Hacker News Scraper
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What is the Hacker News Scraper?
The Hacker News Scraper by No Code Web Scraper turns Hacker News pages into clean spreadsheets. Open the front page, newest, Ask HN, Show HN and search results, click the list once, and every story — with title, story url, hn link and more — lands in Excel or CSV. No code, no API keys, and your data never leaves the browser.
Add to Chrome — FreeEvery visible Hacker News field, one column each — captured exactly as shown on the page.
How to Scrape Hacker News Data in 3 Steps
Open Hacker News
Go to the front page — or any Hacker News page with a list of stories — in Chrome.
Click to select the list
Open No Code Web Scraper from the side panel, hover the list and click — every story on the page is detected with all its fields automatically.
Export to Excel or CSV
Run the extraction (current page, auto-scroll or pagination) and download every story as a clean spreadsheet.
Who Uses Hacker News Scraper?
Founders
Track what the HN audience upvotes in your space.
Content Writers
Find headline formats that work.
Investors
Monitor Show HN launches.
Researchers
Build tech discourse datasets.
Developers
Archive threads on topics you follow.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it legal to scrape Hacker News?
Scraping publicly visible data for personal analysis is generally lawful in the US and EU. The extension only reads what your own browser already displays — nothing is bypassed and no data leaves your machine.
How do I scrape Hacker News without coding?
Install the free Chrome extension, open Hacker News, and click the list you want. Fields are detected automatically and you export to Excel or CSV — no code, no selectors, no API.
What export formats are supported?
Excel (.xlsx), CSV and JSON — ready for spreadsheets, CRMs or scripts.
Do I need an API key or Hacker News account access?
No API keys and no signup. The extension works on the pages your browser can open, exactly as you see them.
Does it work on Ask HN and Show HN?
Yes. Every HN list page — front, newest, ask, show, past days — exports titles, points, comments and links.
Does this work on other websites too?
Yes. The same extension scrapes any site — Hacker News today, Amazon, Zillow or your niche directory tomorrow. One tool for every list on the web.
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Start Scraping Hacker News Today
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