Scrape Product Hunt trending products using Apify. Use when you need to discover new product launches, track competitors on Product Hunt, or monitor the startup ecosystem for relevant launches.
Scrape trending products from Product Hunt using the Apify maximedupre/product-hunt-scraper actor.
Output fields: Each product has name, tagline, description, url (Product Hunt URL), and additional fields depending on the actor's output.
Requires APIFY_API_TOKEN env var (or --token flag).
# Today's top products
python3 skills/product-hunt-scraper/scripts/scrape_producthunt.py \
--time-period daily --max-products 10 --output summary
# This week's products filtered by keyword
python3 skills/product-hunt-scraper/scripts/scrape_producthunt.py \
--time-period weekly --keywords "AI,marketing" --output summary
# Monthly top products as JSON
python3 skills/product-hunt-scraper/scripts/scrape_producthunt.py \
--time-period monthly --max-products 50
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| Default |
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| Description |
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--time-period | weekly | daily, weekly, or monthly |
--max-products | 50 | Max products to scrape |
--keywords | none | Keywords to filter (comma-separated, OR logic) |
--output | json | Output format: json or summary |
--token | env var | Apify token (prefer APIFY_API_TOKEN env var) |
--timeout | 300 | Max seconds to wait for the Apify run |