GitHub Stars Scraper

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.

Modes

Mode	Description
search	Search repos by keyword, optionally filtered by language
repos	Fetch details for specific repos by owner/name

Output Fields

Field	Description
name	Repository name
fullName	Full name (owner/repo)
description	Repository description
stars	Star count
forks	Fork count
watchers	Watcher count
openIssues	Open issue count
language	Primary programming language
topics	Array of topic tags
license	SPDX license identifier (e.g. "MIT", "Apache-2.0")
createdAt	ISO timestamp when repo was created
updatedAt	ISO timestamp of last update
homepage	Homepage URL
defaultBranch	Default branch name
size	Repository size in KB
isArchived	Whether repo is archived
isFork	Whether repo is a fork
sourceUrl	Direct URL to the GitHub page
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp of scrape

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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