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

Scrape trending products from Product Hunt daily, weekly, or monthly. Get product names, taglines, upvotes, URLs & topics. Perfect for market research, competitor analysis, startup tracking & lead generation. Fast, reliable & cost-effective.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/memorable\_stereo/product-hunt-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Parth Patidar](https://apify.com/memorable_stereo) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#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.

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# README

## 🚀 Product Hunt Scraper - Track Trending Products & Startups

Automatically scrape trending products from Product Hunt and get structured data for market research, competitor analysis, and startup tracking.

### ✨ What This Scraper Does

This Actor extracts **trending products** from Product Hunt and returns clean, structured data including:

- 📛 **Product Name** - The name of the product
- 💬 **Tagline** - Short product description
- 👍 **Upvotes** - Number of upvotes (popularity metric)
- 🔗 **Product URL** - Direct link to the product page
- 🏷️ **Topics** - Categories/tags associated with the product
- 📅 **Timestamp** - When the data was scraped

### 🎯 Perfect For

| Use Case | How It Helps |
|----------|--------------|
| **Market Research** | Discover what products are gaining traction in your industry |
| **Competitor Analysis** | Track when competitors launch new products |
| **Startup Scouting** | Find promising startups for investment or partnership |
| **Trend Analysis** | Identify emerging trends in tech and SaaS |
| **Lead Generation** | Find potential customers launching new products |
| **Content Creation** | Discover trending topics for blog posts and social media |

### ⚙️ Input Options

| Parameter | Description | Default |
|-----------|-------------|---------|
| `maxProducts` | Number of products to scrape (1-100) | 20 |
| `timeframe` | `daily`, `weekly`, or `monthly` | daily |
| `includeDetails` | Get extra details from product pages | false |

#### Example Input

```json
{
    "maxProducts": 50,
    "timeframe": "weekly",
    "includeDetails": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
}
```

### 📊 Sample Output

```json
{
    "rank": 1,
    "name": "AI Coding Assistant",
    "tagline": "Write code 10x faster with AI",
    "upvotes": 1547,
    "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ai-coding-assistant",
    "topics": ["Developer Tools", "Artificial Intelligence", "Productivity"],
    "timeframe": "daily",
    "scrapedAt": "2024-12-10T08:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### 💰 Pricing

This Actor uses a **Pay Per Result** model:

- **$0.01 per product** scraped
- No monthly fees - only pay for what you use
- Free trial available

### 🔄 Integrations

Export your data to:

- Google Sheets
- Airtable
- Slack notifications
- Webhooks
- Email alerts
- And 100+ more via Zapier/Make

### ❓ FAQ

**Q: How often can I run this scraper?**
A: As often as you need! Schedule it hourly, daily, or weekly.

**Q: Will this work if Product Hunt changes their website?**
A: We actively maintain this scraper. If it breaks, we'll fix it ASAP.

**Q: Can I get historical data?**
A: This scraper gets current trending products. Run it daily and store results for historical tracking.

### 🆘 Support

Having issues? Contact us through Apify or open an issue on GitHub.

***

*Made with ❤️ for the startup community*

# Actor input Schema

## `maxProducts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to scrape (default: 20, max: 100)

## `timeframe` (type: `string`):

Which products to scrape based on time period

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Scrape additional details by visiting each product page (slower but more data)

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

Proxy settings for the scraper

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxProducts": 20,
  "timeframe": "daily",
  "includeDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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("memorable_stereo/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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("memorable_stereo/product-hunt-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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 memorable_stereo/product-hunt-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=memorable_stereo/product-hunt-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/25MJ8eungMbFGtbuf/builds/aGUqbE1N6b61a3lZW/openapi.json