Product Hunt Scraper

Scrape Product Hunt for new product launches, upvotes, and tech market trends. Startup and SaaS competitive intelligence.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: Required for reliable scraping. Get a free Developer Token at https://api.producthunt.com/v2/docs — go to API Dashboard > Add Application > Generate Token.

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "topics": [
    "artificial-intelligence",
    "developer-tools",
    "marketing"
  ]
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "mode": "DAILY",
  "topics": [
    "artificial-intelligence",
    "developer-tools",
    "marketing"
  ],
  "maxProducts": 50,
  "phApiToken": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
mode	string	"DAILY"	No	Chart type to scrape (DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, SEARCH, or TOPIC)
searchQuery	string	-	No	Search products by keyword (used with SEARCH mode)
topics	array	-	No	Filter by Product Hunt topics (used with TOPIC mode)
date	string	-	No	Specific date for daily launches (YYYY-MM-DD)
maxProducts	integer	50	No	Maximum number of products to scrape
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Run with sample data (no live scraping)
phApiToken	string	-	Yes*	Required for reliable scraping. Get a free Developer Token at https://api.producthunt.com/v2/docs — go to API Dashboard > Add Application > Generate Token.
webhookUrl	string	-	No	Optional webhook URL to receive results when scraping completes

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Product Scraped	Per product scraped	$0.06

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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Built by John Rippy | Actor Arsenal