You can access the YC Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "results_limit": 10,
<  "proxyConfiguration": {
<    "useApifyProxy": true
<  }
<}' |
<apify call mido_99/yc-scraper --silent --output-dataset

YC Scraper API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YC Scraper locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the Apify CLI

$npm i -g apify-cli
$apify login

Other API clients include:

YC Scraper API in Python

YC Scraper API in JavaScript

YC Scraper OpenAPI definition

YC Scraper API

Y Combinator Scraper

michael.g/y-combinator-scraper

Scrape data on Y Combinator companies and their founders from the YC startup directory.

Michael G

367

5.0

Y Combinator Founders

prog-party/y-combinator-founders

This Y Combinator Founder Actor retrieves data from Y Combinator, allowing to filter, and returns a list of founders as a Dataset.

Prog Party

Y Combinator Scraper

scraped/y-combinator-scraper

Scrape companies from Y Combinator

scraped

5.0

[Jun25] Y Combinator Scraper - fast & low cost

scrapegoats/ycombinator-scraper

Efficiently extract structured data from the official Y Combinator startup directory.

ScrapeGoats

5.0

✨ Y Combinator Scraper Apify

damilo/y-combinator-scraper-apify

⚡ Scrape Y Combinator’s startup directory with rich data: company info, founders, job postings, batch, team size, social links, and more. Filter by industry, region, or hiring status. Ideal for lead gen, VC scouting, and recruiting. Clean JSON output ready for Airtable, Notion, or Excel.

Imad

5.0

Y Combinator API Scraper

clearpath/ycombinator-api-scraper

Extract complete Y Combinator ecosystem data - 5000+ companies, 8000+ founders, 3500+ jobs. Perfect for VCs, recruiters, and researchers. Get startup intelligence, funding trends, team data, and job listings. Reliable Python scraper with proxy support. Start at $3.50.

ClearPath

Y Combinator Company Scraper 🧠💼 - Cheap & Fast

scrapestorm/y-combinator-company-scraper---cheap-fast

Unlock the power of Y Combinator with automated company data scraping 🧠💼📊 Effortlessly collect detailed information on startups and portfolio companies from the YC platform. Customize your search queries by industry, hiring status, or region for highly targeted insights 🌍No proxy needed ⚡

Storm_Scraper

5.0

Y Combinator Directory Scraper | Fast & Reliable | $4.5 / 1K

fatihtahta/y-combinator-directory-scraper

Most affordable, enterprise-grade Y Combinator company scraper. Extracts complete startup profiles, including batch, founders, funding status, team size, social links and more for any filtered listing. Cost-effective pay-as-you-go pricing at $4 per 1 000 companies. Updated weekly.

Fatih Tahta

5.0

Y Combinator Extractor

jupri/ycombinator

💫 All-In-One YCombinator.com Scraper

cat

121

5.0

Hacker News Data Scraper

epctex/hackernews-scraper

Extract Y Combinator's Hacker News based on any search criteria. Crawl the front page, Show HN, Ask HN, news, job listings, and historical data. Get links, titles, comments, ratings, and more!