hacker-news-scraperlisted

# Hacker News Scraper Search Hacker News using the free [Algolia HN Search API](https://hn.algolia.com/api). No Apify token or API key needed. ## Quick Start Only dependency: `pip install requests`. ```bash # Stories about AI content marketing in last week python3 skills/hacker-news-scraper/scripts/search_hn.py \ --query "AI content marketing" --days 7 # Show HN posts in last month (summary view) python3 skills/hacker-news-scraper/scripts/search_hn.py \ --query "" --tags show_hn --days 30 --output summary # Comments mentioning a specific tool python3 skills/hacker-news-scraper/scripts/search_hn.py \ --query "LangChain" --tags comment --days 14 --max-results 20 ``` ## How the Script Works 1. Queries the Algolia HN Search API (`search_by_date` endpoint) 2. Uses `numericFilters=created_at_i>{unix_timestamp}` for server-side date filtering 3. Paginates until max-results reached 4. Normalizes results to a consistent schema 5. Applies optional keyword filtering (client-side) 6. Sorts by points (descending) and outputs JSON or summary ## CLI Reference | Flag | Default | Description | |------|---------|-------------| | `--query` | *required* | Search query | | `--days` | 7 | How many days back to search | | `--tags` | story | Item type: `story`, `comment`, `ask_hn`, `show_hn` | | `--max-results` | 50 | Max results to return | | `--keywords` | none | Additional filter keywords (comma-separated, OR logic) | | `--output` | json | Output format: `json` or `summary` | ##