Scrape Product Hunt launches into JSON
Point one API call at Product Hunt and get each launch’s name, tagline, upvotes, and topics back as schema-validated JSON.
One call
Send the URL and a plain-language description of the fields. That's the whole integration.
curl https://api.webscrape.ai/v1/smartscraper \
-H "X-API-Key: wsg_live_your_key_here" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"website_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/",
"user_prompt": "Extract the list of featured products, each with its name, tagline, upvote count, and topics."
}'You get back JSON shaped to match — nothing to parse:
{
"status": "completed",
"data": {
"result": [
{
"name": "string",
"tagline": "string",
"upvotes": "number",
"topics": "string[]"
}
]
},
"credits_used": 5,
"credits_remaining": 495,
"request_id": "req_a1b2c3d4"
}Example response shape; data.result matches the fields you asked for. Failed fetches return a non-completed status and cost nothing.
Fields you'll usually want from Product Hunt
| Field | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
name | string | Product name |
tagline | string | One-line tagline |
upvotes | number | Upvote count |
topics | string[] | Topic tags |
Product Hunt also has a public API; respect their terms.
How it works
- Tiered fetching. A fast request carrying a real browser's fingerprint handles most pages. When a site needs a full browser, turn on stealth mode and the request runs through a hardened stealth browser instead.
- AI extraction. The cleaned page is extracted into data matching your fields; pass an output_schema and the result is validated against it, with one repair pass on a miss.
- One wallet, success-only. Proxies, browser time, and extraction all come out of one credit balance, and a failed fetch costs nothing.
- Blueprints for repeat runs. Once an extraction works, pin it: subsequent runs replay reverse-engineered selectors with no AI step in the loop.
When it breaks
- A page returns a 200 with an empty shell: that can look like success to the fast tier, so force the browser tier for that request if it recurs.
- A field comes back wrong after a redesign: re-run live extraction, or re-pin the Blueprint. Drift surfaces as
validation_warnings, not a silentnull.
FAQ
Is there a Product Hunt scraping API?
Point webscrape.ai's /v1/smartscraper endpoint at a Product Hunt URL and describe the fields you want. You get back structured JSON matching those fields, with no separate proxy or browser to set up. Pass an output_schema when you want it validated against a strict shape.
Do I need proxies to scrape Product Hunt?
No. Proxies and browser handling are built in and come out of one credit balance. Stealth mode adds a small per-request surcharge, so you only pay extra on the requests where you turn it on.
What happens when Product Hunt changes its layout?
Live extraction is anchored to the fields you describe, so it survives most redesigns. For repeat runs you can pin a Blueprint; if the page drifts, the run returns validation_warnings instead of silently dropping fields.
Other News & communities scrapers
Grab a key and point it at a Product Hunt page. New accounts get free credits — no card.