker Hub returns `null` for it on virtually every
  repository; kept for completeness, it is the source value.
- **`pullCount`** is Docker Hub's own reported total; official images report enormous cumulative counts.

### Pricing

**$0.001 per repository** on the FREE tier (tiered pricing lowers it with volume). Only repositories actually
saved are billed; empty searches, unknown names and unreadable imports cost nothing.

### Output views

- **Repositories** - full name, description, stars, pulls, official flag and last-updated date.

### Use with AI assistants (MCP)

Available through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp) - an agent can find
the most-pulled image for a stack, compare stars across alternatives, or enrich a list of image names with
pull counts and update dates in one call.

### Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire)

This actor is **agent-ready** - AI agents can discover it, run it, and **pay for it autonomously**, with no Apify account and no human in the loop. It uses [pay-per-event](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize/pay-per-event) pricing and [limited permissions](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/permissions), so it qualifies for Apify's agentic-payment standards:

- **[x402](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402)** - an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay per run in USDC on the Base network directly through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp) - no account, no API key.
- **[Skyfire](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/skyfire)** - agent-to-service payments for fully autonomous AI-agent workflows.

Building an AI agent, MCP tool, or autonomous data pipeline? This scraper is ready to plug in and pay as it goes.

# Actor input Schema

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

Terms to search Docker Hub for, one per line - e.g. <code>nginx</code>, <code>postgres</code>, <code>redis</code>. <b>Leave empty and the run returns a small free sample.</b>

## `repositories` (type: `array`):

Specific repositories to fetch exactly, one per line. Use <code>name</code> for official images (e.g. <code>nginx</code>) or <code>namespace/name</code> for others (e.g. <code>grafana/grafana</code>).

## `includeTags` (type: `boolean`):

Also fetch each repository's version tags (an extra request per repository). Off by default to keep runs fast and cheap.

## `maxTags` (type: `integer`):

When 'Include version tags' is on, how many of the most-recent tags to collect per repository.

## `searchQueriesFromFile` (type: `string`):

Bulk-load search terms. Either <b>paste the whole list</b> (one per line), or give <b>a single link</b> to a public <code>.txt</code>/<code>.csv</code>, a Google Sheet/Drive link, or an Apify key-value-store record. A file that cannot be read says so and charges nothing.

## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

How many repositories to collect for each search term.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Overall cap across all searches and names. You are only charged for repositories actually saved.

## `outputFields` (type: `array`):

Pick the fields you want and every record is trimmed to exactly those - handy for lean CSV/Sheets exports.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "nginx"
  ],
  "includeTags": false,
  "maxTags": 100,
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 50,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Each scraped record - a Docker Hub repository with stars, pulls, dates and tags - as a JSON item in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "nginx"
    ],
    "searchQueriesFromFile": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapesage/docker-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["nginx"],
    "searchQueriesFromFile": "",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapesage/docker-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "nginx"
  ],
  "searchQueriesFromFile": ""
}' |
apify call scrapesage/docker-hub-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapesage/docker-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/OB6vA4QLCxh9SFPrX/builds/nSmculEYwDPrkw6bF/openapi.json