# GitHub API Scraper: Repos & Profiles (`andok/github-api-scraper`) Actor

Extract GitHub repository stats and user profiles via the official REST API in bulk. Dual-mode targets for OSS research and developer enrichment.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/andok/github-api-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andok](https://apify.com/andok) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 45 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.47 / 1,000 repo scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## GitHub Repository & User Stats Scraper

Extract repository statistics and user profiles directly from the GitHub REST API in bulk. Feed it a list of repo names or usernames and get back stars, forks, watchers, languages, follower counts, and more — no authentication or HTML scraping required. Useful for benchmarking open-source projects, tracking competitor repos, or enriching developer profiles.

### Features

- **Dual mode** — scrape repository stats or user profiles in a single run
- **Bulk processing** — process dozens of targets in one run
- **Official API** — queries `api.github.com` directly for accurate, structured data
- **Rich metadata** — repos get stars, forks, watchers, language, and topics; users get followers, public repo count, and bio
- **No auth required** — uses the public GitHub API (rate-limited to 60 req/hr)
- **Auto-detection** — automatically determines if a target is a repo (`owner/name`) or a user (`username`)

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `targets` | `array` | Yes | — | List of GitHub repositories (e.g. `apify/crawlee`) or usernames (e.g. `torvalds`) |
| `timeoutSeconds` | `integer` | No | `15` | Per-request API timeout in seconds (1-120) |

#### Input Example

```json
{
  "targets": ["apify/crawlee", "torvalds"],
  "timeoutSeconds": 15
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item represents one repository or user profile. Key fields:

- `target` (`string`) — the input target string
- `type` (`string`) — `Repository`, `User`, or `Unknown`
- `name` (`string`) — full repo name or username
- `description` (`string`) — repo description or user bio
- `url` (`string`) — GitHub profile or repo URL
- `stars` (`number`) — stargazer count (repos only)
- `forks` (`number`) — fork count (repos only)
- `watchers` (`number`) — subscriber/watcher count (repos only)
- `language` (`string`) — primary language (repos only)
- `followers` (`number`) — follower count (users only)
- `publicRepos` (`number`) — public repository count (users only)

#### Output Example

```json
{
  "target": "apify/crawlee",
  "type": "Repository",
  "name": "apify/crawlee",
  "description": "Crawlee — A web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js",
  "url": "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
  "stars": 15200,
  "forks": 680,
  "watchers": 142,
  "language": "TypeScript",
  "followers": 0,
  "publicRepos": 0
}
```

### Pricing

| Event | Cost |
|-------|------|
| Repo Scraped | Pay-per-event (see actor pricing page) |

### Use Cases

- **OSS benchmarking** — compare star counts and fork rates across competing open-source projects
- **Developer enrichment** — pull follower counts and bio data for developer profiles in your CRM
- **Tech due diligence** — assess a project's traction and community size before integrating or investing
- **Portfolio monitoring** — schedule weekly runs to track growth of repos you maintain or depend on

### Related Actors

| Actor | What it adds |
|-------|-------------|
| [NPM Metadata Extractor](https://apify.com/andok/npm-metadata-extractor) | Get package-level details for repos that publish to NPM |
| [Hacker News Scraper](https://apify.com/andok/hackernews-scraper) | Track when repos get discussed on Hacker News |

### Notes

- The public GitHub API has a rate limit of 60 requests per hour per IP. For large batches, consider spacing runs or providing a GitHub token (not currently supported by this actor).

# Actor input Schema

## `targets` (type: `array`):

List of GitHub targets to scrape. Use "owner/repo" format for repositories (e.g. apify/crawlee) or just a username for user profiles (e.g. torvalds).

## `timeoutSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Per-request timeout for GitHub API calls in seconds. The public API allows 60 requests per hour.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "targets": [
    "apify/crawlee"
  ],
  "timeoutSeconds": 15
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

No description

## `run` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "targets": [
        "apify/crawlee"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("andok/github-api-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 = { "targets": ["apify/crawlee"] }

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "targets": [
    "apify/crawlee"
  ]
}' |
apify call andok/github-api-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,andok/github-api-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hgOHwZKeAwGvB7GUM/builds/hLtvQepEmPlPI3rxb/openapi.json