Product Hunt API · Endpoint
Product Hunt User API
Fetch a Product Hunt user profile with social links, follower counts, and made/hunted/stacked products.
- 1 credit per call
- Failed calls are free
- Updated
- producthunt.user
{ "name": "Chris Messina", "headline": "🏆 #1 Hunter!", "username": "chrismessina", "avatar_url": "https://ph-avatars.imgix.net/18280/58149ab8-b254-4e42-b7ba-fdc93dfe3525.png", "followers_count": 141977, "following_count": 700, "id": "18280", "twitter_url": "https://x.com/chrismessina", "upvotes_count": 15874, "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/@chrismessina"}
What you send
The input
object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.
| Field | Type | Required | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | Username, @-handle, or full /@user URL | chrismessina |
Fields it returns
What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Chris Messina |
| headline | string | 🏆 #1 Hunter! |
| username | string | chrismessina |
| avatar_url | string | https://ph-avatars.imgix.net/18280/58149ab8-b254-4e42-b7ba-fdc9… |
| followers_count | integer | 141,977 |
| following_count | integer | 700 |
| id | string | 18280 |
| twitter_url | string | https://x.com/chrismessina |
| upvotes_count | integer | 15,874 |
| url | string | https://www.producthunt.com/@chrismessina |
Call it from your code, or ask your agent
Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.
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.user", "input": { "url": "chrismessina" }}'
import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{ "capability": "producthunt.user", "input": { "url": "chrismessina" }}''')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.user", "input": { "url": "chrismessina" }}),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));
https://data.upscrape.com/mcp
With Upscrape, get the Product Hunt user for url "chrismessina". Tell me what it costs before you run it, then show the results as a table.
More from the Product Hunt API
The same data from other platforms
PinterestUserProduct Hunt User API FAQ
The short answers. The docs have the long ones.
How much does the Product Hunt User API cost?
1 credit per successful call, shown before it runs. You buy credits once, and paid credits never expire.
What do I send?
Send url. The input fields below list every option with its type and limits.
Do I need a Product Hunt login?
No. It reads public Product Hunt data; nothing runs on your account.
Can my AI agent call it?
Yes, over MCP: the agent finds producthunt.user, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.
Your first Product Hunt call is free.
Up to 100 free credits to start, no card needed.