GitHub User Scraper — Profiles, Repos & Orgs

Collect public GitHub profiles, bounded public repository lists, and public organization memberships for one or more accounts through the GitHub REST API. Each dataset row is typed as profile, repository, or organization and preserves stable identity, access status, extraction method, source URLs, and timestamps. The Actor does not access private areas or invent missing fields.

Get started

1. Open the Actor Store page and select Try for free or open the Input tab.
2. Add public logins or github.com profile URLs to accounts. The usernames, username, login, and urls fields are accepted as compatibility aliases.
3. Keep maxAccounts small and decide whether you need repositories and organizations. Pinned repositories are opt-in and require a token.
4. Start the Actor, open the dataset, and export the rows as JSON, CSV, or Excel. Open Run summary (OUTPUT) to check profile, repository, organization, and failure counts.

Input

All fields are optional; the defaults below are ready to use. Unsupported field names and out-of-range values are rejected before requests start.

Field	Type	Required?	Default	Meaning
accounts	string array	Optional	["octocat"]	Public GitHub logins or github.com profile URLs, up to 10 entries.
usernames	string array	Optional	Not supplied	Compatibility alias for accounts, up to 10 entries.
username	string	Optional	Not supplied	Compatibility alias for one public login, up to 200 characters.
login	string	Optional	Not supplied	Compatibility alias for one public user or organization login.
urls	string array	Optional	Not supplied	Compatibility alias for public github.com profile URLs, up to 10 entries.
maxAccounts	integer	Optional	5	Maximum unique accounts to process, 1–10.
includeRepositories	boolean	Optional	true	Emit a bounded public repository list for each account.
maxRepositories	integer	Optional	10	Maximum repository rows per account, 1–50.
includeOrganizations	boolean	Optional	true	Emit public organizations exposed by each user profile.
maxOrganizations	integer	Optional	20	Maximum organization rows per user account, 1–50.
includePinnedRepositories	boolean	Optional	false	Use the public GraphQL endpoint for pinned repositories. Requires githubToken; without one the run records a diagnostic and emits no pinned rows.
githubToken	string	Optional	Not supplied	Optional caller-supplied token for higher REST limits and pinned repositories. Never included in output.
requestDelayMs	integer	Optional	100	Delay between account workflows, 0–2,000 ms.
maxRetries	integer	Optional	2	Attempts for transient public API failures, 1–4.
timeoutSecs	integer	Optional	30	Timeout per public API request, 5–120 seconds.

Full default input:

{
  "accounts": ["octocat"],
  "maxAccounts": 5,
  "includeRepositories": true,
  "maxRepositories": 10,
  "includeOrganizations": true,
  "maxOrganizations": 20,
  "includePinnedRepositories": false,
  "requestDelayMs": 100,
  "maxRetries": 2,
  "timeoutSecs": 30
}

The Actor reads public GitHub data only. An optional token is used for the official public API route and is never written to dataset rows or logs.

Output

The dataset contains one row per profile, repository, or organization. Use recordType to distinguish row shapes. Optional fields are omitted when the public source does not publish them or the related enrichment is disabled; no diagnostic rows are written.

