# Product Hunt Daily Launches, Makers & Upvoters Scraper (`litezero/producthunt-launches-scraper`) Actor

Extract daily trending tech launches, upvotes count, rank, tagline, maker profiles, topics, and website links from Product Hunt. Find new SaaS products and hot tech startups.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/litezero/producthunt-launches-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [LiteZero](https://apify.com/litezero) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.05 / 1,000 item scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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?

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.

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 Daily Launches, Makers & Upvoters Extractor

Extract trending product launches, taglines, upvote counts, comments, maker names, maker handles, and launch URLs from Product Hunt with zero auth requirements.

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### 🥊 Why This Actor Beats the Competition

| Feature | Generic Browser Scrapers | Official APIs | **This Actor** |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Speed** | 🐌 3–5 seconds / record (Heavy Puppeteer) | 🔒 Requires OAuth / Enterprise Key | ⚡ **Up to 100+ records / second** |
| **Cost** | 💸 High compute hours ($0.05+/run) | 💸 High per-seat API fees | 💰 **$1.50 per 1,000 items** (PPR) |
| **Anti-Bot Resistance** | ❌ Blocked by Cloudflare & Captchas | N/A | ✅ **Direct Stream + Resilient Fallbacks** |
| **Setup Friction** | ⏳ Complex CSS selectors & logins | ⏳ Complex developer approval | 🚀 **Zero auth. Plug & Play** |

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### 🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Use

#### Method 1: Apify Console (No-Code GUI)

1. Configure your inputs in the **Apify Web Console**.
2. Click **Start** and download your structured dataset in CSV, Excel, or JSON.

#### Method 2: Python SDK

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("litezero/producthunt-launches-scraper").call(run_input={})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

#### Method 3: Node.js SDK

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('litezero/producthunt-launches-scraper').call();
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} items!`);
```

#### Method 4: REST API / cURL

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/litezero~producthunt-launches-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"
```

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `maxItems` | `integer` | Total products to extract. |

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### 📤 Output Data Dictionary

| Field | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `id` | `string` | Product slug or ID |
| `name` | `string` | Product name |
| `tagline` | `string` | Catchy 1-sentence value prop |
| `votesCount` | `integer` | Community upvote count |
| `commentsCount` | `integer` | Community discussions count |
| `url` | `string` | Product Hunt launch page link |
| `makers` | `array` | Founders and makers |
| `topics` | `array` | Category tags |
| `launchedAt` | `string` | Launch timestamp |
| `scrapedAt` | `string` | Scrape timestamp |

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### 💡 Top Use Cases & Commercial Value

- **Market & Competitor Intelligence:** Automate real-time monitoring feeds without infrastructure maintenance.
- **AI & LLM Training Pipelines:** Ingest clean, structured data directly into vector embeddings and RAG stores.
- **Lead Generation & Sales Outreach:** Export enriched, verified contacts and actionable B2B signals.

# Actor input Schema

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

Total products to extract.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("litezero/producthunt-launches-scraper").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("litezero/producthunt-launches-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call litezero/producthunt-launches-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/nJ3ShCDROEg2WU6ce/builds/5kuAaa3d9t6FKUCwG/openapi.json