Product Hunt Scraper: Monitor Daily Launches by Topic and Keyword

Scrape Product Hunt for new launches that match your topics, keywords, vote floor, and age window. Export launch ID, name, tagline, full description, maker profiles, vote count, comment count, topics, and timestamps to JSON, CSV, or Excel. Deduped across runs so you only see new launches. Uses the official PH GraphQL API. Pay per launch.

Keywords this actor is built for: Product Hunt scraper, PH launch tracker, Product Hunt API, competitor launch monitor, Product Hunt GraphQL, scrape Product Hunt launches, PH daily launch export, Product Hunt topic feed.

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What you get in 30 seconds

flowchart LR
    A[Your topics<br/>AI, devtools] --> B[Actor polls<br/>Product Hunt GraphQL]
    B --> C[Filter by keyword,<br/>votes, age]
    C --> D[Deduped JSON feed<br/>of new launches only]

Paste a topic slug. Set a vote floor. Get a clean JSON feed of new Product Hunt launches every run. That is the whole product.

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Who this Product Hunt scraper is for

You are a...	You use this to...
Founder	Alert when any competitor ships, so you update your landing page before the traffic wave
VC analyst	Daily pull of every AI or devtools launch hitting 50+ votes, routed to your deal flow sheet
Devtool marketer	Catch launches in your category and comment first, when threads still have the most eyes
Growth marketer	Track PH plus Show HN cross posts for weekly growth loop analysis
Market researcher	Export every launch in a topic across a year for positioning and pricing teardowns

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How it works

flowchart TD
    A[Input: topics,<br/>keywords, vote floor] --> B[Product Hunt GraphQL API v2]
    B --> C[Paginate cursors]
    C --> D{Filters}
    D --> E[Keyword match]
    D --> F[Vote floor]
    D --> G[Age window]
    D --> H[Featured only]
    E & F & G & H --> I[Push to Apify dataset]
    I --> J[Store ID in<br/>SEEN_IDS key value store]
    J -.->|Next run| K[Skip seen IDs]

1. Drop in your PH developer token (free, made in 30 seconds at producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications).
2. Pass topic slugs like artificial-intelligence, developer-tools, or productivity.
3. Actor calls PH's official GraphQL API v2 with cursor pagination.
4. Results get filtered by keyword, vote floor, comment count, and age.
5. Matching launches land in the dataset.
6. Every launch ID is stored in a key value store so future runs skip duplicates.

Schedule every hour on Apify Scheduler and you get a deduped stream of new launches in your topics. Developer tokens never expire and do not count against any paid PH tier.

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Quick start

Watch AI and devtools topics for launches mentioning "agent" or "mcp", last 7 days:

{
  "developerToken": "YOUR_PH_DEVELOPER_TOKEN",
  "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "developer-tools"],
  "keywords": ["agent", "mcp"],
  "sortBy": "NEWEST",
  "postedWithin": "DAY_7"
}

Track featured launches with 100+ votes in the last 24 hours:

{
  "developerToken": "YOUR_PH_DEVELOPER_TOKEN",
  "topics": ["productivity", "saas"],
  "sortBy": "VOTES",
  "postedWithin": "HOUR_24",
  "minVotes": 100,
  "featuredOnly": true
}

One off market pull of every Chrome extension launch:

{
  "developerToken": "YOUR_PH_DEVELOPER_TOKEN",
  "topics": ["chrome-extensions"],
  "sortBy": "VOTES",
  "postedWithin": "ANY",
  "maxLaunchesPerTopic": 500,
  "dedupe": false
}

Or run it from the command line:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapemint~producthunt-launch-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"developerToken":"YOUR_PH_TOKEN","topics":["artificial-intelligence"],"postedWithin":"DAY_7"}'

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This scraper vs the alternatives

flowchart LR
    M[Manual PH checking] --> X[Daily scroll,<br/>miss overnight launches]
    S[PH email digest] --> Y[Daily only,<br/>no keyword filter]
    A[This Apify actor] --> Z[Pay per launch,<br/>raw JSON, your webhook]

Feature	Manual checking	PH email digest	This actor
Pricing	Free, costs time	Free, limited	Pay per launch, first 30 per run free
Keyword filter	Search the page by hand	None	Unlimited
Topic targeting	Tab hopping	Top level only	Any topic slug, any combination
Scheduling	You	Daily fixed time	Every 10 minutes
Dedup across runs	Your memory	Not applicable	Yes, in your key value store
Maker profiles	Click each launch	Not included	Yes, full maker object with username and headline
Output	Browser tab	Email	JSON, CSV, Excel, webhook, API

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Sample output

One launch record:

{
  "launchId": "post_1234567",
  "name": "Relay Agents",
  "tagline": "Open source MCP server for CRM automations",
  "description": "Relay is an MCP server you run locally or on Fly that...",
  "slug": "relay-agents",
  "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/relay-agents",
  "website": "https://relay.dev",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/abc123.png",
  "votesCount": 412,
  "commentsCount": 38,
  "reviewsCount": 0,
  "createdAt": "2026-04-19T07:01:00Z",
  "featuredAt": "2026-04-19T07:00:00Z",
  "topics": [
    { "name": "Artificial Intelligence", "slug": "artificial-intelligence" },
    { "name": "Developer Tools", "slug": "developer-tools" }
  ],
  "makers": [
    { "name": "Lana Chen", "username": "lanachen", "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/@lanachen", "headline": "Building Relay" }
  ],
  "matchedKeywords": ["mcp", "agent"],
  "sourceTopic": "artificial-intelligence"
}

Every field ready to drop into a CRM, a Slack channel, an Airtable, or a Notion database.

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Pricing

First 30 launches per run are free. After that you pay per extracted launch. No seat licenses. No tier gating. A 200 launch run lands under $1 on the Apify free plan.

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FAQ

Do I need a Product Hunt account? Yes, a free one. The developer token takes 30 seconds to make at producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications. Tokens do not expire and do not count against any paid tier.

Can I track all of Product Hunt, not just specific topics? Yes. Leave topics empty and the actor queries the global posts feed.

Does it return maker profiles? Yes. Each launch record includes a makers array with username, URL, headline, and PH ID. Useful for founder outreach and VC deal flow.

Does it return full descriptions? Yes. The long form description is in the description field. The tagline is the one line pitch on the card. Both are searchable by your keyword filter.

How fresh is the data? PH's GraphQL API updates in real time. Launches appear the moment they post, before they hit the homepage.

Does it dedupe? Yes. Launch IDs are stored under SEEN_IDS. Every run skips seen IDs. Set dedupe: false to disable.

Useful topic slugs? artificial-intelligence, developer-tools, productivity, saas, marketing, design-tools, chrome-extensions, no-code, fintech, e-commerce. Find any slug by opening its page on PH, the URL ends with it.

Can I use this for VC deal flow? Yes. Set minVotes: 50 and postedWithin: "DAY_7", schedule weekly, pipe the webhook into Airtable or Notion.

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