Hacker News Front Page Scraper
Extract every story on the Hacker News front page, including rank, title, URL, score, author, and comment count.
No Hacker News loginFront-page storiesExport structured results
Free to runNo credit cardStructured resultsCurrent front page
Extension tool
Run the scraper from Chrome
This scraper runs inside the Lection extension so it can read the live Hacker News page and return clean rows. After installing, open Lection from the Chrome toolbar and choose Hacker News Front Page.
Add to Chrome — freeHow the Hacker News scraper works
Step 1
Install Lection
Add the free extension and pin it to the Chrome toolbar.
Step 2
Choose Hacker News
Open the extension and select the Hacker News Front Page tool.
Step 3
Run and review
Lection reads the current front page and structures each story as a row.
Step 4
Export or automate
Download the results or save the workflow for future runs.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need a Hacker News account?
No. The front page is public and does not require a Hacker News login.
Why does this tool run in the extension?
The extension runs the page-reading script in Chrome and returns the result as structured rows.
What fields are included?
Each result can include rank, title, story URL, score, author, and comment count.