Hacker News Scraper
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Hacker News Scraper
Scrape top, new, best, Ask HN, Show HN, and job stories from Hacker News via the official Firebase API. Filter by score and comments. Optional comment extraction. No API key or auth needed.
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from $0.10 / 1,000 results
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Igor Araujo
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Scrape stories from Hacker News using the official Firebase API. Extract top stories, new submissions, best posts, Ask HN, Show HN, and job listings. Fully reliable — no blocking, no authentication needed.
Features
- 🔥 Top, New, Best, Ask, Show, Job — all HN story sections
- 📊 Score & comment filtering — find high-signal content
- 💬 Optional comment extraction — top-level comments included
- ⚡ Fast parallel fetching — 20 concurrent API calls
- 🔗 Direct HN + external URLs — both the discussion and the article
- 🕐 Timestamps — ISO 8601 with UTC timezone
- 💰 No API key — uses HN's free public Firebase API
Input
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
section | enum | top | Story section: top, new, best, ask, show, job |
maxItems | integer | 100 | Max stories to return (1-500) |
minScore | integer | 0 | Minimum score filter (0 = no filter) |
minComments | integer | 0 | Minimum comments filter (0 = no filter) |
fetchComments | boolean | false | Also fetch top-level comments |
Output
Each result contains:
id— HN story IDtitle— Story titleurl— External article URL (if any)hnUrl— HN discussion linkscore— Upvote countcomments— Comment countauthor— Submitter usernametime— ISO 8601 timestamptype— Item type (always "story")section— The HN section usedtopComments— Top-level comments (iffetchCommentsenabled)
Use Cases
- Content Curation — Find top articles for newsletters and blogs
- Trend Detection — Track emerging tech topics before they go mainstream
- Competitive Analysis — Monitor competitor mentions and launches
- Market Research — Understand what developers care about
- AI Training Data — High-quality tech discussions for fine-tuning
Pricing
Pay-per-result. No API key required — uses Hacker News' free public Firebase API.
