Devpost Hackathons Scraper

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This scraper was last updated on August 24, 2026.

What does the Devpost Hackathons Scraper return?

🏆 Devpost Hackathons Scraper

🚀 Export every hackathon on Devpost: prizes, themes, dates, registrations: in seconds.

This Actor pulls hackathons straight from the public Devpost API. No login, no API key, no HTML scraping. One clean row per hackathon.

Devpost is the largest hackathon platform in the world. This scraper turns its live listings into a structured dataset you can filter, track, and analyse.

For	Use it to
Developers & students	Find open hackathons by prize, theme, and deadline
Community & DevRel teams	Track the hackathon landscape and competitors
Analysts	Study prizes, participation, and trends over time

📋 What it does

Lists hackathons with an optional status filter (open / upcoming / ended) and keyword query.
Returns one row per hackathon with prize, themes, dates, registrations, and organizer.
Paginates automatically up to your maxItems.

📊 Output

Field	Description
🖼️ `imageUrl`	Hackathon thumbnail
🏷️ `title`	Hackathon name
🔗 `url`	Devpost page
🟢 `openState`	open / upcoming / ended
📍 `location`	Online or a city
💰 `prizeAmount`	Total prize pool
👥 `registrationsCount`	Participants registered
🏢 `organizationName`	Host organization
🎯 `themes`	Theme tags
📅 `submissionDates`	Submission window
⏳ `timeLeft`	Time left to submit
⭐ `featured`	Featured on Devpost
🔒 `inviteOnly`	Invite-only event
🕓 `scrapedAt`	When this row was collected

Sample record:

{
  "title": "RevenueCat Shipaton 2026",
  "url": "https://revenuecat-shipaton-2026.devpost.com/",
  "openState": "open",
  "location": "Online",
  "prizeAmount": "$740,000",
  "registrationsCount": 19921,
  "organizationName": "RevenueCat",
  "themes": ["Design", "Gaming", "Mobile"],
  "submissionDates": "Jul 31 - Oct 01, 2026"
}

🚀 How to use

Create a free account w/ $5 credit.
Open the Actor, pick a status (or leave All), set maxItems.
Run it and download JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML.

❓ FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. The Actor uses the public Devpost API.

Can I get only open hackathons? Yes: set status to Open.

How fresh is the data? Every run reads Devpost live.

How many can I get? As many as match your filters, up to maxItems.

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This Actor is not affiliated with Devpost. It reads publicly available data from the Devpost API for research and discovery. Respect Devpost's terms.

What input does the Devpost Hackathons Scraper accept?

Field	Type	What it does	Default
status	string (4 options)	Filter by hackathon status. Leave as 'all' for everything.	all
query	string	Optional keyword to search hackathons by title/theme.	not set
maxItems	integer	Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000	10

How much does the Devpost Hackathons Scraper cost?

from $3.62 per 1,000 results

Charged for	What it is	Price each
result	Single result in the default dataset.	$0.00362 to $0.004

Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.

How do I call the Devpost Hackathons Scraper API?

One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.

POST · run and get results

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~devpost-hackathons-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "status": "all",
    "maxItems": 10
  }'

What example inputs can I use?

Use these inputs to see how a run is configured.

input.json

{
  "status": "all",
  "maxItems": 10
}

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How do I report an issue with the Devpost Hackathons Scraper?

We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.

Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.

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