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Hacker News Scraper

Scrape Hacker News stories and comments. Get top, new, best, ask, show, and job stories via Firebase API. Full-text search via Algolia HN API. Includes scores, authors, timestamps.

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from $10.00 / 1,000 results

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15 days ago

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Scrape stories and comments from Hacker News using the official Firebase and Algolia APIs. Fast, reliable, and comprehensive.

Features

  • Top/New/Best stories from HN front page
  • Ask HN, Show HN, Jobs dedicated feeds
  • Full-text search via Algolia HN Search API
  • Optional comment fetching with configurable depth
  • Real-time data from official HN APIs

Modes

ModeDescription
topCurrent top stories
newNewest stories
bestBest stories of all time
askAsk HN posts
showShow HN posts
jobJob postings
searchFull-text search via Algolia

Input Example

{
"mode":"top",
"maxResults":30,
"includeComments":true,
"maxCommentDepth":2
}

Output Fields

FieldTypeDescription
idnumberHN story ID
titlestringStory title
urlstringStory URL
scorenumberUpvote score
bystringAuthor username
timenumberUnix timestamp
timeISOstringISO 8601 timestamp
descendantsnumberTotal comment count
typestringItem type (story/job)
textstringStory text (for Ask/Show HN)
hnUrlstringHN discussion URL
commentsarrayNested comments (if enabled)

Cost

This actor charges $0.005 per result using Pay-Per-Event pricing.

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