Vincent Warmerdam • 7/20/2026

scrape permissions

This article explains how to use git-scraping, a technique that leverages GitHub Actions CI to periodically scrape data from the internet and store it in a public repository. It provides a step-by-step example using a scheduled workflow with curl to fetch data and git commands to commit and push changes. A key tip is included for corporate environments: setting the 'contents: write' permission in the workflow YAML to avoid security hardening issues. The article emphasizes the simplicity of using only Git and GitHub, making analytics accessible without extra tools.

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#web scraping #Github Actions #GIT Automation