# Track New Product Hunt Launches + Makers (Lead Feed) (`agency-shift/ph-launch-tracker`) Actor

Fresh Product Hunt launches as a GTM feed: new products/companies with makers, topics, upvotes and website. Filter by recency, topic and minimum votes — catch companies the week they launch. Official Product Hunt GraphQL API (bring your own free token).

- **URL**: https://apify.com/agency-shift/ph-launch-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Valdeir Lima](https://apify.com/agency-shift) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Marketing
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.05 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Track New Product Hunt Launches + Makers

Get **fresh Product Hunt launches** as a structured lead feed — product, tagline, makers, topics, upvotes, and website. Catch companies **the week they launch**, when they're actively looking for users and tools.

Uses the **official Product Hunt GraphQL API** (bring your own free developer token from producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications).

### What you get

For every launch in your window:

- **Product name + tagline**
- **Upvotes**
- **Topics / categories**
- **Makers** (names + profiles)
- **Website URL**
- **Launch date**

### Inputs

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Product Hunt token | Your free API v2 developer token (required) |
| Days back | How many days of launches (1 = today) |
| Topic contains | Keep only matching topics (Sales, AI, SEO…) |
| Minimum upvotes | Drop low-traction launches |
| Order | Newest or most-voted first |
| Max results | Cap the run |

### Example uses

- **Sales / partnerships** — reach founders the week they launch.
- **Competitive intel** — track new products in your category.
- **Trend research** — see what's launching and gaining votes.

### Notes

- Requires a free Product Hunt developer token (entered as a secret input).
- Pay-per-event pricing — you only pay when you run it.

# Actor input Schema

## `token` (type: `string`):

Your free Product Hunt API v2 developer token (Bearer). Create one at producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

How many days of launches to pull (1 = today's launches).

## `topic` (type: `string`):

Keep only launches whose topics contain this text (e.g. 'Sales', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'SEO'). Blank = all.

## `minVotes` (type: `integer`):

Keep only launches with at least this many upvotes.

## `order` (type: `string`):

NEWEST (chronological) or VOTES (most upvoted first).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum launches to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 1,
  "minVotes": 0,
  "order": "NEWEST",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "topic": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("agency-shift/ph-launch-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "topic": "" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("agency-shift/ph-launch-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "topic": ""
}' |
apify call agency-shift/ph-launch-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,agency-shift/ph-launch-tracker"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0bsv36aSFKTp0Yv07/builds/35Pp4E8XO9I1CUTXI/openapi.json