🚀 Product Hunt Launches Tracker — Marketing Intel (BYOC)

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Track new product launches on Product Hunt via the official GraphQL API v2. BYOC (Bring Your Own Credentials) — your free developer token, our actor, 98% margin. Anti-bot immune, ToS-compliant, predictable cost.

✨ Features

• Official PH GraphQL API v2 — no HTML scraping, no anti-bot blocks
• 4 query modes — topVoted (default), daily, date, topic
• Topic filtering — artificial-intelligence, developer-tools, productivity, etc.
• Rich output — name, tagline, votes, comments, reviews, makers, topics, thumbnail, websites
• Auto rate-limit aware — built-in error surface for 429 + complexity remaining
• NEVER 0 ITEMS guard — fails loud with 4 causes diagnose, never silent SUCCEEDED with 0
• Owner-skip pattern — internal runs bypass PPE charge

🔑 BYOC setup (one-time, free, instant)

1. Sign in at https://www.producthunt.com (or sign up — instant)
2. Visit https://api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications
3. Add an application → name it whatever (e.g. "MyApifyTrack") → submit
4. On the created app page, scroll down — your developer_token is shown (~64-char hex)
5. Copy that token → paste in actor input accessToken

Limits: free tier = 6250 complexity points per 15 minutes. Each post fetched costs ~10-25 points (depends on includeMakers/includeTopics). Plenty for daily/weekly aggregation workflows.

📥 Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
accessToken	string (secret)	Yes	—	PH developer token (see BYOC setup)
mode	enum	Yes	topVoted	topVoted / daily / date / topic
date	string	If mode=date	—	ISO date YYYY-MM-DD
topicSlug	string	If mode=topic	—	e.g. artificial-intelligence
maxResults	integer	No	20	1-100
includeMakers	boolean	No	true	Fetch makers info (+~5 complexity/post)
includeTopics	boolean	No	true	Fetch topics array

Example input — top voted AI launches

{
  "accessToken": "your-ph-developer-token",
  "mode": "topic",
  "topicSlug": "artificial-intelligence",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "includeMakers": true,
  "includeTopics": true
}

Example input — today's launches

{
  "accessToken": "your-ph-developer-token",
  "mode": "daily",
  "maxResults": 50
}

📤 Output

{
  "id": "12345",
  "name": "Awesome AI Tool",
  "tagline": "Generate marketing copy 10x faster with AI",
  "slug": "awesome-ai-tool",
  "phUrl": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/awesome-ai-tool",
  "website": "https://awesomeaitool.com",
  "description": "Our AI assistant helps marketers...",
  "thumbnail": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/...",
  "votesCount": 521,
  "commentsCount": 38,
  "reviewsCount": 12,
  "reviewsRating": 4.8,
  "featuredAt": "2026-05-15T08:00:00.000Z",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-15T07:01:00.000Z",
  "topics": [
    {"id": "44", "name": "Artificial Intelligence", "slug": "artificial-intelligence"},
    {"id": "267", "name": "Marketing automation", "slug": "marketing-automation"}
  ],
  "makers": [
    {"id": "98765", "username": "janedoe", "name": "Jane Doe", "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/@janedoe"}
  ],
  "source": "producthunt-graphql-v2"
}

💰 Pricing

Pay-per-event (PPE): only charged per real post returned. Zero results → zero charge. Anti-bot impossible (official API).

🚀 Use cases

• Marketing intel — surface new SaaS/AI launches before they trend
• Competitive research — track competitor launches and their reception (votes/reviews)
• Affiliate discovery — find emerging tools with active affiliate programs (cross-reference makers' websites)
• Content marketing — feed weekly "what's new on PH" newsletters automatically
• Trend detection — sort top-voted in artificial-intelligence topic = pulse of AI tooling

⚠️ Common errors

Error	Cause	Fix
[PH_AUTH] 401 Unauthorized	Token invalid or revoked	Get fresh developer_token at api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications
[PH_RATE] 429 Too Many Requests	Hit 6250 complexity / 15min	Wait or reduce maxResults, disable includeMakers
[PH_GRAPHQL] errors	Invalid query (e.g. bad topicSlug)	Use known topic slugs from producthunt.com/topics
[FAIL] Zero posts returned	Filter too narrow / no launches in window	Try mode=topVoted without filters

🔒 Privacy

Your accessToken is passed directly to api.producthunt.com over HTTPS. We never store, log, or proxy it. Apify Console masks it with isSecret: true.

📚 Related actors

• Facebook Ad Library Intelligence — Meta ads competitive intel
• Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper — Google ads compliance
• HackerNews Intelligence — companion: trending tech discussions
• GitHub Trending Scraper — companion: trending open-source

🆕 Changelog

• v1.0 (2026-05-15): Initial release. GraphQL API v2 (4 modes), BYOC token, NEVER 0 ITEMS guard, owner-skip, optional makers/topics.

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🚀 Product Hunt Launches Tracker — Marketing Intel (BYOC)

Rastreia novos lançamentos no Product Hunt via a API oficial GraphQL v2. BYOC (Bring Your Own Credentials) — você traz seu token developer grátis, nosso actor faz o resto, margem 98%. Anti-bot impossível (API oficial), ToS-compliant, custo previsível.

Setup BYOC (uma vez, grátis, instantâneo)

1. Entre em https://www.producthunt.com (ou cadastre-se — é grátis e instantâneo)
2. Vá em https://api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications
3. Add an application → nome qualquer (ex: "MyApifyTrack") → submit
4. Na página do app criado, role para baixo — o developer_token aparece (~64 chars)
5. Copie e cole no campo accessToken do actor

Limite: 6250 complexity points / 15min. Cada post ~10-25 pontos. Suficiente para análise diária/semanal.

Casos de uso BR/LATAM

• Marketing/Growth: rastrear lançamentos de concorrentes SaaS/AI globais antes do hype
• Afiliados: descobrir ferramentas emergentes com programas de afiliado ativos
• Conteúdo: alimentar newsletters semanais "novidades PH" automaticamente
• Vendas B2B: lista de leads (makers que lançaram produtos = founders contactáveis)

Modos de query

• topVoted (default): top votados recentes — uso geral
• daily: lançamentos de HOJE — para newsletters diárias
• date: data específica YYYY-MM-DD — análise retrospectiva
• topic: filtra por topic slug (ex: artificial-intelligence, developer-tools)