GitHub Trending Repositories Scraper
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GitHub Trending Repositories Scraper
Scrape GitHub's trending page — top repos by language and time period. Get daily, weekly, and monthly rankings with stars, forks, descriptions, and contributors. Track tech trends before they go mainstream. No API key required.
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GitHub Trending Scraper ⬆️
Scrape GitHub's trending repositories page — the most popular repos by language, time period, and topic. Perfect for tracking tech trends, discovering new tools, and competitive analysis.
Features
- 📈 Daily, weekly, monthly — all three time windows
- 🔤 Language filtering — Python, Rust, Go, any language
- 🌐 Spoken language support — filter by developer language
- ⭐ Stars + forks — today's stars and total counts
- 👥 Contributor avatars — see who's building
- 🚀 No API key — GitHub trending page is fully public
- ⚡ HTML scraping — server-rendered, no JS required
Input
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
language | string | — | Programming language (e.g., "python", "rust") |
spokenLanguage | string | — | Spoken language code |
since | enum | daily | Time period: daily, weekly, monthly |
maxResults | integer | 25 | Max repos (1–25) |
Output
Each result:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
rank | number | Position on trending page |
owner | string | Repository owner/org |
name | string | Repository name |
fullName | string | owner/name |
url | string | Repository URL |
description | string | Repository description |
language | string | Primary programming language |
starsToday | string | Stars gained today |
totalStars | string | Total star count |
forks | string | Fork count |
builtBy | array | Contributor usernames |
scrapedAt | string | When the scrape ran (ISO 8601) |
since | string | Time period used |
Use Cases
- Trend tracking — see what languages and tools are gaining momentum
- Tool discovery — find emerging open-source projects early
- Competitive analysis — monitor competitor repos and community growth
- Content curation — source material for dev newsletters and blogs
- Investment research — track OSS project health and adoption
Pricing
Pay-per-result. No API key required — GitHub's trending page is public.