Product Hunt Scraper

Web Scraping

This actor extracts data from websites. It handles JavaScript rendering, pagination, and anti-bot measures automatically.

Note: Always respect the website's terms of service and robots.txt.

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Web Scraping

This actor extracts data from websites. It handles JavaScript rendering, pagination, and anti-bot measures automatically.

Note: Always respect the website's terms of service and robots.txt.

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

Features

• Daily/weekly/monthly charts - Top products by time period
• Product details - Name, tagline, description, makers
• Engagement metrics - Upvotes, comments, featured status
• Topic filtering - AI, developer tools, marketing, etc.
• Search functionality - Find products by keyword
• Maker data - Who built the product

Quick Start

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

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

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	"DAILY"	Chart type (DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, SEARCH, TOPIC)
searchQuery	string	-	Search products by keyword
topics	array	-	Filter by topics
date	string	-	Specific date for daily launches (YYYY-MM-DD)
maxProducts	number	50	Maximum products to scrape
demoMode	boolean	true	Run with sample data

Output Format

{
  "rank": 1,
  "name": "ChatGPT Pro",
  "tagline": "Advanced AI assistant for professionals",
  "description": "ChatGPT Pro is a revolutionary tool that helps professionals work smarter...",
  "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chatgpt-pro",
  "productUrl": "https://chatgptpro.com",
  "logoUrl": "https://ph-static.imgix.net/product-0.png",
  "upvotes": 1523,
  "commentsCount": 156,
  "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "productivity"],
  "makers": ["Maker 1", "Maker 2"],
  "launchDate": "2026-01-03",
  "featured": true,
  "pricing": "Freemium"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing: This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Description	Price
product_scraped	Per product scraped	$0.01

Example costs:

• Scrape 100 products: 100 × $0.01 = $1.00

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Common Problems & Solutions

"Invalid API key" error

Cause: Your API key is wrong, expired, or doesn't have the right permissions. Fix: Double-check your API key. Make sure you copied it exactly without extra spaces.

"Rate limit exceeded" error

Cause: You've hit the API's rate limits. Fix: Wait a few minutes, then try again. Consider reducing the number of concurrent requests.

Empty or incomplete results

Cause: The target may have anti-scraping protection or the data doesn't exist. Fix:

• Check if the URL/search query is correct
• Try with different parameters
• Some sites may block automated access

Demo data showing instead of real results

Cause: demoMode is still set to true. Fix: Set demoMode: false and provide your API key(s).

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Built by John Rippy | Actor Arsenal