# Product Hunt Scraper – Daily Launches & Upvotes (`ener90/product-hunt-launches`) Actor

Scrapes Product Hunt launches by day, week or month and top products by topic: upvotes, comments, ranks and topics, plus website, rating and followers. Unofficial Product Hunt API, no token needed. Schedule daily launch tracking.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ener90/product-hunt-launches.md
- **Developed by:** [René Del Valle Rodríguez](https://apify.com/ener90) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.50 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Product Hunt Launches Scraper

**Pricing:** US$0.0015 per result row (launch or product) = US$1.50 per 1,000. No start fee, no add-ons. / **Precio:** US$0,0015 por fila = US$1,50 por 1.000, sin cargo de inicio.

🇬🇧 [English](#english) · 🇪🇸 [Español](#español)

### English

Scrape **Product Hunt launches** by day, week or month from the leaderboards, plus **top products by topic**. No Product Hunt API token is needed.

- **Each launch:** name, tagline, upvotes, launch-day score, comment count, daily/weekly/monthly rank, topics, launch date, thumbnail and links.
- **Product details (optional):** website, description, PH review rating and count, followers, number of launches, first launch date, categories, Top Product and YC flags, company social links and app store links.

**No personal data:** makers' and voters' names, usernames, avatars and emails are never collected. You only get product and company-level information.

**Use cases:** finding new startups and lead lists (product websites), competitor and trend tracking, investor deal flow, and newsletters ("top 10 launches of the week").

**Input example**

```json
{ "dateFrom": "2026-10-12", "dateTo": "2026-10-16", "includeProductDetails": true, "minUpvotes": 50 }
```

- `dates`: a list of days.
- `period`: daily, weekly or monthly.
- `topics`: e.g. `artificial-intelligence`.
- `products`: slugs or URLs.
- With no input at all, you get yesterday's leaderboard.

**Output example**

```json
{ "type": "launch", "name": "Talanoa", "tagline": "Email that feels like chat", "upvotes": 333, "commentsCount": 23, "dailyRank": 1,
  "topics": ["Email", "Productivity"], "launchedAt": "2026-10-15T00:01:00-07:00", "productUrl": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/talanoa-2",
  "product": { "websiteUrl": "…", "followersCount": 512, "reviewsRating": 5, "categories": ["…"] } }
```

**Integrations:** Apify API, n8n, Make and Zapier (schedule it daily and send the results to Sheets or Slack), the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com) for AI agents, and export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

**FAQ**

- *How many launches per day?* The day's top ~17 featured launches, the ones shown on the leaderboard page. Use weekly or monthly for the bigger picture.
- *Why no makers' names or emails?* Privacy. This actor only returns product and company information.
- *Is it reliable?* It uses US residential IPs, rotates sessions and retries automatically on Cloudflare challenges. 256 MB of memory is enough.

### Español

Extrae **lanzamientos de Product Hunt** por día, semana o mes, y los **productos destacados de un tema**. No necesita token de la API.

- **Cada lanzamiento:** nombre, tagline, votos, comentarios, ranking, temas y fecha.
- **Detalle del producto (opcional):** sitio web, nota, seguidores, categorías y redes de la empresa.

**Sin datos personales:** no guarda nombres, usuarios ni emails de makers o votantes.

**Casos de uso:** listas de startups y leads, seguimiento de tendencias y competencia, deal flow y newsletters.

**Entrada:** `dates` o `dateFrom`/`dateTo`, `period`, `topics`, `products`, `includeProductDetails`, `minUpvotes` y `maxLaunches`. Sin input, trae el leaderboard de ayer.

**Integraciones:** API de Apify, n8n, Make, Zapier y MCP. Exporta a JSON, CSV o Excel.

### ❓ FAQ

**Do I need a Product Hunt API token?**
No. The scraper reads the public leaderboards, so you don't need a Product Hunt API token.

**Can I get today's launches every day?**
Yes. Schedule the Actor daily (Schedules tab) and connect it to Slack, Google Sheets, Make or Zapier.

