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GitHub Trending Repositories Scraper

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GitHub Trending Repositories Scraper

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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from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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Igor Araujo

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Scrape GitHub's trending repositories page to discover the hottest open-source projects. Perfect for tracking tech trends, finding new tools, competitive analysis, and investment research.

Features

  • 📊 Trending rankings — daily, weekly, and monthly insights
  • 🔍 Language filtering — focus on specific programming languages
  • 👥 Contributor tracking — see who's building the trending projects
  • Star velocity — today's stars to spot exploding repos
  • 🍴 Fork counts — gauge community engagement
  • 📝 Full metadata — descriptions, URLs, and more

Input

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
languagestring(all)Filter by programming language (e.g., python, javascript, rust)
spokenLanguagestring(all)Filter by spoken language (e.g., en, zh)
sinceenumdailyTime period: daily, weekly, or monthly
maxResultsinteger25Max repos to return (1-25)

Output

Each result contains:

  • rank — Position on the trending page
  • owner / name / fullName — Repository identifier
  • url — Full GitHub URL
  • description — Repository description
  • language — Primary programming language
  • starsToday — Stars gained today/this week/this month
  • totalStars — Total star count
  • forks — Fork count
  • builtBy — Top contributors
  • scrapedAt — ISO timestamp
  • since — The time period used

Use Cases

  • Venture Capital — Find fast-growing open-source startups
  • Developer Tools — Discover new libraries and frameworks
  • Tech Blogging — Source trending topics for content
  • Job Hunting — Identify companies and technologies on the rise

Pricing

Pay-per-result. No API key required — uses GitHub's public trending page.