Docker Hub Scraper - Container Images & Pulls

Disclaimer: This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Docker, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. "Docker Hub" is referenced only to describe the publicly available website this Actor collects data from.

Search Docker Hub or look up repositories by name and get clean rows: stars, pull counts, official flag, short and full descriptions, last-updated / last-modified / registered dates, repository type and (optionally) version tags. Built on the official public Docker Hub API - no API key, no browser, no proxy. Run one search or import a file of image names.

What you get per repository

Field	Meaning
fullName / name / namespace	namespace/name, and its parts (official images use library)
description / fullDescription	Short tagline and the full README
starCount / pullCount	Stars and total pulls
isOfficial / isAutomated / isPrivate	Official Docker image, automated build, private flags
repositoryType / status	Image type and active/inactive status
lastUpdated / lastModified / dateRegistered	Update and registration timestamps
tags	Version tag names (when includeTags is on)
hubUser / collaboratorCount / repoUrl	Owning hub user, collaborator count and the page URL

Input

{ "searchQueries": ["postgres", "redis"], "maxItemsPerQuery": 50 }

• Search terms - one per line (e.g. nginx, postgres, redis).
• Repositories - fetch exact images: name for official (nginx) or namespace/name (grafana/grafana).
• Include version tags - set includeTags to also collect each image's tag names (maxTags caps how many).
• Import from a file - paste a list, or link a public .txt/.csv, a Google Sheet/Drive link, or an Apify key-value-store record.
• Output fields - trim every record to exactly the columns you need.

Leave everything empty and the run returns a small free sample so you can see the shape first.

Reliability

Reads the official public Docker Hub API with automatic backoff on rate limits - no key, no proxy, no anti-bot. A search that returns nothing, an unknown repository, or an import that cannot be read bills $0 and says why.

Honest limits

• tags is opt-in - null unless includeTags is true (off by default so a run does not fire an extra tags request per repository).
• description / fullDescription are publisher-optional - many user and auto-built images file no short description or README; an honest null when the source has none (probed 2026-08-15).
• affiliation is effectively always null - Docker Hub returns null for it on virtually every repository; kept for completeness, it is the source value.
• pullCount is Docker Hub's own reported total; official images report enormous cumulative counts.

Pricing

$0.001 per repository on the FREE tier (tiered pricing lowers it with volume). Only repositories actually saved are billed; empty searches, unknown names and unreadable imports cost nothing.

Output views

• Repositories - full name, description, stars, pulls, official flag and last-updated date.

Use with AI assistants (MCP)

Available through the Apify MCP server - an agent can find the most-pulled image for a stack, compare stars across alternatives, or enrich a list of image names with pull counts and update dates in one call.

Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire)

This actor is agent-ready - AI agents can discover it, run it, and pay for it autonomously, with no Apify account and no human in the loop. It uses pay-per-event pricing and limited permissions, so it qualifies for Apify's agentic-payment standards:

• x402 - an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay per run in USDC on the Base network directly through the Apify MCP server - no account, no API key.
• Skyfire - agent-to-service payments for fully autonomous AI-agent workflows.

Building an AI agent, MCP tool, or autonomous data pipeline? This scraper is ready to plug in and pay as it goes.

Automate & schedule

Run this Actor on autopilot and pull results into your own stack:

• Apify API - start runs, fetch datasets and manage schedules over REST.
• apify-client for JavaScript and apify-client for Python - official SDKs.
• Schedules - run it hourly, daily or weekly and keep your dataset current.
• Webhooks - trigger downstream actions (CRM import, Slack alert, email sequence) the moment a run finishes.

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'MY_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('scrapesage/docker-hub-scraper').call({
    "searchQueries": [
        "nginx"
    ],
    "maxItemsPerQuery": 5
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Got ${items.length} records`);

Integrate with any app

Connect the dataset to thousands of apps - no code required:

• Make - multi-step automation scenarios.
• Zapier - push new records straight into your CRM or spreadsheet.
• Slack - get notified when a scheduled run finds something new.
• Google Drive / Sheets - auto-export every run to a spreadsheet.
• Airbyte - pipe results into your data warehouse.
• GitHub - trigger runs from commits or releases.

FAQ

How is this Actor billed? Pay-per-event: you pay only for the results it delivers, with no monthly rental and no start fee. The per-event price is shown on the Pricing tab.

Can I schedule it and get results automatically? Yes - create a Schedule and add a webhook or an integration (Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier) to push each run's dataset wherever you need it.

Which export formats are available? Every run's dataset can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, HTML or RSS from the Apify Console or the API.

Can I run it from code or an AI agent? Yes - through the Apify API and client libraries, or from Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants via the Apify MCP server.

Is it legal to scrape Docker Hub? This Actor collects publicly available data only. You are responsible for using the output in compliance with applicable laws (including data-protection law where personal data is involved) and the source's terms. See the Disclaimer below.

Is this an official Docker Hub tool? No. It is an independent, third-party Actor with no affiliation to, endorsement by or sponsorship from Docker, Inc. See the Disclaimer below.

Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Docker, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

"Docker Hub" and any related marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only in a descriptive, nominative sense - to identify the publicly accessible website from which this Actor collects data. This Actor is not an official Docker Hub product, is not authorised or certified by Docker, Inc., and does not distribute Docker Hub software. It collects only publicly available information; you are responsible for ensuring your use of that data complies with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the source website.

Need help?

Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab, or visit the Apify help center. Feature requests are welcome - this Actor is actively maintained.