Export from Hacker News API to Neo4j

CloudQuery is an open-source data integration platform that allows you to export data from any source to any destination.

The CloudQuery Hacker News API plugin allows you to sync data from Hacker News API to any destination, including Neo4j. It's free, open source, requires no account, and takes only minutes to get started.

Ready? Let's dive right in!

Step 1. Install the CloudQuery CLI

The CloudQuery CLI is a command-line tool that runs the sync. It supports MacOS, Linux and Windows.

brew install cloudquery/tap/cloudquery

Step 2. Configure the Hacker News API source plugin

Create a configuration file for the Hacker News API plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called hackernews.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the Hacker News API Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Step 3. Configure the Neo4j destination plugin

Create a configuration file for the Neo4j plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called neo4j.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the Neo4j Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Step 4. Start the Sync

Run the following command in your terminal to start the sync

And away we go! 🚀 The sync will run until completion, fetching all selected tables from Hacker News API. Any errors will be logged to a file called cloudquery.log.

Further Reading

Now that you've seen the basics of syncing Hacker News API to Neo4j, you should know that there's a lot more you can do. Check out the CloudQuery Documentation, Source Code and How-to Guides for more details.