GitHub Scraper
Extract comprehensive repository data from GitHub including stars, forks, commits, contributors, issues, and pull requests. Our scraping solution handles API rate limits and provides access to repository metadata, code statistics, and community engagement metrics.
Monitor trending repositories, analyze open source project health, and track developer activity with reliable data extraction. Perfect for researchers, recruiters, developer tool companies, and analysts seeking open source intelligence.
- 97.11% success rate (see success rate graph)
- Real-time repository metrics including stars, forks, and watchers
- Commit history and contribution activity tracking across contributors
- Issue and pull request data with status and timeline information
- Language detection and code statistics for repositories
- Topic tagging and license identification for project categorization
Warning: This scraper is available only to enterprise customers. Please contact us for more details.
GitHub Scraper API Use Cases
Technology Trend Analysis
Track programming language adoption, framework popularity, and emerging technologies through repository creation and star growth patterns. Identify which technologies are gaining developer mindshare.
Developer Talent Research
Identify skilled developers by analyzing contribution patterns, project quality, and community engagement. Build talent pipelines based on demonstrated expertise in specific technologies.
Open Source Intelligence
Monitor corporate open source strategies, track project health metrics, and analyze community engagement patterns. Understand how companies and communities build and maintain open source software.
Competitive Technology Research
Track competitor repositories, analyze feature development velocity, and monitor technology stack choices. Stay informed about competitive product development and technology decisions.
Extractable GitHub Data Points
Rebrowser GitHub Scraper efficiently connects with GitHub unofficial API interface, allowing users to extract comprehensive data elements from the platform, such as:
- Repository names and descriptions
- Star, fork, and watcher counts
- Commit history and frequency
- Contributor profiles and activity
- Issues and pull requests
- Programming languages used
- Topics and tags
- License information
- README and documentation
GitHub Scraper Success Rate
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Sample GitHub API Response Schema
| Field | Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
repository_name | string | Repository name including owner | facebook/react |
description | string | Repository description | A declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces. |
stars | number | Number of stars the repository has received | 218450 |
forks | number | Number of times the repository has been forked | 44823 |
watchers | number | Number of users watching the repository | 6542 |
primary_language | string | Primary programming language used | JavaScript |
topics | array | Repository topics and tags | ["react", "javascript", "ui", "frontend"] |
license | string | Repository license type | MIT |
created_at | string | Repository creation date | 2013-05-24T16:15:54Z |
updated_at | string | Last update timestamp | 2024-02-10T08:23:15Z |
open_issues | number | Number of open issues | 1247 |
contributors | number | Number of contributors to the repository | 1589 |
Sample GitHub API Response
Devices Available
Profiles Created
Pages Crawled
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GitHub Scraping Challenges Solved
Traditional web scraping methods often fail due to sophisticated anti-bot measures and dynamic content.
Companies waste thousands of dollars on unreliable solutions that break regularly and require constant maintenance.
Rebrowser eliminates these headaches with a robust architecture designed to handle even the most protected websites like GitHub.
Contact Us →IP Blocking & CAPTCHAs
Websites detect and block scraping attempts through IP tracking and CAPTCHA challenges, causing project delays.
Dynamic JavaScript Content
Modern sites load content dynamically with JavaScript, making traditional scraping methods ineffective.
Maintenance Nightmare
Websites change structure frequently, breaking scrapers and requiring constant code updates and debugging.
Scaling Difficulties
Managing high-volume scraping operations requires complex infrastructure and load balancing to avoid detection.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rebrowser Web Scraper API is built for enterprise-level scalability, capable of handling millions of requests daily without performance degradation. Our infrastructure automatically scales to accommodate sudden spikes in demand, and our distributed architecture across multiple global regions ensures consistent performance regardless of request volume or complexity.
Rebrowser offers comprehensive customer support including 24/7 technical assistance, dedicated account managers for enterprise clients, detailed documentation with practical examples, regular implementation workshops, and a specialized solutions engineering team that can help with custom integration challenges and complex extraction scenarios.
Rebrowser can extract data from virtually any public-facing website, including e-commerce platforms, social media networks, review sites, news outlets, financial portals, travel booking systems, real estate listings, job boards, business directories, and government databases. Our specialized extractors are optimized for high-value data sources across various industries.
Rebrowser integrates with 10 diverse proxy networks, including major residential proxy pools with millions of IPs, specialized datacenter proxies optimized for performance, exclusive mobile network providers, country-specific proxy pools for targeted geo-access, and private proxy networks with dedicated IPs. This multi-provider approach ensures optimal performance for different scraping scenarios.
Yes, Rebrowser supports authenticated scraping through several methods: API parameters for passing credentials, secure session management to maintain logged-in states across requests, cookie handling capabilities, and advanced fingerprinting to prevent account flagging. This enables reliable data extraction from password-protected areas while maintaining account security.
