Scrape Stack Overflow with AI

# Scrape Stack Overflow — 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 Stack Overflow questions, answers, vote counts, and tag data using Apify and Claude Code.
**Apify Actor:** `apify/stackoverflow-scraper`
**Pricing:** ~$0.15 per 1,000 questions
## Capabilities
1. **Data Extraction** — Pull key data points from Stack Overflow 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 Stack Overflow 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
- **Developer tool adoption tracking:** Monitor question volume for your SDK/API vs competitors. Rising question counts signal growing adoption.
- **Pain point discovery:** Find the most common errors and frustrations developers have with competitor tools.
- **Documentation gap analysis:** Identify frequently asked questions about your product that your docs don't cover.
- **Technical SEO content:** Find high-traffic SO questions to create authoritative blog posts that capture developer search traffic.
## Warnings
- Stack Overflow has a public API — use it for structured queries.
- SO data is CC-BY-SA licensed. Attribution required if republishing.
- Question volume varies by tag. Niche topics may have limited data.
## Sample Output
```json
{
  "id": "12345",
  "name": "Sample Record",
  "platform": "Stack Overflow",
  "url": "https://stackoverflow.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.