GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor: fields and price

What it returns

19 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

fullName
htmlUrl
description
primaryLanguage
stars
forks
watchers
subscribersCount
openIssues
visibility
topics
license
createdAt
updatedAt
pushedAt
latestRelease
contributorCount
commitActivityTotal
scrapedAt

Not in the schema among the core GitHub fields: repo. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other GitHub Actors

Among the 4 catalogue Actors for GitHub with a published schema, only this one returns watchers, subscribersCount, openIssues, visibility, createdAt, updatedAt, latestRelease, commitActivityTotal.

Pick another Actor if you need

Fields other GitHub catalogue Actors return that GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor does not
Actor	Fields it adds	Price / 1K
GitHub Weekly Trending Repos & Org Repo Finder	trendingRank, repoUrl	$0.99
GitHub Repository Language Breakdown Analyzer	languagesBreakdown, repoUrl	$0.99
GitHub Marketplace App & Action Listings by Category	listingType, slug, installedCount, planType	$0.99

Input

Input settings for GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor
Setting	Type	Required	Default	What it does
mode	string	No	search	How to find repositories. 'search' runs a GitHub search query, 'direct' fetches an explicit list, 'owner' lists a user or organisation's repositories, and 'topic' lists repositories tagged with a topic.
searchQuery	string	No	–	GitHub search expression (mode=search). Supports qualifiers such as 'stars:>10000', 'language:python', 'topic:llm', 'user:apify', 'pushed:>2025-01-01', and 'in:name,description'. In owner/topic mode it is an optional keyword filter added to the owner or topic.
repositoryUrls	array	No	[]	Repositories to fetch (mode=direct). Accepts https://github.com/owner/repo, a trailing slash, .git, the git@github.com:owner/repo.git SSH form, or a plain owner/repo slug. Duplicates are removed.
owner	string	No	–	GitHub user or organisation whose repositories should be listed (mode=owner). Accepts 'apify' or 'https://github.com/apify'.
topic	string	No	–	Topic tag to browse (mode=topic), e.g. 'llm', 'machine-learning', or 'web-scraping'. A leading 'topic:' is accepted and stripped.
sortBy	string	No	stars	Sort key for search, owner, and topic results.
sortOrder	string	No	desc	Ascending or descending order for the selected sort key.
language	string	No	–	Only repositories whose primary language matches. Pick a common language here, or type any other language in 'Custom language'.
languageCustom	string	No	–	Any GitHub language name not listed above (e.g. 'Hare', 'Gleam'). Overrides the Language dropdown when non-empty.
license	string	No	–	Only repositories released under this license.

Show the other 18 settings

More input settings for GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor
Setting	Type	Required	Default	What it does
searchIn	string	No	–	Where the free-text part of searchQuery must match (mode=search). Applies only when searchQuery contains free text.
minStars	integer	No	0	Only repositories with at least this many stars. 0 means no star filter.
minForks	integer	No	0	Only repositories with at least this many forks. 0 means no fork filter.
createdAfter	string	No	–	Only repositories created on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
pushedAfter	string	No	–	Only repositories with a push on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Useful for finding maintained projects.
includeForks	boolean	No	false	Include fork repositories in search, owner, and topic results. Direct mode always returns the repositories you list.
includeArchived	boolean	No	true	Keep archived repositories in the results. Turn this off to find actively maintained projects only.
maxResults	integer	No	30	Hard cap on repositories returned. GitHub's search API itself is capped at 1,000 results.
includeReadme	boolean	No	true	Fetch and include the decoded README text (capped at 500 KB).
includeTopics	boolean	No	true	Include the repository's topic tags.
includeLanguages	boolean	No	true	Include the byte count per programming language (one API request per repository).
includeRepoDetails	boolean	No	false	Fetch the repository detail endpoint in search, owner, and topic modes to add the real watcher count, network count, and organisation/parent fields (one extra API request per repository). Direct mode always fetches these.
includeReleases	boolean	No	false	Fetch the newest releases, including tag, dates, prerelease flag, and asset count (one request per repository).
releasesLimit	integer	No	10	How many releases to keep when 'Include releases' is on.
includeContributors	boolean	No	false	Fetch the ranked contributor list with contribution counts (one request per repository; GitHub caps this endpoint at 500 contributors).
contributorsLimit	integer	No	30	How many contributors to keep when 'Include contributors' is on.
includeActivity	boolean	No	false	Fetch 52 weeks of commit activity and the latest commit (up to two requests per repository; GitHub may need a moment to compute the statistics).
githubToken	string	No	–	Optional personal access token. It only raises the request limit from 60 to 5,000 requests per hour and is never required. A classic token with no scopes is enough for public data.

