# GitHub Repositories Scraper - Stars, Forks & Topics (`scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper`) Actor Scrape GitHub repositories by keyword with stars, forks, language, topics, license, open issues, owner and timestamps. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/github-repositories-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Business, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 95.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $6.80 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. 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 Repositories Scraper - Stars, Forks & Topics > Search GitHub repositories by keyword and export clean structured data: stars, forks, language, topics, license, open issues, timestamps, repository settings (issues, wiki, pages, template, visibility) and the maintainer's public contact profile: company, website, location, email, X/Twitter handle, bio and follower count. Perfect for tech research, developer lead lists and trend tracking. **📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples)** ![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify\&logoColor=white) ![Repositories](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-Repositories-blue) ![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)
Stars & forks
popularity signals		 Maintainer contact
company, website, email, X		 JSON / CSV / Excel
output formats

### Who is it for | Use case | Who benefits | |---|---| | Tech research | Analysts tracking popular tools and ecosystems | | Developer lead generation | Teams finding maintainers and active projects | | Trend tracking | Builders watching stars and language adoption | | Dashboards | Anyone feeding repository stats into their own apps | ### How to use it 1. Enter a **search keyword** or query (for example `machine learning` or `web framework language:rust`). 2. Set **Max Items**. 3. Run it and export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API. ### Frequently Asked Questions **What can I search for?** Any keyword works, and you can also use qualifiers such as `language:python`, `stars:>1000` or `topic:cli` to narrow results. **How many repositories can I get per run?** A single search returns up to 1000 repositories, sorted by relevance. **Which fields are numeric?** Stars, forks, watchers, open issues and size are parsed as numbers so you can sort and filter directly. **How fresh is the data?** Every record is read live at run time, so stars and timestamps reflect the moment of the run (see observedAt). ### Example use cases Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template: - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Machine Learning](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-machine-learning): Scrape GitHub repositories for machine learning with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for React](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-react): Scrape GitHub repositories for react with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Rust](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-rust): Scrape GitHub repositories for rust with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Kubernetes](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-kubernetes): Scrape GitHub repositories for kubernetes with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Llm](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-llm): Scrape GitHub repositories for llm with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Web Scraping](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-web-scraping): Scrape GitHub repositories for web scraping with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Game Engine](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-game-engine): Scrape GitHub repositories for game engine with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Blockchain](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-blockchain): Scrape GitHub repositories for blockchain with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Devops](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-devops): Scrape GitHub repositories for devops with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. - [Scrape GitHub Repositories for Cli Tools](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper/examples/ghrepo-cli-tools): Scrape GitHub repositories for cli tools with stars, forks, language, topics, license and links for developer research. ### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP) Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs. For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402). ### Related scrapers - [NPM Packages Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/npm-packages-scraper) - [Hacker News Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/hacker-news-scraper) - [Docker Hub Images Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/dockerhub-images-scraper) ### More scrapers at scrapers.lat This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat). *** > This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with GitHub. It only accesses publicly available repository data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms. # Actor input Schema ## `maxRepos` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of repositories to collect. Optional. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword or GitHub search query to find repositories (for example 'machine learning', 'web framework language:rust'). ## Actor input object example ```json { "maxRepos": 50, "searchQuery": "machine learning" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "maxRepos": 50, "searchQuery": "machine learning" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/github-repositories-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "maxRepos": 50, "searchQuery": "machine learning", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/github-repositories-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 '{ "maxRepos": 50, "searchQuery": "machine learning" }' | apify call scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/github-repositories-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/kk0hXlpV4zo7pZkh1/builds/cDD8XNf8fWI2BJzvr/openapi.json