GitHub Repositories Scraper — Search, Details, Releases, Contributors & Trending

⚡ No authentication required — searches public repos via the GitHub REST API and scrapes the trending page. No API tokens, no proxies, no setup.

Quick Start

1. Pick a mode: Search repositories, get repo details, releases, contributors, or trending repos.
2. Enter your input — search keywords, a repo path (owner/repo), or a language for trending.
3. Click Start and get structured JSON in seconds.

Example: Search for machine learning repos

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "machine learning",
  "limit": 10
}

Example: Get repo details

{
  "mode": "repo",
  "owner": "microsoft",
  "repo": "vscode"
}

Example: Get trending Python repos

{
  "mode": "trending",
  "language": "python",
  "limit": 25
}

Example: Get latest releases

{
  "mode": "releases",
  "owner": "facebook",
  "repo": "react",
  "limit": 5
}

Example: Get top contributors

{
  "mode": "contributors",
  "owner": "tensorflow",
  "repo": "tensorflow",
  "limit": 20
}

Features

• 5 scraping modes: Search, Repo Details, Releases, Contributors, Trending
• No auth needed — uses GitHub's public REST API and page scraping
• No proxy required — direct access, fast and reliable
• Trending page scraping — get what's hot on GitHub right now, by language
• Pagination — fetches up to 200 results per run
• Structured JSON — clean, consistent output schema with all key fields
• Language filtering — filter trending repos by programming language
• Rate limit aware — respects GitHub's public API rate limit (60 req/hr)

Output Fields

Search / Repo Detail / Trending:

Field	Description
name	Repository name
full_name	Owner/repository
description	Repository description
stars	Star count
forks	Fork count
language	Primary programming language
topics	Repository topics/tags
url	GitHub URL
created_at	Creation date
updated_at	Last update date
owner_login	Owner username
owner_type	User or Organization
license	SPDX license identifier
open_issues	Open issue count

Releases:

Field	Description
tag_name	Git tag (e.g., v2.1.0)
name	Release name
body	Release notes (first 500 chars)
draft	Whether it's a draft
prerelease	Whether it's a pre-release
published_at	Release date
author_login	Release author

Contributors:

Field	Description
login	GitHub username
avatar_url	Avatar image URL
contributions	Commit count
html_url	Profile URL

Trending (additional fields):

Field	Description
stars_today	Stars gained today

Use Cases

• Competitive analysis — Track competitor repos, their releases, and contributor activity
• Market research — Discover trending technologies and frameworks
• Lead generation — Find repos and organizations matching your ICP
• Developer tools — Build dashboards, alerts, and analytics on top of GitHub data
• Academic research — Study open-source trends, contribution patterns, and language adoption
• Recruitment — Find top contributors to specific technologies or projects

Why This Scraper?

Most GitHub scrapers require auth tokens, use heavyweight browser automation, or only do one thing. This scraper:

• No token needed — uses the public REST API for instant results
• All 5 modes in one — search, details, releases, contributors, and trending
• Trending page scraping — unique feature not available via the REST API
• Clean defaults — click "Start" with defaults and get real results immediately
• Lightweight — HTTP-only, no browser overhead

Rate Limits

This Actor uses GitHub's public REST API which has a rate limit of 60 requests per hour per IP. For higher volumes, provide a GitHub personal access token — but even without one, the default limits are sufficient for most use cases.

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event pricing. You only pay for results returned, not for API calls or pagination overhead.

About the Publisher

Built by Thrifty Kiwi, an Apify Creator publishing high-quality, zero-hassle data extraction tools.