GitHub Stars Scraper

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Scrape GitHub repository data via the public GitHub API. Search repositories by keyword or programming language, or fetch specific repos by owner/name. Extract star counts, fork counts, topics, licenses, languages, and full repository metadata.

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Output Fields

Input Options

• Mode: search or repos
• Search Queries: Keywords (e.g. "machine learning", "web scraping")
• Repository Names: Specific repos in owner/name format (e.g. "facebook/react", "torvalds/linux")
• Sort By: stars, forks, or updated
• Language Filter: Filter by language (e.g. "python", "javascript", "rust")
• Max Results: Up to 500 per query (GitHub caps at 1000)
• Proxy: Optional proxy configuration

Example Output

{
"name":"react",
"fullName":"facebook/react",
"description":"The library for web and native user interfaces.",
"stars":231000,
"forks":47200,
"watchers":231000,
"openIssues":950,
"language":"JavaScript",
"topics":["javascript","frontend","react","ui","declarative"],
"license":"MIT",
"createdAt":"2013-05-24T16:15:54.000Z",
"updatedAt":"2026-04-26T10:00:00.000Z",
"homepage":"https://react.dev",
"defaultBranch":"main",
"size":412000,
"isArchived":false,
"isFork":false,
"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/facebook/react",
"scrapedAt":"2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Trend Analysis: Track which repos and topics are gaining stars
• Technology Research: Compare libraries in the same category
• Competitive Intelligence: Monitor competitors' open source activity
• Portfolio Building: Find top repos by language for learning
• Market Research: Identify popular developer tools and frameworks

Notes

• Uses the public GitHub API (no auth required)
• Rate limit: 60 requests/hour for unauthenticated access
• The scraper automatically tracks and respects rate limits, waiting when necessary
• GitHub search API returns a maximum of 1000 results per query
• Delays between requests ensure reliable scraping within rate limits

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