Scrape Hacker News posts without an API key.
Collect Hacker News stories, Ask HN posts, Show HN launches, jobs, and comments through the official Firebase API. Export ranks, scores, authors, timestamps, text, URLs, and discussion metadata.
What buyers search for
Who buys this
Embed Hacker News posts inside your product without the maintenance burden of a stealth scraper.
Convert Hacker News listings into a prospecting pipeline.
Run market analysis on Hacker News posts at scale.
Pipe Hacker News data into your CRM, BI stack, or LLM with a stable schema.
Pay only for what you scrape
Tiered pay-per-result pricing — the more you run, the cheaper each record gets. No subscription, no minimum, no commitment.
Why this beats the alternatives
- vs. Building it yourself
Bot protection on Hacker News changes monthly — we keep the actor working so you don't have to.
Common questions
Do I need a Hacker News account?+
No login or API key required — the actor pulls publicly visible data.
How is the data delivered?+
Each run produces a structured dataset you can export as JSON, CSV, Excel, or call via the Apify API. Webhooks fire on completion for pipeline integration.
What does it cost?+
Pay-per-result at $0.0010 per record at the FREE tier, with automatic discounts at BRONZE, SILVER, and GOLD volumes. No subscription, no minimum.
How fresh is the data?+
Pulled live at run time. Schedule runs hourly, daily, or on demand via the Apify Schedules feature.
Is this legal?+
The actor accesses only publicly available pages. You're responsible for complying with the target site's terms of service and any applicable data-protection laws (GDPR, CCPA) when storing or sharing the output.
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Run it in 30 seconds.
Sign in to Apify, paste a query, hit run. Free credits cover your first ~100 results. Pay only for what you keep.
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