Product Hunt API reference

producthunt.product

Get a product from its name or URL: tagline, description, rating and review counts, followers, categories, awards, alternatives and its first and latest launches.

Product Hunt Product API: overview and live sample

At a glance

Endpoint ID: producthunt.product
Price: 1 credit per call; failed calls are free
Runs for up to: 30 seconds
Request: POST /execute; Run an endpoint
MCP tool when pinned: producthunt__product; Pin tools
OpenAPI: openapi.json; Download

Request

Send the endpoint ID as capability and its fields as input. Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key first.

curl --request POST \  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \  --data '{  "capability": "producthunt.product",  "input": {    "url": "chatgpt"  }}'

import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{  "capability": "producthunt.product",  "input": {    "url": "chatgpt"  }}''')response = requests.post(    "https://data.upscrape.com/execute",    headers={        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}",        "Content-Type": "application/json",        "Prefer": "wait=30",    },    json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", {  method: "POST",  headers: {    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`,    "Content-Type": "application/json",    "Prefer": "wait=30",  },  body: JSON.stringify({  "capability": "producthunt.product",  "input": {    "url": "chatgpt"  }}),});if (!response.ok) {  throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));

Input

Field	Type	Required	What it does	Example
`url`	string	yes	The product's name as it appears in its URL, such as chatgpt, or its full Product Hunt URL.	chatgpt

Response

A finished call answers with HTTP 200; the data is in results[0].data, and billing.credits_charged is what it cost. A call still running after the wait answers 202: see jobs and results.

This is results[0].data from a real run:

results[0].data

{  "name": "ChatGPT by OpenAI",  "android_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/r/PUZV4DPNCWSPRP",  "categories_count": 3,  "description": "An LLM to get instant answers, find creative inspiration, and learn something new. Free to use. Easy to try. Just ask and ChatGPT can help …",  "followers_count": 12384,  "founder_reviews_count": 521,  "id": "526756",  "ios_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/r/6e5d3e8b3c85a5",  "other_reviews_count": 227,  "posts_count": 29,  "review_summary_ai": "Reviewers largely see ChatGPT as a daily workbench for brainstorming, writing, research, coding, debugging, and turning rough ideas into us…",  "reviews_count": 748,  "reviews_rating": 4.86,  "slug": "chatgpt",  "tagline": "Get answers. Find inspiration. Be more productive.",  "twitter_url": "https://x.com/openai",  "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/chatgpt",  "website_clean_url": "openai.com/chatgpt",  "website_url": "https://openai.com/chatgpt",  "first_launch": {    "id": "369375",    "scheduled_at": "2022-12-02T00:01:00-08:00"  },  "latest_launch": {    "name": "Ads in ChatGPT",    "id": "1140101",    "scheduled_at": "2026-05-06T00:01:00-07:00",    "slug": "ads-in-chatgpt",    "state": "default",    "tagline": "Create, manage, and measure your ChatGPT ad campaigns",    "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ads-in-chatgpt"  },  "alternatives": [    {      "name": "Claude by Anthropic",      "id": "576351",      "reviews_count": 1039,      "reviews_rating": 4.96,      "slug": "claude",      "tagline": "A family of foundational AI models",      "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/claude"    },    {      "name": "Claude for Desktop",      "id": "675314",      "reviews_count": 23,      "reviews_rating": 4.87,      "slug": "claude-for-desktop",      "tagline": "Desktop AI partner. Fast, focused, & designed for deep work",      "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/claude-for-desktop"    }  ],  "awards": [    {      "category": "Product of the Year",      "id": "1265117",      "rank": 1,      "type": "golden_kitty",      "year": 2022    }  ],  "categories": [    {      "name": "LLMs",      "id": "126",      "path": "/categories/llms",      "slug": "llms"    },    {      "name": "AI Chatbots",      "id": "127",      "path": "/categories/ai-chatbots",      "slug": "ai-chatbots"    }  ],  "pro_con_tags": [    {      "tag": "versatile tool"    },    {      "tag": "fast performance"    }  ],  "rating_distribution": [    {      "count": 660,      "stars": 5    },    {      "count": 77,      "stars": 4    }  ],  "screenshots": [    "https://ph-files.imgix.net/836a36f4-6187-49d3-a661-bfefe6527a1c.svg?auto=format&fit=crop",    "https://ph-files.imgix.net/c5bc4c45-9d39-44f5-8ad9-fa10c043c29f.svg?auto=format&fit=crop"  ]}

