Best GitHub scrapers on Apify: Actors ranked by fields and price
The catalogue Actors for GitHub data ranked by one published formula: core-field coverage, price per 1,000 results, reliability and freshness.
Short answer
The highest published score for GitHub goes to GitHub Repositories Search Scraper by fetch_cat (93 of 100), a Store tool from another publisher, listed for reference. Among catalogue Actors, GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor scores highest (82).
Ranked by the published formula, applied identically to every tool. Data checked 2026-11-09.GitHub scrapers
Ranked by target fit, published field coverage, price per 1,000, 30-day success rate, adoption and freshness. Every tool gets the same formula; missing values get fixed, published priors. The scores match the GitHub page. Read the method.
| Sample fields | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor Catalogue Actor, pay per event | stars, primaryLanguage, description | 19 | $0.99 | 1 run, too few to rate | Nov 2026 |
| 77 | GitHub Weekly Trending Repos & Org Repo Finder Catalogue Actor, pay per event | stars, language, description | 9 | $0.99 | 1 run, too few to rate | Nov 2026 |
| 72 | GitHub Repository Language Breakdown Analyzer Catalogue Actor, pay per event | stars, language, repoUrl | 9 | $0.99 | 3 runs, too few to rate | Nov 2026 |
| 67 | GitHub Marketplace App & Action Listings by Category Catalogue Actor, pay per event | stars, url, name | 9 | $0.99 | 1 run, too few to rate | Nov 2026 |
Other Store tools, for reference
Same formula, listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.
| Sample fields | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | GitHub Repositories Search Scraper Reference only, by fetch_cat | stars, language, description | 42 | $0.23 | 96% of 309 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 92 | GitHub Repository & Trending Scraper Reference only, by rupom888 | stars, language, description | 8 | $0.50 | 98% of 168 runs | May 2026 |
| 91 | GitHub Repository Scraper Reference only, by logiover | stars, language, description | 25 | $1.99 | 100% of 35 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 84 | GitHub Repository Search & Scraper Reference only, by scrapeworks | stars, language, description | 8 | $2.00 | 89% of 140 runs | Jul 2026 |
| 72 | GitHub Repository Scraper Reference only, by cloud9_ai | No published schema | – | $2.00 | 100% of 52 runs | Oct 2026 |
| 69 | GitHub Repository Intelligence Reference only, by benthepythondev | stars, language, description | 8 | $20 | 100% of 36 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 64 | GitHub Reference only, by moving_beacon-owner1 | No published schema | – | $10 | 100% of 48 runs | Jul 2026 |
| 63 | Github Repository Analyzer Reference only, by constant_quadruped | repositoryUrl, owner, name | 25 | not listed | 100% of 36 runs | Oct 2026 |
Facts behind the list
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Core fields compared | repo, stars, language, description, updated_at, url |
| Official route | GitHub REST API (Public API) |
| Official price | No per-call fee for standard REST API use |
| Ranking method | One published formula for every tool: fit, field coverage, price per 1,000, 30-day success rate, adoption and freshness |
Sources
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- GitHub REST API documentation — checked 2026-11-09
- GitHub terms — checked 2026-11-09
Get GitHub data with a catalogue Actor
GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor returns 5 of 6 core GitHub fields at $0.99 per 1,000 results. Compare all 12 GitHub routes.