Scrape Lemmy with AI

# Scrape Lemmy — SoloStack Skill File
> Drop this file into your SoloStack repo and Claude Code will use it as
> context to run this workflow automatically.
---
## Overview
Extract Lemmy posts, community data, comments, and user profiles using Apify and Claude Code.
**Apify Actor:** `epctex/lemmy-scraper`
**Pricing:** ~$0.15 per 1,000 posts
## Capabilities
1. **Data Extraction** — Pull key data points from Lemmy including profiles, content, and metadata.
2. **Search & Filter** — Search by keywords, categories, or specific URLs to target exactly what you need.
3. **Engagement Metrics** — Capture engagement signals — views, likes, shares, and comments for every item.
4. **Bulk Processing** — Process hundreds or thousands of records in a single run with automatic pagination.
5. **Export & Integration** — Output clean JSON ready for CRM import, analysis, or integration with other tools.
## Pipeline
1. **Define targets** — Specify Lemmy URLs, search terms, or categories to scrape
2. **Run scraper** — Apify actor extracts data, handles pagination and rate limits automatically
3. **Process data** — Clean, deduplicate, and enrich the raw output for analysis
4. **Load into CRM** — Push structured data into Neon database with source attribution
## Use Cases
- **Reddit alternative monitoring:** Many Reddit communities migrated to Lemmy. Monitor the same conversations without Reddit's API restrictions.
- **Privacy-focused community research:** Lemmy users tend to be privacy-conscious tech professionals. Understand their tool preferences and pain points.
- **Decentralized trend tracking:** Track topic trends across Lemmy instances. Identify growing communities in your niche.
- **Open-source advocacy monitoring:** Lemmy communities are heavily pro-open-source. Track discussions about proprietary vs open-source tools in your category.
## Warnings
- Each Lemmy instance has its own API. The scraper handles multi-instance queries but rate limits apply per-instance.
- Lemmy communities vary dramatically in activity. Many are very small with limited data.
- The platform grew rapidly during Reddit's API changes but some communities have since declined in activity.
## Sample Output
```json
{
  "id": "12345",
  "name": "Sample Record",
  "platform": "Lemmy",
  "url": "https://lemmy.com/sample",
  "dataField1": "value1",
  "dataField2": 42,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-25T12:00:00Z"
}
```
Download the complete skill file with full implementation details,
agent prompts, and ready-to-run scripts.