Field	Type	Availability	Meaning
recordType	string enum	Always	Row discriminator: profile, repository, or organization.
recordId	string	Always	Stable identity scoped to this Actor and the record type.
dataAvailable	boolean	Always	Whether the row contains source-backed public data.
accessStatus	string enum	Always	Access classification: public or unavailable.
extractionMethod	string enum	Always	Public API route used: github_rest_api or github_graphql_public.
account	string	Always	Normalized input account associated with the row.
login	string	Always	Public login associated with the row.
accountType	string enum	Always	Account type: User or Organization.
ownerAccountType	string enum	When a repository row is emitted	Owner type: User or Organization.
userId	integer	When a profile row is emitted and published	Public numeric user ID.
name	string	Always	Display name for a profile, repository name for a repository row, or organization name.
type	string	When a profile row is emitted and published	GitHub account type, normally User or Bot.
avatarUrl	string	When a profile row is emitted and published	Public avatar URL.
profileUrl	string	Always	Public GitHub profile URL for the account.
apiUrl	string	When a profile row is emitted and published	Public API URL for the account.
bio	string	When a profile row publishes it	Public profile bio.
description	string	When a repository or organization row publishes it	Repository or organization description.
company	string	When a profile row publishes it	Public company field.
location	string	When a profile row publishes it	Public location field.
blog	string	When a profile row publishes it	Public blog or website field.
publicEmail	string	When a profile row publishes it	Publicly listed email, if any.
followers	integer	When a profile row is emitted and published	Follower count.
following	integer	When a profile row is emitted and published	Following count.
publicRepos	integer	When a profile row is emitted and published	Public repository count.
publicGists	integer	When a profile row is emitted and published	Public gist count.
publicMembers	integer	When an organization row is emitted and published	Public member count.
siteAdmin	boolean	When a profile row is emitted and published	Whether the account is a site administrator.
createdAt	string	Always	Account, repository, or organization creation time in ISO UTC.
updatedAt	string	Always	Last public metadata update in ISO UTC.
repositoryId	integer	When a repository row is emitted	Public numeric repository ID.
repositoryName	string	When a repository row is emitted	Repository name without the owner.
fullName	string	When a repository row is emitted	owner/name repository identifier.
repositoryUrl	string	When a repository row is emitted	Public repository page URL.
cloneUrl	string	When a repository row is emitted	Public HTTPS clone URL.
sshUrl	string	When a repository row is emitted	Public SSH clone URL.
language	string	When a repository row publishes it	Primary repository language.
languagesUrl	string	When a repository row is emitted	Public languages API URL.
topics	string array	When a repository row publishes them	Repository topics.
stargazersCount	integer	When a repository row is emitted	Stargazer count.
watchersCount	integer	When a repository row is emitted	Watcher count.
forksCount	integer	When a repository row is emitted	Fork count.
openIssuesCount	integer	When a repository row is emitted	Open issue count.
defaultBranch	string	When a repository row is emitted	Default branch name.
visibility	string	When a repository row is emitted	Repository visibility.
isFork	boolean	When a repository row is emitted	Whether the repository is a fork.
isArchived	boolean	When a repository row is emitted	Whether the repository is archived.
isPinned	boolean	When a pinned-repository query returns the row	Whether the repository was returned as pinned.
licenseName	string	When a repository row publishes a license	License name.
pushedAt	string	When a repository row is emitted	Last push time in ISO UTC.
organizationId	integer	When an organization row is emitted	Public numeric organization ID.
organizationLogin	string	When an organization row is emitted	Organization login.
organizationUrl	string	When an organization row is emitted	Public organization API URL.
organizationDescription	string	When an organization row publishes it	Organization description.
sourceUrl	string	Always	Exact public API endpoint that supplied the row.
scrapedAt	string	Always	Time the row was saved, in ISO UTC.

The example below is a real saved repository row from the 2026-10-25 run, shortened to representative fields. The same run also emitted one profile row and seven other repository rows.

{
  "recordType": "repository",
  "recordId": "github-user:repository:octocat%2Flinguist",
  "dataAvailable": true,
  "accessStatus": "public",
  "extractionMethod": "github_rest_api",
  "account": "octocat",
  "login": "octocat",
  "accountType": "User",
  "ownerAccountType": "User",
  "name": "linguist",
  "profileUrl": "https://github.com/octocat",
  "description": "Language Savant. If your repository's language is being reported incorrectly, send us a pull request!",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T21:09:21.812Z",
  "sourceUrl": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos?type=owner&sort=updated&direction=desc&per_page=10"
}

Run summary

Run summary is stored separately from the dataset in the run's key-value store under OUTPUT.

