Product Hunt Scraper

Scrape products and launches from Product Hunt using the official GraphQL API.

Built by Artificially

Before you start

This actor needs a free Product Hunt developer token. Paste it into the apiToken field before you press Start; without it the run stops straight away and nothing is charged. The steps to get one take about a minute and are in the section below.

Features

• Extract product details (name, tagline, description)
• Get upvote counts and comments
• Topics and categories
• Website URLs and launch dates
• Scrape today's trending products
• Get featured products only
• Historical data (up to 30 days back)
• Fast and reliable - uses official API, never blocked

Requirements

You need a Product Hunt API token to use this scraper:

1. Go to Product Hunt API Dashboard
2. Create a new application (use https://localhost as redirect URI)
3. Copy your Developer Token (not the API Key/Secret)

Input

Field	Type	Description
apiToken	string	Required. Your Product Hunt developer token
scrapeToday	boolean	Scrape products posted today, since midnight Pacific Time (default: true)
scrapeFeatured	boolean	Only scrape featured/trending products
daysBack	number	Scrape products from last N days, counted in Pacific Time (0 = today only)
maxProducts	number	Maximum products to scrape (default: 20, max: 500)

Example Input

Scrape today's top products:

{
    "apiToken": "your_developer_token_here",
    "scrapeToday": true,
    "maxProducts": 20
}

Scrape featured products from the last 7 days:

{
    "apiToken": "your_developer_token_here",
    "scrapeFeatured": true,
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxProducts": 50
}

Output

Each product includes:

{
    "id": "123456",
    "name": "Product Name",
    "tagline": "Short product description",
    "description": "Full product description",
    "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/product-name",
    "websiteUrl": "https://www.producthunt.com/r/ABCDEFGH",
    "votesCount": 523,
    "commentsCount": 42,
    "topics": ["Productivity", "Developer Tools"],
    "makers": [],
    "thumbnail": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/...",
    "featuredAt": "2026-01-26T00:00:00Z",
    "createdAt": "2026-01-26T08:00:00Z",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-01-26T12:00:00Z"
}

Notes on fields

• url is the Product Hunt post URL with API tracking parameters removed.
• websiteUrl is the link Product Hunt's API returns for the product website, which is usually a Product Hunt redirect (producthunt.com/r/...) to the maker's site.
• makers: Product Hunt's public API redacts maker names for privacy, so this list is usually empty. Redacted placeholders are never included.
• Only records with an id, name, URL and creation date are saved. Duplicates across pages are removed.

Run summary

Each run writes these records to the default key-value store:

• SUMMARY: counts of saved, duplicate and skipped records, failed requests, and whether the cost limit was reached
• FAILED_REQUESTS: API requests that still failed after retries
• INVALID_PRODUCTS: records skipped because required fields were missing

If the API token is rejected, the run fails immediately with a clear message and nothing is charged for products.

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing; see the Pricing tab for current prices.

You only pay for valid results: incomplete records, duplicates and failed API requests are skipped and never charged.

Why Use This Scraper?

• Official API - Uses Product Hunt's GraphQL API, not web scraping
• Never blocked - No anti-bot issues or CAPTCHAs
• Fast - API calls are instant, no browser rendering needed
• Reliable - Consistent data structure directly from Product Hunt
• Cost-effective - Lightweight, no browser overhead

Support

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