# GitHub Repository Scraper - Stars, Forks, Topics (`spiky_pepperoni/github-repository-scraper`) Actor

Search and scrape GitHub repositories: stars, forks, language, topics, license, issues. No login. Export JSON, CSV, Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/spiky\_pepperoni/github-repository-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Arad S](https://apify.com/spiky_pepperoni) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## GitHub Repository Scraper — Stars, Forks, Topics & More

Search **GitHub** repositories with any query and export full metadata in seconds — **no login required** (optional token for higher rate limits).

### What it does

Give it a GitHub search query (full search syntax supported) and it returns, for each repository:

- `fullName`, `name`, `owner`, `url`, `description`, `homepage`
- `stars`, `forks`, `watchers`, `openIssues`
- `language`, `topics`, `license`
- `isArchived`, `isFork`, `createdAt`, `updatedAt`, `pushedAt`

### Example input

```
{ "query": "machine learning language:python stars:>5000", "maxRepos": 100, "sort": "stars" }
```

### Use cases

- Track trending repos & tools in any niche
- Competitive / market research on open-source projects
- Build datasets of repos by language, topic, or popularity
- Monitor a topic for new/updated projects

Export to **JSON, CSV, Excel**, or call it as an **MCP tool**. Pay-per-result.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

GitHub repository search query. Supports full GitHub search syntax, e.g. machine learning language:python stars:>1000

## `maxRepos` (type: `integer`):

Maximum repositories to return (GitHub search caps at 1000).

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Field to sort repositories by.

## `order` (type: `string`):

Sort order: descending or ascending.

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

Optional GitHub personal access token for higher rate limits. No scopes needed for public repos.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "web scraping language:python",
  "maxRepos": 100,
  "sort": "stars",
  "order": "desc"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "query": "web scraping language:python"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("spiky_pepperoni/github-repository-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 = { "query": "web scraping language:python" }

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "web scraping language:python"
}' |
apify call spiky_pepperoni/github-repository-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=spiky_pepperoni/github-repository-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dBdOAXhBlyeKKCbFm/builds/kmiWD8EK4DYbxKsf6/openapi.json