# GitHub Repo Scraper — Search Repos & Get Details (`puskin/github-repo-scraper`) Actor

Search GitHub repositories by keyword, language, or stars. Get detailed repo info including stars, forks, language, topics, and description via the free GitHub REST API — no authentication needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/puskin/github-repo-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Giovanni Bucci](https://apify.com/puskin) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## GitHub Repo Scraper

Search GitHub repositories by keyword, language, or stars — **no authentication required**.

### Features

- **Search** — Find repos by keyword with filters for language, stars, and sort order
- **Repo Details** — Get full metadata for any repository by name
- **User Repos** — List all public repositories for any GitHub user

### Input

| Field     | Type   | Default  | Description                                   |
|-----------|--------|----------|-----------------------------------------------|
| mode      | select | `search` | `search`, `repo`, `userRepos`                 |
| query     | string | —        | Keyword to search repos                       |
| fullName  | string | —        | Full repo name (owner/repo) for repo mode     |
| username  | string | —        | GitHub username for userRepos mode            |
| language  | string | —        | Filter by language (python, rust, go, etc.)   |
| minStars  | int    | 0        | Minimum stars filter                          |
| sort      | select | `stars`  | `stars`, `forks`, `updated`                   |
| limit     | int    | 20       | Max results (1-50)                            |

### Output

Each repo: full\_name, description, html\_url, language, stargazers\_count, forks\_count, open\_issues\_count, topics\[], license, created\_at, updated\_at, owner, size, default\_branch

### Use Cases

- Discover trending open-source projects
- Competitive analysis of developer tools
- Research tech stacks and popular libraries
- Build datasets for developer marketing

### Automation & Integration

- **Schedule weekly scans** via Apify's scheduler
- **Export to Google Sheets** for project tracking
- **Connect to Make.com or Zapier** for automated reporting
- **Combine with other scrapers** for full developer ecosystem monitoring

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search repos (used in search mode)

## `fullName` (type: `string`):

Full repo name (owner/repo) — used in repo mode

## `username` (type: `string`):

GitHub username (used in userRepos mode)

## `language` (type: `string`):

Filter by programming language

## `minStars` (type: `integer`):

Minimum stars filter

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort results

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Max results (1-50)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "machine learning",
  "fullName": "torvalds/linux",
  "username": "torvalds",
  "language": "python",
  "minStars": 0,
  "sort": "stars",
  "limit": 20
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "query": "",
    "fullName": "",
    "username": "",
    "language": "",
    "minStars": 0,
    "sort": "stars",
    "limit": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("puskin/github-repo-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "query": "",
    "fullName": "",
    "username": "",
    "language": "",
    "minStars": 0,
    "sort": "stars",
    "limit": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("puskin/github-repo-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "",
  "fullName": "",
  "username": "",
  "language": "",
  "minStars": 0,
  "sort": "stars",
  "limit": 20
}' |
apify call puskin/github-repo-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=puskin/github-repo-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/pfuxrFpKjrJIDgZpT/builds/EWJd2sx2rahB4JpRz/openapi.json