**Is personal data collected?**
No maker emails or personal data are collected.

### 🔗 More scrapers by ener90 / Más scrapers de ener90

- [Mercado Libre Reviews & Questions Scraper](https://apify.com/ener90/mercadolibre-reviews-questions) – opiniones y preguntas de Mercado Libre
- [Mercado Libre Price Tracker](https://apify.com/ener90/mercadolibre-seller-price-monitor) – monitor de precios de tiendas oficiales de Mercado Libre
- [TrustRadius Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/ener90/software-reviews-scraper) – reseñas de software B2B de TrustRadius
- [Walmart Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/ener90/walmart-products-reviews) – reseñas y productos de Walmart
- Chile Real Estate Scraper (Portal Inmobiliario + TocToc) (`ener90/chile-real-estate-scraper`, coming soon / próximamente) – propiedades en venta y arriendo en Chile
- AI Review Insights (`ener90/ai-review-insights`, coming soon / próximamente) – análisis de reseñas con IA

Need a custom scraper or a different site? Open an issue in the **Issues** tab. / ¿Necesitas un scraper a medida? Escríbeme en la pestaña **Issues** (soporte en español).

### 🧩 API & integrations quick start

**cURL (sync, returns items)**

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ener90~product-hunt-launches/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"dates":["2026-10-15"],"includeProductDetails":true}'
```

**Node.js**

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('ener90/product-hunt-launches').call({"dates":["2026-10-15"],"includeProductDetails":true});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

**Python**

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("ener90/product-hunt-launches").call(run_input={"dates":["2026-10-15"],"includeProductDetails":true})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
```

- **Google Sheets:** add the *Google Sheets* integration to a saved Task, or use `=IMPORTDATA("https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?format=csv&clean=1")`.
- **n8n / Make / Zapier:** use the official Apify node or app: *Run Actor* (`ener90/product-hunt-launches`) → *Get dataset items*.
- **Webhooks:** on a Task, add an integration *Run succeeded* → your URL (gets `defaultDatasetId`).
- **AI agents (MCP):** `https://mcp.apify.com?actors=ener90/product-hunt-launches` works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
- **Free plan:** works on Apify's free tier; usage is billed per result (see Pricing). Start with small limits to try it out.

### 📝 Changelog

- 0.1 (2026-10-20): first public release. Daily/weekly/monthly leaderboards, topics, product details.

Issues or ideas? Open an issue in the **Issues** tab and we usually reply within 24 h.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/ener90/product-hunt-launches/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `dates` (type: `array`):

Launch days as YYYY-MM-DD. Empty + no other input = yesterday.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Start of a date range (max 62 days).

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

End of the date range (inclusive).

## `period` (type: `string`):

Daily, weekly (ISO week of the date) or monthly leaderboard.

## `topics` (type: `array`):

Topic slugs or URLs, e.g. artificial-intelligence. Returns the top products of the topic (one product row each).

## `products` (type: `array`):

Product slugs or URLs (producthunt.com/products/<slug>) for one detail row each.

## `includeProductDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Website, rating, followers, categories, socials, YC flag. One extra page per product.

## `minUpvotes` (type: `integer`):

Skip launches below this score.

## `maxLaunches` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many launches.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Residential proxy recommended (Cloudflare).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "dates": [
    "2026-10-15"
  ],
  "period": "daily",
  "includeProductDetails": false,
  "minUpvotes": 0,
  "maxLaunches": 500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `launches` (type: `string`):

No description

## `products` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "dates": [
        "2026-10-15"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ener90/product-hunt-launches").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 = { "dates": ["2026-10-15"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ener90/product-hunt-launches").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 '{
  "dates": [
    "2026-10-15"
  ]
}' |
apify call ener90/product-hunt-launches --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ener90/product-hunt-launches"
        }
    }
}
```

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/Seef50klJBfzS4KQK/builds/1rGuSXEfI2pkKdJuy/openapi.json