Fields

Field	Type	What it is	Example
`name`	string	The product's name.	ChatGPT by OpenAI
`tagline`	string	The product's one-line pitch.	Get answers. Find inspiration. Be more productive.
`reviews_rating`	number	The product's average review rating, out of 5.	4.86
`reviews_count`	integer	How many reviews the product has.	748
`followers_count`	integer	How many people follow the product.	12,384
`posts_count`	integer	How many launches the product has had.	29
`website_url`	string	The product's own website.	https://openai.com/chatgpt
`alternatives`	array	Products Product Hunt lists as alternatives.	5 records
`alternatives[].id`	string	Product Hunt's ID for the item.	576351
`alternatives[].name`	string	The product's name.	Claude by Anthropic
`alternatives[].reviews_count`	integer	How many reviews the product has.	1039
`alternatives[].reviews_rating`	number	The product's average review rating, out of 5.	4.96
`alternatives[].slug`	string	The name in the product's Product Hunt address.	claude
`alternatives[].tagline`	string	The product's one-line pitch.	A family of foundational AI models
`alternatives[].url`	string	The page on Product Hunt.	https://www.producthunt.com/products/claude
`android_url`	string	Link to the Android app.	https://www.producthunt.com/r/PUZV4DPNCWSPRP
`awards`	array	Product Hunt awards the product won.	1 records
`awards[].category`	string	The category that was asked for.	Product of the Year
`awards[].id`	string	Product Hunt's ID for the item.	1265117
`awards[].rank`	integer	Its place on the leaderboard.	1
`awards[].type`	string	The kind of award.	golden_kitty
`awards[].year`	integer	The year of the award.	2022
`categories`	array	The product's categories.	2 records
`categories[].id`	string	Product Hunt's ID for the item.	126
`categories[].name`	string	The product's name.	LLMs
`categories[].path`	string	The page's address on Product Hunt.	/categories/llms
`categories[].slug`	string	The name in the product's Product Hunt address.	llms
`categories_count`	integer	How many categories it is in.	3
`description`	string	The description Product Hunt shows.	An LLM to get instant answers, find creative inspiration, and l…
`first_launch`	object	The product's first launch.	2 fields
`first_launch.id`	string	Product Hunt's ID for the item.	369375
`first_launch.scheduled_at`	string	When the launch was scheduled to go live.	2022-12-02T00:01:00-08:00
`founder_reviews_count`	integer	Reviews written by founders of other products.	521
`id`	string	Product Hunt's ID for the item.	526756
`ios_url`	string	Link to the iPhone app.	https://www.producthunt.com/r/6e5d3e8b3c85a5
`latest_launch`	object	The product's latest launch.	7 fields
`latest_launch.id`	string	Product Hunt's ID for the item.	1140101
`latest_launch.name`	string	The product's name.	Ads in ChatGPT
`latest_launch.scheduled_at`	string	When the launch was scheduled to go live.	2026-05-06T00:01:00-07:00
`latest_launch.slug`	string	The name in the product's Product Hunt address.	ads-in-chatgpt
`latest_launch.state`	string		default
`latest_launch.tagline`	string	The product's one-line pitch.	Create, manage, and measure your ChatGPT ad campaigns
`latest_launch.url`	string	The page on Product Hunt.	https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ads-in-chatgpt
`other_reviews_count`	integer	Reviews written by other users.	227
`pro_con_tags`	array	Pros and cons reviewers mention, with how often.	28 records
`pro_con_tags[].tag`	string	A pro or con reviewers mention.	versatile tool
`rating_distribution`	array	How many reviews gave each star rating.	5 records
`rating_distribution[].count`	integer	How many results this response holds.	660
`rating_distribution[].stars`	integer	The star rating.	5
`review_summary_ai`	string	Product Hunt's own summary of the reviews.	Reviewers largely see ChatGPT as a daily workbench for brainsto…
`screenshots`	array	Links to the product's screenshots.	https://ph-files.imgix.net/836a36f4-6187-49d3-a661-bfefe6527a1c…
`slug`	string	The name in the product's Product Hunt address.	chatgpt
`twitter_url`	string	The product's X account.	https://x.com/openai
`url`	string	The page on Product Hunt.	https://www.producthunt.com/products/chatgpt
`website_clean_url`	string	The product's website without tracking.	openai.com/chatgpt

If a call fails

A failed call costs nothing. The response carries an error.code you can branch on; Errors and retries lists every code and which ones to retry.

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