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Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring

Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring

nx-node/hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring
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Unofficial Hacker News API to extract data from all Hacker News categories. You can filter posts based on specific keywords, track trends using the unique activity monitoring feature, and receive updates directly in your Slack channel.

You can access the Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can 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.

1# Set API token
2API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
3
4# Prepare Actor input
5cat > input.json << 'EOF'
6{
7  "hnDataSource": "",
8  "proxyConfig": {
9    "useApifyProxy": true
10  }
11}
12EOF
13
14# Run the Actor using an HTTP API
15# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2
16curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nx-node~hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
17  -X POST \
18  -d @input.json \
19  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring API

Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference .

Run Actor

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nx-node~hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation .

Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nx-node~hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation .

Get Actor

GET
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nx-node~hacker-news-data-scraper-activity-monitoring?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation .

Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring API programmatically via the Apify API.

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You can start Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actor endpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.

When the Hacker News Data Scraper & Activity Monitoring run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset (storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console .

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  • 3 monthly users
  • 1 star
  • 100.0% runs succeeded
  • Created in Mar 2024
  • Modified 6 months ago