# GitHub Repo Stats: Stars, Forks, Issues & More (`scrapemint/github-repo-stats`) Actor

Get the key numbers for any public GitHub project in bulk. For each repo: stars, forks, watchers, open issues, main language, license, topics, size, and the created and last updated dates. Paste repo names or links. Official GitHub API. No API key needed for small runs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapemint/github-repo-stats.md
- **Developed by:** [Ken M](https://apify.com/scrapemint) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Business
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 repository stats

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/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 Repo Stats: Stars, Forks, Issues & More

Get the key numbers for any public GitHub project in bulk. Paste a list of repositories and get one clean row each: stars, forks, watchers, open issues, main language, license, topics, size and dates.

Built for **developers, investors, researchers and dev tool marketers** who track projects, compare competitors, or watch an ecosystem. Instead of opening each repo page, you get a spreadsheet of the numbers in one run.

### What you get for each repo

- **Popularity**: stars, forks, watchers
- **Activity**: open issues, last push and last update dates, created date
- **Tech**: main language, topics, license, default branch, size
- **Status flags**: is it a fork, is it archived
- **Links**: the repo URL and its homepage

### Example output

```json
{
  "repo": "facebook/react",
  "found": true,
  "owner": "facebook",
  "name": "react",
  "description": "The library for web and native user interfaces.",
  "stars": 246460,
  "forks": 51200,
  "watchers": 6600,
  "openIssues": 1202,
  "language": "JavaScript",
  "topics": ["javascript", "react", "ui", "frontend", "library"],
  "license": "MIT",
  "isArchived": false,
  "createdAt": "2013-05-24T16:15:54Z",
  "pushedAt": "2026-07-13T09:41:02Z",
  "url": "https://github.com/facebook/react"
}
```

### How many repos per run

- **Without a token**: up to 60 repos per hour. Perfect for checking your own projects or a short competitor list.
- **With a token (optional)**: paste your own free GitHub personal access token and the limit jumps to 5,000 repos per hour, for large lists. It is your token and your account; the actor only uses it to make these requests. Create one at github.com under Settings, Developer settings, Personal access tokens (no special scopes needed for public repos).

Repos that are not found or are private are clearly flagged.

### Pricing

**$0.002 per repo**, and repos that are not found are **free**. The first 2 rows of every run are free.

### How to run it via API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapemint~github-repo-stats/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"repos": ["facebook/react", "vuejs/vue", "torvalds/linux"]}'
```

### Frequently asked questions

**Do I need a GitHub token?** No, small runs work without one. Add your own token only when you want to check hundreds or thousands of repos in a single run.

**Can I paste full GitHub links?** Yes, both `owner/name` and `https://github.com/owner/name` work.

**Private repos?** Only public repos are returned unless you supply a token that can see your private ones.

### More tools from Scrapemint

- [GitHub Trending Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapemint/github-trending-scraper): trending repositories by language and date.
- [OSS Maintainer Leads](https://apify.com/scrapemint/oss-maintainer-leads): contact leads for open source maintainers.
- [npm & PyPI Package Leads](https://apify.com/scrapemint/npm-pypi-leads): package publisher leads.

# Actor input Schema

## `repos` (type: `array`):

One repo per line as owner/name (e.g. facebook/react) or a full GitHub link (e.g. https://github.com/facebook/react).

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

Optional. Without a token you can check up to 60 repos per hour (fine for small runs). Paste your own free GitHub personal access token to raise that to 5,000 per hour for large lists. Your token, your account; it is only used to make these requests.

## `maxRows` (type: `integer`):

Cap on repos returned. Controls total cost. First 2 rows per run are free; repos that are not found are always free.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "repos": [
    "facebook/react",
    "vuejs/vue",
    "torvalds/linux",
    "https://github.com/apify/crawlee"
  ],
  "maxRows": 500
}
```

# 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 = {
    "repos": [
        "facebook/react",
        "vuejs/vue",
        "torvalds/linux",
        "https://github.com/apify/crawlee"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapemint/github-repo-stats").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 = { "repos": [
        "facebook/react",
        "vuejs/vue",
        "torvalds/linux",
        "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapemint/github-repo-stats").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 '{
  "repos": [
    "facebook/react",
    "vuejs/vue",
    "torvalds/linux",
    "https://github.com/apify/crawlee"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapemint/github-repo-stats --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/eoRvcirJbQ1i8FXci/builds/6aSW3cG4HviRoxvYr/openapi.json