Table: hackernews_new - Query HackerNews New Stories using SQL

HackerNews is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that provides seed funding for startups. HackerNews allows users to submit stories (known as "posts"), which are voted and commented upon, similar to reddit.

Table Usage Guide

The hackernews_new table provides insights into the latest stories posted on HackerNews. As a data analyst or a social media marketer, explore the most recent discussions through this table, including the post's title, author, and score. Utilize it to uncover information about the latest trends, popular topics, and the engagement level of different posts.

Examples

New stories by score

Explore the latest stories on Hacker News, sorted by popularity. This query can help you stay updated with trending topics and discussions.

select
  *
from
  hackernews_new
order by
  score desc;

select
  *
from
  hackernews_new
order by
  score desc;

New stories with most comments

Discover the latest stories that have sparked the most discussion, helping you stay updated on trending topics and popular conversations. This is particularly useful for identifying key interests and engaging discussions within your community.

select
  *
from
  hackernews_new
order by
  descendants desc;

select
  *
from
  hackernews_new
order by
  descendants desc;

Query examples

Schema for hackernews_new

Name	Type	Operators	Description
_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form, e.g. connection_name.
by	text		The username of the item's author.
dead	boolean		True if the item is dead.
deleted	boolean		True if the item is deleted.
descendants	bigint		In the case of stories or polls, the total comment count.
id	bigint	=	The item's unique id.
kids	jsonb		The ids of the item's comments, in ranked display order.
parent	bigint		The comment's parent: either another comment or the relevant story.
parts	jsonb		A list of related pollopts, in display order.
poll	bigint		The pollopt's associated poll.
score	bigint		The story's score, or the votes for a pollopt.
text	text		The comment, story or poll text. HTML.
time	timestamp with time zone		Timestamp when the item was created.
title	text		The title of the story, poll or job. HTML.
type	text		The type of item. One of "job", "story", "comment", "poll", or "pollopt".
url	text		The URL of the story.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- hackernews

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_hackernews --config '<your_config>' hackernews_new