🔍 GitHub Issues Scraper > Extract issues from any public GitHub repository - No API token required! The fastest way to scrape GitHub issues for competitor analysis, market research, lead generation, and project monitoring. --- ## ⚡ Features ✅ No Authentication - Works instantly, no GitHub token needed ✅ Fast & Efficient - 25 issues per request, minimal compute usage ✅ Structured Data - Clean JSON output ready for analysis ✅ Keyword Filtering - Find specific issues that matter to you ✅ Pagination Built-in - Scrape hundreds of issues automatically --- ## 🎯 Use Cases ### 🕵️ Competitor Intelligence Monitor competitor repositories to discover what features users want and what bugs frustrate them. ### 📊 Market Research Find real user problems by tracking issues across repos in your industry. ### 💰 Lead Generation Identify frustrated users who might be ready to switch to your solution. ### 🔔 Project Monitoring Track your own repos for new bug reports and feature requests. --- ## 📥 Input Example json { "repoUrl": "n8n-io/n8n", "issueState": "open", "maxItems": 100, "keywords": ["bug", "error"] } ### Input Parameters | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | repoUrl | String | Yes | Repository in owner/repo format or full GitHub URL | | issueState | Enum | No | open, closed, or all (default: open) | | maxItems | Number | No | Max issues to scrape (default: 50, max: 1000) | | keywords | Array | No | Filter issues containing these keywords | --- ## 📤 Output Example json [ { "number": 22226, "title": "Outlook Create Event Node is not working correctly!", "url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/22226", "author": "AppsyStudios", "createdAt": "2025-11-24T11:25:43Z", "updatedAt": "2025-11-24T11:26:00Z", "state": "OPEN", "labels": [ "status:in-linear", "triage:pending" ], "milestone": null, "repository": "n8n-io/n8n" }, { "number": 22207, "title": "Telegram trigger not working, need urgent help", "url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/22207", "author": "nikavkloosterman-pixel", "createdAt": "2025-11-24T03:21:31Z", "updatedAt": "2025-11-24T11:18:06Z", "state": "OPEN", "labels": [ "status:in-linear", "triage:pending" ], "milestone": null, "repository": "n8n-io/n8n" } ] ### Output Fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | number | Number | Issue number | | title | String | Issue title | | url | String | Direct link to the issue | | author | String | GitHub username who created the issue | | createdAt | String | ISO 8601 timestamp when issue was created | | updatedAt | String | ISO 8601 timestamp of last update | | state | String | OPEN or CLOSED | | labels | Array | List of label names | | milestone | String | Milestone name (or null) | | repository | String | Repository in owner/repo format | --- ## 🔗 Integrations Export your scraped data to: - Google Sheets - Analyze in spreadsheets - Slack - Get notified of new issues - Airtable - Build a searchable database - Zapier / Make / n8n - Automate workflows - Webhooks - Send to any endpoint - Email - Daily/weekly digests --- ## 💡 Pro Tips ### Monitor Competitors json { "repoUrl": "competitor/their-product", "issueState": "open", "maxItems": 200, "keywords": ["slow", "expensive", "bug", "broken", "alternative"] } ### Track Feature Requests json { "repoUrl": "facebook/react", "issueState": "open", "maxItems": 100, "keywords": ["feature", "request", "enhancement", "proposal"] } ### Find Frustrated Users json { "repoUrl": "vercel/next.js", "issueState": "open", "maxItems": 50, "keywords": ["help", "urgent", "blocker", "critical"] } --- ## ⚙️ Performance | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Issues per page | 25 | | Requests per minute | 30 (rate limited) | | Memory usage | ~256-512 MB | | Avg. time per 100 issues | ~8 seconds | --- ## 📞 Support - 🐛 Report Issues - 💬 Questions? Contact us on Apify --- ## 🏷️ Keywords github scraper, github issues, repository scraper, issue tracker, bug tracker, competitor analysis, market research, lead generation, open source monitoring, developer tools, github api alternative, no authentication scraper --- Made with ❤️ using Crawlee and Apify SDK