🚀 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