Developer ToolsDifficulty: Moderate

Product Hunt Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from Product Hunt at scale using AlterLab's API — JavaScript rendering, structured extraction, and automatic retries in one request.

Automatic renderingJavaScript supportStructured data extractionChallenge resolution

Website Compatibility Notes

Product Hunt uses React-based rendering. JavaScript rendering is required to extract product details, upvotes, and comments.

Quick Start — Extract from Product Hunt

cURL
curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/example-product",
    "advanced": { "render_js": true }
  }'

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Python Example

Python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/example-product",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["content"][:500])  # First 500 chars of extracted content

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract Product Hunt listings?

Send Product Hunt product page URLs to AlterLab with JavaScript rendering. You'll receive product names, taglines, descriptions, upvote counts, maker info, and comment discussions.

Can I extract Product Hunt daily rankings?

Yes. AlterLab renders the daily/weekly leaderboard pages and returns ranked products with names, taglines, upvote counts, and categories.

What startup data does Product Hunt provide?

Publicly visible data includes product names, descriptions, maker profiles, upvote counts, launch dates, topics/categories, and community discussion threads.

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. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.

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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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