| Actor | Users (30d) | Success (30d) | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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37 | 100% | $0.20 / 1,000 results | Run |
| 25 | 100% | $5.00 / 1,000 results | Run | |
| 7 | 100% | $3.50 / 1,000 results | Run | |
 Hacker News Data Scraperby epctex |
5 | 100% | $0.30 / 1,000 results | Run |
 Hacker News Data Scraperby shahidirfan |
4 | 100% | $0.90 / 1,000 results | Run |
 Hacker News Scraper — Stories, Comments & Users APIby sian.agency |
4 | 100% | $6.00 / 1,000 results + $0.050 per run | Run |
How to read this table
- Users (30 days): distinct Apify accounts that ran the actor in the last 30 days. The best single signal that an actor still works on the live site.
- Success (30 days): share of public runs that finished successfully. Below about 85% usually means the target site changed and the actor is struggling.
- Price: pay-per-event actors charge per result and include Apify's compute. "Free" actors charge no fee, but you pay Apify platform usage for the compute they use, which costs more for browser-based scrapers.
- Last run: if nobody has run an actor for weeks, treat it as unmaintained.
Run Hacker News scrapers from your code
Every actor above has the same API. Replace the actor name and your token:
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/gentle_cloud~hacker-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ ...input... }'Actors also run on a schedule inside Apify, send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier or n8n, and can be called by AI agents through the Apify MCP server. See how to use scrapers from AI agents.
Frequently asked
Which Hacker News scraper is the most used?
Hacker News Scraper by gentle_cloud had 37 distinct users in the last 30 days, the most of the 6 actors compared here. Its listed price is $0.20 / 1,000 results.
How much does scraping Hacker News cost?
Listed prices range from $0.20 to $6.00 per 1,000 results. The lowest is Hacker News Scraper by gentle_cloud. Pay-per-event actors include Apify's compute in the price; free actors charge platform usage instead.
Do I need to write code to scrape Hacker News?
No. Every actor runs from the Apify web console with a form for the input, and results download as JSON, CSV or Excel. Developers can call the same actor through the REST API, and AI agents can run it through the Apify MCP server.
None of these fit?
If you need different fields, another site, or a scraper wired into a bigger automation, request a custom scraper. You get a fixed price within a day.