Hacker News Keyword Monitor — Search and Export HN Stories & Comments to CSV
The problem:Hacker News is one of the most valuable communities on the internet — but the built-in search is basic and you can't export results. If you want to track what HN says about your niche, monitor competitor mentions, or find high-scoring posts on a topic, you're doing it manually.What this does:✅ Searches all HN content (stories, comments, or both) for any keyword✅ Exports up to hundreds of results to CSV: title, author, score, comment count, posted date, external URL, HN thread URL, and text preview✅ Sort by relevance or newest-first✅ Uses the public Algolia HN Search API — covers 15+ years of HN content, no auth required✅ Zero external dependencies — just Python's built-in librariesWho it's for:- Marketers monitoring brand and competitor mentions on HN- Developers researching what the HN community thinks about a technology- Entrepreneurs validating ideas by seeing how HN has discussed a problem- Content creators studying what topics get high engagement on HN- Sales teams finding prospects who've publicly discussed a problem they solveWhat you get:- Python script (main.py) — runs on Windows, Mac, Linux- No external dependencies — uses Python's built-in libraries only- Step-by-step README.md — no coding experience neededRequirements:- Python 3.8+ installed (free at python.org)- Nothing elseSetup takes 2 minutes:1. Install Python (if you haven't — it's free)2. Run: python main.py "your keyword" --limit 50 --output results.csv3. Open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets30-day refund policy. If it doesn't work on your machine, email me and I'll fix it or refund you.
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