Field	Meaning
status	Actor outcome: SUCCEEDED or FAILED.
runStatus	Canonical run status; matches status.
dataStatus	Completeness of saved rows: COMPLETE, PARTIAL, NO_RESULTS, or FAILED.
dataAvailable	Whether normal public records were emitted.
accounts	Normalized accounts processed.
profileCount	Profile rows emitted.
repositoryCount	Repository rows emitted.
organizationCount	Organization rows emitted.
pinnedRepositoryCount	Repository rows returned by the public pinned-repository query.
diagnosticCount	Failed or unavailable source requests; no diagnostic rows are emitted.
httpRequests	Public API requests made.
recordsPushed	All dataset rows emitted.
normalCount	Non-diagnostic rows emitted.
itemCount	Records saved to the dataset.
includeRepositories	Whether repository enrichment was requested.
includeOrganizations	Whether organization enrichment was requested.
includePinnedRepositories	Whether pinned repositories were requested.
authenticated	Whether a caller token was used.
rateLimitSamples	Sanitized public API rate-limit samples.
durationMs	Run duration in milliseconds.
completedAt	Run completion time in ISO UTC.
sourceBaseUrl	Public API base URL.

Status	Data status	Meaning
SUCCEEDED	COMPLETE	Eligible accounts and related rows were saved without an extraction problem.
SUCCEEDED	PARTIAL	Some rows were saved, but a later account or enrichment request failed.
SUCCEEDED	NO_RESULTS	The public API completed cleanly without usable account data.
FAILED	FAILED	A fatal error occurred before any usable row was saved.

Example OUTPUT from the saved run:

{
  "status": "SUCCEEDED",
  "runStatus": "SUCCEEDED",
  "dataStatus": "COMPLETE",
  "dataAvailable": true,
  "accounts": ["octocat"],
  "profileCount": 1,
  "repositoryCount": 8,
  "organizationCount": 0,
  "pinnedRepositoryCount": 0,
  "diagnosticCount": 0,
  "httpRequests": 3,
  "recordsPushed": 9,
  "normalCount": 9,
  "itemCount": 9,
  "includeRepositories": true,
  "includeOrganizations": true,
  "includePinnedRepositories": false,
  "authenticated": false,
  "rateLimitSamples": [
    { "remaining": 59, "reset": 1792966161 },
    { "remaining": 58, "reset": 1792966161 },
    { "remaining": 57, "reset": 1792966161 }
  ],
  "durationMs": 938,
  "completedAt": "2026-10-25T21:09:22.750Z",
  "sourceBaseUrl": "https://api.github.com"
}

Coverage and limitations

The Actor reads public GitHub REST data for user profiles, repository lists, and organization memberships. It does not log in, use a proxy, access private repositories or profiles, or bypass rate limits and other access controls. Organization rows appear only when the public profile exposes memberships; an empty list is a valid result. Repository rows are bounded by maxRepositories, and organization rows by maxOrganizations.

Pinned repositories are opt-in and use the public GraphQL endpoint, which requires a caller-supplied githubToken. Without a token, pinned enrichment records a diagnostic and no repository is mislabeled as pinned. Public profiles can omit name, bio, company, location, blog, email, or counts; those fields are left out rather than guessed. Counts, repositories, and organization memberships are point-in-time and can change after the run.

Usage and support

Cost depends on Apify compute, the number of accounts, and how many repository and organization requests are enabled. Start with one account, includeOrganizations: false, and a small maxRepositories to validate the output shape; then enable the enrichments you need. requestDelayMs, maxRetries, and timeoutSecs control pacing and failure tolerance. See the Actor's Pricing tab for current account rates.

Use the Actor Issues page to report a problem. Include the run ID, the input used, and the run summary; do not include tokens, cookies, or private data. This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by GitHub. Use it only for public data and in accordance with GitHub's terms, robots guidance, and applicable law. Public profiles can contain personal information; use the output only for lawful purposes.