Scrape GitHub Trending Repos with n8n (Latest 20) Workflow

Get the latest GitHub trending repositories automatically—no manual browsing

This n8n workflow scrapes GitHub’s trending repositories and delivers the latest results (up to 20) in a structured format—so developers, researchers, and data analysts can stay current on popular open-source projects without repeatedly checking GitHub’s trending page.

What this workflow does

Designed to automate trending repo tracking, the workflow:

• Loads the GitHub trending page using an HTTP Request node.
• Parses the page HTML to extract key repository metadata.
• Splits and processes the extracted items to handle individual repositories cleanly.
• Outputs structured data including:
  • Repository name
  • Author
  • Description
  • Programming language
  • Direct repository URL
• Runs manually or on a schedule so you can track changes over time.

Use cases

• Daily developer discovery: Automatically review what’s trending on GitHub and find new tools to evaluate.
• Research & trend analysis: Collect consistent metadata (language, description, links) for open-source ecosystem research.
• Automation for teams: Feed trending repo outputs into your existing internal processes (e.g., reviews, shortlists, or reporting pipelines).

Technical details

This workflow is built with n8n and uses the following node types (Tech stack):

• Manual Trigger (for on-demand runs)
• HTTP Request (to fetch GitHub trending HTML)
• HTML parsing (via an html processing step)
• Set (to structure fields)
• Split Out (to handle repositories individually)

Setup & customization

• Install and configure n8n, then import the workflow.
• Run it manually or schedule regular executions.
• Optionally customize the HTTP request to target different GitHub trending categories (e.g., specific programming languages), and add filtering steps by stars, forks, or keywords as needed.