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Product Hunt API scraper API

The Product Hunt API returns daily, weekly and monthly launch leaderboards as clean JSON.

13 actionsLive JSON1,000 free creditsMCP-ready

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The primary posts endpoint returns launches with id, slug, name, tagline, upvotes, comment count, daily/weekly/monthly rank, topics and product, and you can pull a single post, reviews, topics and their posts, categories, search, and collections. It is built for startup research, trend tracking and lead generation that need Product Hunt data without a scraper. One ReefAPI key, one shared credit pool, the standard envelope.

Live example

Real request and response JSON

Captured from the indexed primary action, search, on Jul 18, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.

Captured request

{
  "method": "POST",
  "url": "https://api.reefapi.com/producthunt/v1/search",
  "headers": {
    "x-api-key": "$REEF_KEY",
    "content-type": "application/json"
  },
  "body": {
    "query": "ai"
  }
}

Captured response

{
  "ok": true,
  "meta": {
    "api": "producthunt",
    "endpoint": "search",
    "mode": "live",
    "latency_ms": 761.8,
    "record_count": 23,
    "bytes": 204502,
    "cache_hit": false,
    "method": "rsc_embedded_json",
    "has_more": true,
    "page": 1,
    "next_page": 2
  },
  "data": {
    "products": [
      {
        "id": "566141",
        "slug": "lovable",
        "name": "Lovable",
        "tagline": "The world's first AI Fullstack Engineer",
        "description": null,
        "website_url": null,
        "product_hunt_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/lovable",
        "logo_url": null,
        "reviews_count": null,
        "reviews_rating": null,
        "followers_count": null,
        "is_no_longer_online": null
      },
      {
        "id": "111412",
        "slug": "n8n-io",
        "name": "n8n",
        "tagline": "Workflow automation for technical people",
        "description": null,
        "website_url": null,
        "product_hunt_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/n8n-io",
        "logo_url": null,
        "reviews_count": null,
        "reviews_rating": null,
        "followers_count": null,
        "is_no_longer_online": null
      },
      {
        "id": "521358",
        "slug": "attio",
        "name": "Attio",
        "tagline": "Customer relationship magic.",
        "description": null,
        "website_url": null,
        "product_hunt_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/attio",
        "logo_url": null,
        "reviews_count": null,
        "reviews_rating": null,
        "followers_count": null,
        "is_no_longer_online": null
      }
    ],
    "has_more": true,
    "page": 1,
    "next_page": 2
  }
}

Actions

What the Product Hunt API scraper API does

Action	Description	Concrete use case	Key params
posts	Today's or historical leaderboard launches (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly).	Ops teams call posts to get today's or historical leaderboard launches (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly)..	date, year, month, day, week, ...
post	Full launch/product detail by slug: tagline, description, website, makers, hunter, topics, media gallery, external links, review aggregates, alternatives, and launch history.	Developer tools call post to get full launch/product detail by slug.	slug
reviews	Product reviews by slug: per-question answer text, rating + rating histogram, pro/con tags, and the AI review summary.	Validation workflows call reviews to get product reviews by slug.	slug, page
topics	Browse Product Hunt topics (interest tags applied to launches).	Data-quality teams call topics to get browse Product Hunt topics (interest tags applied to launches)..	page
topic_posts	Launches filtered by topic slug.	Ops teams call topic_posts to get launches filtered by topic slug..	slug, page
categories	Browse Product Hunt product categories (the curated category tree, distinct from topics).	Developer tools call categories to get browse Product Hunt product categories (the curated category tree, distinct from topics)..	page
category	Products and launches inside one product category by slug.	Validation workflows call category to get products and launches inside one product category by slug..	slug, page
search	Keyword search across Product Hunt — products (default) or makers/users (type=users).	Data-quality teams call search to get keyword search across Product Hunt.	query, type, page
collections	Public curated product collections index.	Ops teams call collections to get public curated product collections index..	page
collection	Single collection (its products) by user+collection slug or full path.	Developer tools call collection to get single collection (its products) by user+collection slug or full path..	path, username, collection_slug
user	Maker/user profile plus their submitted launches.	Validation workflows call user to get maker/user profile plus their submitted launches..	username, page
discussions	Product Hunt discussions/forum thread feed (popular or newest).	Data-quality teams call discussions to get product Hunt discussions/forum thread feed (popular or newest)..	order, page
discussion	Single discussion thread with its full nested comment tree.	Ops teams call discussion to get single discussion thread with its full nested comment tree..	slug, forum, path

Code samples

Call search from your stack

curl -X POST https://api.reefapi.com/producthunt/v1/search \
  -H "x-api-key: $REEF_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"ai"}'

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.reefapi.com/producthunt/v1/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": REEF_KEY},
    json={
  "query": "ai"
},
)
print(r.json()["data"])

const res = await fetch("https://api.reefapi.com/producthunt/v1/search", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "x-api-key": process.env.REEF_KEY,
    "content-type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "query": "ai"
}),
});
const { ok, data, meta, error } = await res.json();

MCP one-liner

Ask your MCP-connected assistant: call reefapi.producthunt.search with {"query":"ai"}.

Use cases

Who uses this API and why

Startup and VC research tools call posts to track top launches by day, week and topic.
Lead-gen products use search and topic_posts to find new tools in a specific category.
Trend trackers use reviews and upvotes to gauge community reception of a launch.

