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Hacker News Scraper: Stories, Comments, Search & Who Is Hiring

Scrape Hacker News: front page, new, best, Ask HN, Show HN and job feeds, full-text search with date and points filters, full comment threads, and parsed Who is hiring? jobs (company, role, location, remote, salary). Official APIs, no login.

Try it on Apify

Pricing: $0.15 per 1,000 items, $1.00 per 1,000 parsed Who is hiring jobs, plus $0.0005 per run. No subscription: you pay per result.

What people use it for

Quick start (Python)

pip install "apify-client>=3"

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("best_apis/hacker-news-scraper").call(run_input={
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "web scraping",
    "sortBy": "date",
    "maxItems": 20
})
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Quick start (cURL)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/best_apis~hacker-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"mode": "search", "searchQuery": "web scraping", "sortBy": "date", "maxItems": 20}'

FAQ

Does it need a login?
No. It uses Hacker News' official public APIs.
How are Who is hiring posts priced?
Parsed job posts are billed separately at $1 per 1,000; stories and comments are $0.15 per 1,000.
How do I get an API token?
Create a free Apify account, then copy your token from Settings > API & Integrations. New accounts include free monthly platform credit.

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