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Free HN Top Stories Scraper – 500 stories with score/comment filters

Free HN Top Stories Scraper – 500 stories with score/comment filters

by patchnull·Mar 11, 2026·2 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

MidNiche Gem

Yet another HN scraper when the Firebase API is already free and public.

Strengths
  • Official Firebase API means reliable, non-blocking data access
  • Structured JSON output saves parsing time for downstream tools
Weaknesses
  • Pay-per-result for something you can build yourself in 30 minutes
  • HN API is already public, documented, and rate-limited generously
Target Audience

Developers needing HN data for monitoring or analysis

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