Data Source

Get Data from Product Hunt

New product launches, upvotes, maker information, and tech community feedback for market intelligence.

No coding requiredStructured JSON outputReliable delivery

Available Data

Here's what you can extract from Product Hunt using AlterLab:

Product launches & descriptions
Upvote counts
Maker profiles
Community comments
Category rankings

Business Use Cases

How businesses use Product Hunt data to make better decisions:

  • Competitive product monitoring
  • Market trend identification
  • Startup ecosystem research
  • Product launch analysis

How It Works

1

Send a URL

Provide any public Product Hunt URL to AlterLab's API. No authentication with Product Hunt needed.

2

We handle the complexity

AlterLab renders JavaScript, handles challenges, and extracts the data — all automatically.

3

Get structured data

Receive clean, structured JSON data ready for your spreadsheet, database, or application.

Quick Start

HTTP
POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "url": "https://producthunt.com/...",
  "advanced": { "render_js": true }
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Product Hunt data can I extract?

You can extract product names, descriptions, upvote counts, maker information, community comments, and launch dates from any public Product Hunt page.

How do startups use this data?

Startups monitor competitor launches, analyze what messaging resonates with the community, identify market gaps, and benchmark their own launch performance.

Can I track product trends over time?

Yes. Regular data collection from Product Hunt categories helps you identify emerging trends, popular product categories, and shifting user preferences in the tech space.

Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

Your first scrape.
Sixty seconds.

$1 free balance. No credit card. No SDK.Just a POST request.

terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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