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "stars:>10000 language:python",
  "repositoryUrls": [
    "https://github.com/apify/crawlee"
  ],
  "sortBy": "stars",
  "sortOrder": "desc",
  "minStars": 0,
  "minForks": 0,
  "includeForks": false,
  "includeArchived": true,
  "maxResults": 30,
  "includeReadme": true,
  "includeTopics": true,
  "includeLanguages": true,
  "includeRepoDetails": false,
  "includeReleases": false,
  "releasesLimit": 10,
  "includeContributors": false,
  "contributorsLimit": 30,
  "includeActivity": false
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "stars:>10000 language:python",
    "repositoryUrls": [
        "https://github.com/apify/crawlee"
    ],
    "sortBy": "stars",
    "sortOrder": "desc",
    "minStars": 0,
    "minForks": 0,
    "includeForks": False,
    "includeArchived": True,
    "maxResults": 30,
    "includeReadme": True,
    "includeTopics": True,
    "includeLanguages": True,
    "includeRepoDetails": False,
    "includeReleases": False,
    "releasesLimit": 10,
    "includeContributors": False,
    "contributorsLimit": 30,
    "includeActivity": False
}

run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "stars:>10000 language:python",
    "repositoryUrls": [
        "https://github.com/apify/crawlee"
    ],
    "sortBy": "stars",
    "sortOrder": "desc",
    "minStars": 0,
    "minForks": 0,
    "includeForks": false,
    "includeArchived": true,
    "maxResults": 30,
    "includeReadme": true,
    "includeTopics": true,
    "includeLanguages": true,
    "includeRepoDetails": false,
    "includeReleases": false,
    "releasesLimit": 10,
    "includeContributors": false,
    "contributorsLimit": 30,
    "includeActivity": false
};

const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"search","searchQuery":"stars:>10000 language:python","repositoryUrls":["https://github.com/apify/crawlee"],"sortBy":"stars","sortOrder":"desc","minStars":0,"minForks":0,"includeForks":false,"includeArchived":true,"maxResults":30,"includeReadme":true,"includeTopics":true,"includeLanguages":true,"includeRepoDetails":false,"includeReleases":false,"releasesLimit":10,"includeContributors":false,"contributorsLimit":30,"includeActivity":false}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

Cost of GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor results by Apify plan
Apify plan	Per 1,000	10,000 results	100,000 results
Free plan	$0.99	$9.90	$99
Starter plan	$0.82	$8.20	$82
Scale plan	$0.66	$6.60	$66
Business plan	$0.49	$4.90	$49

Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among GitHub routes

It ranks 1 of 4 catalogue Actors for GitHub on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

1 GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor 19 output fields, pay per event 5 of 6 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
2 GitHub Weekly Trending Repos & Org Repo Finder 9 output fields, pay per event 4 of 6 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
3 GitHub Repository Language Breakdown Analyzer 9 output fields, pay per event 3 of 6 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
4 GitHub Marketplace App & Action Listings by Category 9 output fields, pay per event 2 of 6 core fields
$0.99 / 1K
+ 6 other Store tools, combined Reference only 5 of 6 core fields
from $0.23 / 1K
API GitHub REST API Public API fields not compared

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Official route: GitHub REST API

Public API. The GitHub REST API exposes repositories, issues, releases, users, organisations and more. A token raises rate limits.

No per-call fee for standard REST API use.

Official documentation

Other Store tools for GitHub

Reference only, from their public listings.

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GitHub Repositories Search Scraper	42	$0.23
GitHub Repository & Trending Scraper	8	$0.50
GitHub Repository Scraper	25	$1.99
GitHub Repository Search & Scraper	8	$2.00
GitHub Repository Scraper	–	$2.00

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research repositories
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Questions people ask

How much does GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor cost?

The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.

What data does GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor return?

Its published output schema lists 19 fields: fullName, htmlUrl, description, primaryLanguage, stars, forks, watchers, subscribersCount, openIssues, visibility, topics, license, and 7 more. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.

What input does GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor need?

No input is strictly required; the defaults run as is. Common settings: mode, searchQuery, repositoryUrls, owner, topic, sortBy.

What are the alternatives to GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor for GitHub?

4 catalogue Actors cover GitHub. Close alternatives: GitHub Weekly Trending Repos & Org Repo Finder; GitHub Repository Language Breakdown Analyzer; GitHub Marketplace App & Action Listings by Category. The GitHub page compares all of them field by field.

How do I run GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor from Python or the API?

Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("nimbryxo-studio/github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.

Sources

Actor updated 2026-11-11 Data synced 2026-11-12

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Scraper Finder. "GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/github-repository-metadata-and-readme-extractor/ (data checked 2026-11-12).

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GitHub Repository Metadata & README Extractor

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What it returns

How it differs from the other GitHub Actors

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Input

Example input

Run it from code or an AI agent

Python

JavaScript

cURL

MCP (AI agents)

What a run costs

Where it fits among GitHub routes

Official route: GitHub REST API

Other Store tools for GitHub

What people use it for

Other catalogue Actors for GitHub

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Questions people ask

Sources

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