FAQ

Questions developers ask before integrating

What is the Product Hunt API scraper API?

Product Hunt API scraper API is a ReefAPI endpoint group for product hunt api scraper It returns live JSON through POST requests under /producthunt/v1.

Is the Product Hunt API scraper API free to try?

Yes. ReefAPI starts with 1,000 free credits, no card required. Product Hunt API scraper calls use the same shared credit balance as every other ReefAPI engine.

Do I need a Product Hunt API scraper login or account?

No login to Product Hunt API scraper is needed for the API response. You call ReefAPI with your x-api-key header, and the playground can run live examples before you create a production key.

How fresh is the Product Hunt API scraper data?

The page example is captured from a live posts call, and production requests fetch live data through ReefAPI rather than a static sample.

How many credits does the Product Hunt API scraper API use?

Product Hunt API scraper actions currently cost 1 credit per successful call. Failed or blocked calls are free, and all APIs draw from one credit pool.

Can I call Product Hunt API scraper from an AI assistant or MCP client?

Yes. Connect ReefAPI once through MCP and your assistant can call producthunt actions with the same key, credit pool and JSON envelope used by normal REST requests.

Is the Product Hunt API scraper API a Product Hunt API scraper scraper?

It is the managed alternative to a DIY Product Hunt API scraper scraper. Instead of building and maintaining your own scraper — proxies, headless browsers, captcha and constant breakage — you call one ReefAPI endpoint and get the same product hunt api scraper back as clean JSON.

Why does my Product Hunt API scraper scraper keep getting blocked?

Most Product Hunt API scraper scrapers break on anti-bot defenses, rate limits and IP bans that need rotating residential proxies and browser fingerprinting to clear. ReefAPI handles all of that for you — no proxies, no captchas, no maintenance — and returns live JSON. Blocked or failed calls are free.

docs / producthunt

Product Hunt API scraper

base /producthunt/v113 endpoints

post/producthunt/v1/posts1 credit

Today's or historical leaderboard launches (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly).

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
period = daily	optional	daily · weekly · monthly · yearly	Leaderboard window. Unknown values fall back to the daily board.
date	optional	—	Leaderboard date (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides year/month/day when given.
year	optional	2013–	Leaderboard year (used with month/day/week; defaults to today).
month	optional	1–12	Leaderboard month 1-12 (for daily/monthly periods).
day	optional	1–31	Leaderboard day of month 1-31 (for the daily period).
week	optional	1–53	ISO week number 1-53 (for the weekly period).
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/post1 credit

Full launch/product detail by slug: tagline, description, website, makers, hunter, topics, media gallery, external links, review aggregates, alternatives, and launch history.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
slug	required	—	Launch post or product slug (the segment in producthunt.com/products/<slug> or /posts/<slug>).

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post/producthunt/v1/reviews1 credit

Product reviews by slug: per-question answer text, rating + rating histogram, pro/con tags, and the AI review summary.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
slug	required	—	Product slug (producthunt.com/products/<slug>).
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/topicsfree

Browse Product Hunt topics (interest tags applied to launches).

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/topic_posts1 credit

Launches filtered by topic slug.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
slug	required	—	Topic slug (the segment in producthunt.com/topics/<slug>).
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/categories1 credit

Browse Product Hunt product categories (the curated category tree, distinct from topics).

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/category1 credit

Products and launches inside one product category by slug.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
slug	required	—	Category slug (the segment in producthunt.com/categories/<slug>).
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/search1 credit

Keyword search across Product Hunt — products (default) or makers/users (type=users).

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
query	required	—	Free-text search keywords.
type = products	optional	products · users	What to search: products (default) or users. Unknown values fall back to products.
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/collections1 credit

Public curated product collections index.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/collection1 credit

Single collection (its products) by user+collection slug or full path.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
path	optional	—	Full collection path (e.g. /@user/collections/<slug>). Alternative to username + collection_slug.
username	optional	—	Collection owner's username (with/without @). Combine with collection_slug, or pass the full path.
collection_slug	optional	—	Collection slug — the trailing segment of a collection path.

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post/producthunt/v1/user1 credit

Maker/user profile plus their submitted launches.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
username	required	—	Product Hunt username/handle, with or without @ (the name in producthunt.com/@<username>).
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/discussions1 credit

Product Hunt discussions/forum thread feed (popular or newest).

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
order = popular	optional	popular · newest	Discussion feed ordering. Unknown values fall back to popular.
page = 1	optional	1–	Result page number (1-based). Use meta.next_page to go further.

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post/producthunt/v1/discussion1 credit

Single discussion thread with its full nested comment tree.

Parameter		Allowed / range	Description
slug	required	—	Discussion thread slug — the trailing segment of a producthunt.com/p/<forum>/<slug> URL.
forum	optional	—	Discussion forum segment (the part before the thread slug in /p/<forum>/<slug>). Optional — alternatively pass the full thread path.
path	optional	—	Full collection path (e.g. /@user/collections/<slug>). Alternative to username + collection_slug.

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Example request · posts

curl -X POST https://api.reefapi.com/producthunt/v1/posts \
  -H "x-api-key: $REEF_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Response shape

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": { /* the result */ },
  "meta": {
    "latency_ms": 240,
    "record_count": 12,
    "completeness_pct": 100
  },
  "error": null
}