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Ask HN Questions

Export the Ask HN list with question title, score, author, comment count and timestamp — developer pain-point and audience research in CSV or JSON.

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Hacker News Scraper — Stories, Comments & Users API
Hacker News Scraper — Stories, Comments & Users APIsian.agency/hacker-news-scraper
🆔 Item / User ID
🏷️ Item Type
📝 Title
⬆️ Score
+5 fields
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Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

🧭 Scrape Mode:overview
🔀 Search Mode (optional):byList
📰 Front-Page List:ask
🔢 Max Results:25

Output fields

🆔 Item / User ID
🏷️ Item Type
📝 Title
⬆️ Score
💬 Comments
✍️ Author
🌐 Outbound Link
🔗 Hacker News URL
🕒 Created (epoch)

How it works

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Start the "Ask HN Questions" task

The Hacker News Scraper — Stories, Comments & Users API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 🧭 scrape mode, 🔀 search mode (optional), and more, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "Ask HN Questions" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as 🆔 item / user id, 🏷️ item type, 📝 title, and more.

Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Ask HN Questions" task via API.

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