# GitHub Issues and PR Monitor (`unicentrocucuta/pr-watch-feed`) Actor

GitHub issues scraper and PR monitor. Emits only new or changed issues and pull requests since last run. $0.05 per start.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta/pr-watch-feed.md
- **Developed by:** [daniel vera](https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.05 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## GitHub Issues and PR Monitor

**GitHub issues scraper** and **GitHub PR monitor** for scheduled runs. Watch specific GitHub issues and pull requests. Each run returns **only what changed** (new activity, title or state change). Not a full-repo dump.

Use this GitHub issue monitor when you need alerts on a short list of tickets — not every issue in the org.

Pay-per-event: **$0.05 per Actor start** + **$0.002 per result**. Optional GitHub token for higher rate limits. Read-only. Not affiliated with [GitHub](https://github.com).

### GitHub issues scraper — what you get

- Dataset rows for **new** or **updated** GitHub issues and PRs only
- Fields: `url`, `kind`, `change`, `title`, `state`, `repo`, `number`, `updated_at`, `observed_at`
- State stored in the Actor key-value store between runs

### Input

| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `watch_urls` | yes | 1–50 GitHub issue or PR URLs |
| `github_token` | no | PAT — raises [GitHub API](https://docs.github.com/en/rest) rate limits |
| `since_hours` | no | First-run lookback, default 24 (1–168) |

```json
{
  "watch_urls": [
    "https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-python/issues/1"
  ],
  "since_hours": 24
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "url": "https://github.com/org/repo/pull/12",
  "kind": "pull",
  "change": "updated",
  "title": "Fix timeout on webhook retry",
  "state": "open",
  "repo": "org/repo",
  "number": 12,
  "updated_at": "2026-08-13T12:00:00Z",
  "observed_at": "2026-08-13T12:05:00Z"
}
```

### How to run this GitHub PR scraper

1. Paste the issue/PR URLs you care about.
2. In Apify: **Schedules → every 15–60 minutes**.
3. First run may emit recent items (`since_hours`). Later runs emit **deltas only**.

### Pricing

**$0.05** when the Actor starts + **$0.002** per dataset item.

### Limits

- Public `github.com/owner/repo/issues|pull/N` URLs only
- Does not comment, merge, or write to repos
- Without a token, GitHub secondary rate limits apply

### Related monitors

- [Website Change Monitor](https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta/url-change-watch)
- [RSS Feed Scraper — New Items](https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta/rss-new-item-watch)
- [Greenhouse Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta/greenhouse-job-watch)
- [App Store Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta/appstore-watch)
- [Product Price Tracker](https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta/product-price-watch)
- [URL Snapshot Archive](https://apify.com/unicentrocucuta/public-source-archive-tick)

Brand: **TemporalOps**. Unofficial product.

# Actor input Schema

## `watch_urls` (type: `array`):

GitHub issue or pull request URLs to watch (max 50). Example: https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/1

## `github_token` (type: `string`):

Optional PAT for higher rate limits.

## `since_hours` (type: `integer`):

On first run, treat items updated within this many hours as new.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "watch_urls": [
    "https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-python/issues/1"
  ],
  "since_hours": 24
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "watch_urls": [
        "https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-python/issues/1"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unicentrocucuta/pr-watch-feed").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "watch_urls": ["https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-python/issues/1"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unicentrocucuta/pr-watch-feed").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "watch_urls": [
    "https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-python/issues/1"
  ]
}' |
apify call unicentrocucuta/pr-watch-feed --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,unicentrocucuta/pr-watch-feed"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/KXZrhRfadVJbpfj0c/builds/wWIpbocpSUeqt9pln/openapi.json