The Product Hunt API taps into a vibrant community of tech enthusiasts and makers, allowing you to interact with their platform programmatically. With it, you can retrieve details on the latest trending products, post comments, and gather user data. Automating these interactions can keep you informed on tech trends, engage with the community, and analyze market interests.
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
product_hunt: {
type: "app",
app: "product_hunt",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
const data = {
"query": `{
viewer {
user {
id
username
}
}
}`,
}
return await axios($, {
method: "post",
url: `https://api.producthunt.com/v2/api/graphql`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.product_hunt.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
},
data,
})
},
})
Track New Product Launches: Automate the monitoring of new products on Product Hunt. Whenever a product launches in your category of interest, use Pipedream to trigger a notification workflow that sends alerts through email, Slack, or SMS, keeping your team instantly informed.
Auto-Post Comments: Develop a workflow that automatically posts predefined comments on new products that match certain criteria. For instance, you can congratulate makers on their launches or ask pertinent questions, thus maintaining a steady presence on the platform without manual intervention.
Analyze Market Trends: Set up a Pipedream workflow to collect data on products, such as upvotes and comments, to analyze market trends. Connect with Google Sheets or another data visualization tool to create reports, helping you make informed decisions based on user engagement and interest.
Product Hunt uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Product Hunt account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Product Hunt and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Product Hunt API.
Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:
public
private
write
GET
https://api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/authorize
?
client_id={{oauth.client_id}}
&
redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}}
&
state={{oauth.state}}
&
response_type=code
&
scope={{oauth.space_separated_scopes}}
POST
https://api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/token
content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
accept: application/json
client_id={{oauth.client_id}}
&
client_secret={{oauth.client_secret}}
&
redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}}
&
grant_type=authorization_code
&
code={{oauth.code}}