# Top Stories Data Extractor from Hacker News

**Use case:** 

Extract the latest 100 top stories from Hacker News. Gain insights into trending topics, comments, and community engagement.

## Input

```json
{
  "storyType": "topstories",
  "results_wanted": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "id": {
    "label": "ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "by": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "descendants": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Posted",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text (HTML)",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "text_clean": {
    "label": "Text (Clean)",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "hn_url": {
    "label": "HN Link",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Hacker News Data Scraper](https://apify.com/shahidirfan/hacker-news-data-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/shahidirfan/hacker-news-data-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.