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Stack Overflow Scraper API

Extract programming questions, answers, user profiles, and tags from Stack Overflow. Research technical topics and analyze developer communities.

Use Cases

Technical Research

Research solutions to technical problems and programming challenges.

Developer Insights

Analyze developer community trends and popular technologies.

Talent Discovery

Find expert developers based on reputation and expertise.

Technology Trends

Track trending programming languages, frameworks, and tools.

API Endpoints

Available endpoints for the Stack Overflow Scraper API

POST /v1/stackoverflow/question

Stack Overflow Question API

Scrape a public Stack Overflow question detail page from a search result URL.

Parameters

url string required Stack Overflow question URL returned by stackoverflow/search.
POST /v1/stackoverflow/search

Stack Overflow API

Search Stack Overflow through the public Stack Exchange API with page pagination.

Parameters

cursor string Cursor returned as next_cursor from the previous response.
limit integer Maximum number of results to return.
page integer Page number for sources that support page-based pagination.
query string required Programming question keywords.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the Stack Overflow Scraper API

Can I extract code from answers?

Yes, we extract code snippets and examples from questions and answers.

Do you track user reputation?

Yes, we extract user reputation scores, badges, and activity metrics.

Can I filter by programming language?

Yes, you can filter questions by tags like python, javascript, etc.

Do you extract comments?

Yes, we extract all comments on questions and answers.

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