GitHub trending developers API

Q: Which errors can it return?

invalid_params (do not retry), not_found (do not retry). Account and platform errors from the errors list can also happen. A failure always costs 0 credits.

Q: How do I get more than one page?

Send the same request with cursor set to the cursor you received, until has_more is false . Each page costs its own price. See pagination .

Q: Is there an SDK call for it?

The preview Python client has client.github.trending_developers(...) and the TypeScript client client.github.trendingDevelopers() . Both return the same envelope as the HTTP API. The packages are not published yet; plain HTTP works today in any language.

GitHub's public Trending developers page: ranked users with name, avatar and the popular repository GitHub shows for them (in extra).

GETapi.socialscrape.io/v1/github/trending/developers

Cost: 1 credit
Cached repeats: 0 creditssend max_age_days, results kept 1 day
Failed requests: 0 credits
Status: Betashape may still gain fields

Request

Send your key in the x-api-key header.

curl

curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/github/trending/developers" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'language=python' \
  --data-urlencode 'since=weekly'

Python

import os
import requests

params = {
    "language": "python",
    "since": "weekly",
}
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/github/trending/developers",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},
    params=params,
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if body["ok"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])

TypeScript

const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/github/trending/developers");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  language: "python",
  since: "weekly",
}).toString();
const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.ok) {
  console.log(body.data);
} else {
  console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
}

n8n

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "SocialScrape GitHub trending developers",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/github/trending/developers",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "language",
              "value": "python"
            },
            {
              "name": "since",
              "value": "weekly"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "x-api-key",
              "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {}
}

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`language`	string	Coding language, e.g. javascript, python, go.
`since`	string	Trending range.
`cursor`	string	Opaque cursor from the previous page; pass it back unchanged. Also accepted as `continuationToken`, `continuation_token`, `next_max_id`, `max_id`, `max_cursor`, `min_time`, `after`, `page_token`, `pageToken`, `paginationToken`, `next_page_id`, `page`.

Every request also accepts trim, raw and max_age_days.

Response

Sample from a recorded response, shortened. Values are public data, not yours.

Status 200Sample

{
  "ok": true,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 4999,
  "cached": false,
  "cached_at": null,
  "request_id": "req_f84bd4fd20d383847abb3c0d",
  "data": {
    "object": "list",
    "items": [
      {
        "object": "profile",
        "platform": "github",
        "id": null,
        "handle": "mvanhorn",
        "name": "Matt Van Horn",
        "headline": null,
        "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn",
        "kind": "person",
        "bio": null,
        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/455140?s=96&v=4",
        "banner_url": null,
        "verified": null,
        "is_private": null,
        "external_url": null,
        "links": null,
        "location": null,
        "category": null,
        "created_at": null,
        "stats": {
          "followers": null,
          "following": null,
          "posts": null,
          "likes": null,
          "views": null
        },
        "extra": {
          "language_filter": "python",
          "popular_repository": {
            "description": "AI agent skill that researches any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, HN, Polymarket, and the web - then synthesizes a grounded summary",
            "full_name": "mvanhorn/last30days-skill",
            "name": "last30days-skill",
            "owner": "mvanhorn",
            "repo": "last30days-skill",
            "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill"
          },
          "rank": 1,
          "since": "weekly"
        }
      },
      {
        "object": "profile",
        "platform": "github",
        "id": null,
        "handle": "Gathin23",
        "name": "Gathin",
        "headline": null,
        "url": "https://github.com/Gathin23",
        "kind": "person",
        "bio": null,
        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/94786511?s=96&v=4",
        "banner_url": null,
        "verified": null,
        "is_private": null,
        "external_url": null,
        "links": null,
        "location": null,
        "category": null,
        "created_at": null,
        "stats": {
          "followers": null,
          "following": null,
          "posts": null,
          "likes": null,
          "views": null
        },
        "extra": {
          "language_filter": "python",
          "popular_repository": {
            "description": "Debloat any Android or Google TV over Wi-Fi and get an Apple TV-style home.",
            "full_name": "Gathin23/cleanyourtv",
            "name": "cleanyourtv",
            "owner": "Gathin23",
            "repo": "cleanyourtv",
            "url": "https://github.com/Gathin23/cleanyourtv"
          },
          "rank": 2,
          "since": "weekly"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "parent": null
  },
  "cursor": null,
  "has_more": false
}

Fields

A page of results. Each entry in items is a Profile. cursor and has_more page through the rest.

A field the platform does not give is null, never made up. Extra platform details are in extra.

Field	Type	Always	Notes
`object`	`"profile"`
`platform`	Platform	yes
`id`	string or null
`handle`	string or null
`name`	string or null
`headline`	string or null		a short tagline apart from the bio (LinkedIn's headline)
`url`	string or null
`kind`	`"person"` or `"creator"` or `"channel"` or `"page"` or `"company"` or `"artist"` or `"organization"` or `"shop"` or `"unknown"`
`bio`	string or null
`avatar_url`	string or null
`banner_url`	string or null
`verified`	boolean or null
`is_private`	boolean or null
`external_url`	string or null

Show the other 6 fields

Field	Type	Always	Notes
`links`	Link[] or null
`location`	string or null
`category`	string or null
`created_at`	string (ISO 8601 date-time) or null
`stats`	ProfileStats
`extra`	object or null

Full field list in the reference for this endpoint and the data models. Errors are listed under Errors.

Questions

Which errors can it return?

invalid_params (do not retry), not_found (do not retry). Account and platform errors from the errors list can also happen. A failure always costs 0 credits.

How do I get more than one page?

Send the same request with cursor set to the cursor you received, until has_more is false. Each page costs its own price. See pagination.

Is there an SDK call for it?

The preview Python client has client.github.trending_developers(...) and the TypeScript client client.github.trendingDevelopers(). Both return the same envelope as the HTTP API. The packages are not published yet; plain HTTP works today in any language.

Can an AI agent call it?

Yes. The MCP server reaches every built endpoint, with the same prices.

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