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Github Trending Scraper

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Github Trending Scraper

Github Trending Scraper

Scrape GitHub trending repositories by language and time period. Get stars, forks, and descriptions.

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from $10.00 / 1,000 results

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The GitHub Trending Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts trending repositories from GitHub. Filter by programming language and time period (daily, weekly, monthly) to discover the most popular open source projects. Get repo names, descriptions, star counts, forks, and stars gained in the period.

GitHub Trending is the go-to resource for discovering popular open source projects. This scraper enables automated tracking of trending repos, competitive analysis, technology trend monitoring, and developer ecosystem research.

  1. Optionally set a programming language filter.
  2. Choose a time period (daily, weekly, or monthly).
  3. Run the actor to get structured trending repo data.

Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionDefault
languagestringProgramming language filternone (all languages)
sinceenumTime period (daily/weekly/monthly)daily

Output Data

Each repository includes:

  • repoName - Full repository name (owner/repo)
  • repoUrl - URL to the repository
  • description - Repository description
  • language - Primary programming language
  • totalStars - Total star count
  • forks - Total fork count
  • starsToday - Stars gained in the selected period
  • scrapedAt - Timestamp of the scrape

Cost of Usage

  • Per result: $0.01
  • Per 1,000 results: $10
  • Actor start cost: $0.005