# Product Hunt Scraper (`kawsar/product-hunt-scraper`) Actor

Product Hunt Scraper that collects product names, ratings, and launch data from producthunt.com, so you can track startups and research competitors without manual work.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kawsar/product-hunt-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Kawsar](https://apify.com/kawsar) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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.
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?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Product Hunt Scraper

Product Hunt Scraper collects product data from producthunt.com. Give it a topic URL and it returns a list of products with names, taglines, ratings, follower counts, and launch dates. Give it a product or post URL, and it returns full details, including the product description, website URL, review count, and latest launch metrics. Accepts multiple URLs in a single run.

### Use cases

- Track startup launches in a specific category (AI tools, developer tools, etc.)
- Build a product database from Product Hunt topic pages
- Research competitors by scraping their Product Hunt profiles
- Monitor review ratings and follower counts over time
- Aggregate launch data across multiple Product Hunt categories for market research

### Input

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `url` | string | | Single Product Hunt URL to scrape |
| `urls` | array | | List of Product Hunt URLs to scrape |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Maximum number of results to return |
| `requestTimeoutSecs` | integer | 30 | Per-request timeout in seconds |

#### Supported URL formats

- Topic page: `https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence`
- Post page: `https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chatgpt`
- Product page: `https://www.producthunt.com/products/chatgpt`

#### Example input

```json
{
    "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence",
    "maxItems": 50
}
```

To scrape multiple URLs at once:

```json
{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence",
        "https://www.producthunt.com/topics/developer-tools",
        "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chatgpt"
    ],
    "maxItems": 200
}
```

### Output

Results are stored in the Apify dataset. Fields vary slightly depending on whether the source was a topic page or a product page. Topic pages return lightweight product summaries; product and post pages return full details including description and upvote counts.

```json
{
    "productId": "526756",
    "productName": "ChatGPT by OpenAI",
    "tagline": "Get answers. Find inspiration. Be more productive.",
    "productDescription": "An LLM to get instant answers, find creative inspiration, and learn something new.",
    "websiteUrl": "https://openai.com/chatgpt",
    "productUrl": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/chatgpt",
    "logoUrl": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/ab9d1922-1570-42b9-8703-a6176d844a98.png?auto=format",
    "reviewsRating": 4.85,
    "reviewsCount": 662,
    "followersCount": null,
    "postsCount": 27,
    "categories": ["AI Chatbots", "Productivity"],
    "tags": ["ai", "chatbot", "productivity", "web app"],
    "isTopProduct": true,
    "latestLaunchSlug": "library-in-chatgpt",
    "latestLaunchDate": "2026-03-24T00:01:00-07:00",
    "latestLaunchUpvotes": 100,
    "latestLaunchComments": 2,
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-13T12:00:00.000000+00:00"
}
```

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `productId` | string | Unique Product Hunt product ID |
| `productName` | string | Product name |
| `tagline` | string | Short product tagline |
| `productDescription` | string | Full product description (product and post pages only) |
| `websiteUrl` | string | Product's external website URL |
| `productUrl` | string | Product Hunt product page URL |
| `logoUrl` | string | Product logo image URL |
| `reviewsRating` | number | Average review rating (0-5 scale) |
| `reviewsCount` | integer | Total number of reviews |
| `followersCount` | integer | Number of Product Hunt followers |
| `postsCount` | integer | Number of launches the product has made |
| `categories` | array | Category names |
| `tags` | array | Product tag strings |
| `isTopProduct` | boolean | Whether Product Hunt marks this as a top product |
| `latestLaunchSlug` | string | Slug of the most recent launch post |
| `latestLaunchDate` | string | Date of the most recent launch |
| `latestLaunchUpvotes` | integer | Upvotes for the latest launch |
| `latestLaunchComments` | integer | Comments for the latest launch |
| `sourceUrl` | string | The input URL that was scraped |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp when the record was collected |

### Integrations

Connect Product Hunt Scraper with other apps using [Apify integrations](https://apify.com/integrations). Works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Google Sheets, Airbyte, and more. Use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/webhooks) to trigger downstream actions when results are ready.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

List of Product Hunt URLs to scrape. Mix topic pages and product or post pages freely.

## `topicQueries` (type: `array`):

List of topic slugs to scrape. Example: artificial-intelligence, developer-tools, productivity.

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

Maximum number of results to return per URL. With 2 URLs and maxItems 25, the actor returns up to 50 total (25 per URL). Topic pages return 15 items per page; the actor paginates automatically.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Per-request timeout in seconds.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence",
    "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chatgpt"
  ],
  "topicQueries": [
    "artificial-intelligence",
    "developer-tools",
    "productivity"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30
}
```

# 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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence"
    ],
    "topicQueries": [
        "github"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kawsar/product-hunt-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 = {
    "urls": ["https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence"],
    "topicQueries": ["github"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kawsar/product-hunt-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 '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence"
  ],
  "topicQueries": [
    "github"
  ]
}' |
apify call kawsar/product-hunt-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kawsar/product-hunt-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/uI9vK44ETR18BE5v7/builds/aApL4kWlyooaOPOPU/openapi.json