# GitHub Repository Scraper (`troy_007/github-repo-scraper`) Actor

Search GitHub repos by topic, language, and star count. Extract stars, forks, description, owner, topics, and activity via the official GitHub API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/troy\_007/github-repo-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Pathik Shah](https://apify.com/troy_007) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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

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# README

## GitHub Repository Scraper

Search and extract **GitHub repositories** by topic, language, and star count using the **official GitHub API** — reliable, no blocking.

### Input

- **query** — free-text search (optional)
- **topic** — filter by topic (e.g. `llm`, `react`)
- **language** — filter by language (e.g. `Python`)
- **minStars** — minimum stars
- **sort** — stars / forks / recently updated
- **maxItems** — cap (GitHub search max 1000)

### Output per repo

`name`, `fullName`, `owner`, `description`, `url`, `stars`, `forks`, `openIssues`, `language`, `topics`, `license`, `createdAt`, `updatedAt`, `pushedAt`, `homepage`, `isArchived`

### Use cases

- Developers and VCs tracking trending/new repos in a niche
- Market research on languages, topics, and OSS momentum
- Building datasets of projects for analysis or outreach

### Why reliable

Official GitHub search API — structured JSON, no scraping. Pay per result.

# Actor input Schema

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

Free-text GitHub search query (optional). Example: 'machine learning'. Combined with the filters below.

## `topic` (type: `string`):

Filter by GitHub topic (e.g. 'llm', 'react', 'devops'). Optional.

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

Filter by primary language (e.g. 'Python', 'TypeScript'). Optional.

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

Only include repos with at least this many stars.

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

Sort order for results.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum repos to return (GitHub search caps at 1000).

## `githubToken` (type: `string`):

Optional GitHub personal access token to raise rate limits from 10 to 5000 requests/hour. Create a free classic token (no scopes needed) at github.com/settings/tokens. Recommended for large pulls.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "topic": "",
  "language": "",
  "minStars": 100,
  "sort": "stars",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("troy_007/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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("troy_007/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 '{}' |
apify call troy_007/github-repo-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=troy_007/github-repo-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/HerVZLQWxtvXFcQpr/builds/oSVjhleWzhV9HThu8/openapi.json