Search Product Hunt for products and launches via x402 micropayment at $0.005 per call.
What it does
The `/scout/ph` endpoint is part of the Scout Multi-source Intelligence API hosted at scout.hugen.tokyo. It searches Product Hunt for products and launches, returning product names, taglines, vote counts, comment counts, topics, and maker information. Results can be sorted by votes or newest, with up to 20 results per request.
This endpoint is one of 19+ source-specific search endpoints offered by the Scout API, which also covers Hacker News, GitHub, npm, PyPI, X/Twitter, arXiv, Semantic Scholar, Stack Overflow, Dev.to, and more. The API accepts USDC payments on Base via the x402 protocol. The Product Hunt endpoint costs $0.005 per call (confirmed by the OpenAPI spec's 402 response description). The probe returned a live 402 challenge with a sample response showing a Product Hunt result including name, tagline, votes, and topics.
The endpoint accepts a required `q` query parameter (topic slug or keywords), an optional `order` parameter (VOTES or NEWEST, defaulting to VOTES), and an optional `per_page` parameter (1–20, defaulting to 10). Alternative access methods include a broker service (no wallet needed, just an API key), an MCP transport at mcp.hugen.tokyo, and a Python SDK (`x402-pay`).
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Discovering trending products and launches on Product Hunt by topic or keyword
- —Monitoring new product launches in a specific category for competitive intelligence
- —Aggregating product data alongside other sources via Scout's multi-source report endpoints
- —Building automated market research pipelines that include Product Hunt signals
- —Tracking vote counts and community reception of recently launched products
Fit
Best for
- —AI agents needing structured Product Hunt data without managing API keys directly
- —Developers building multi-source intelligence dashboards
- —Market researchers tracking product launches and trends
- —Competitive analysis workflows that need programmatic access to Product Hunt
Not for
- —Accessing full Product Hunt user profiles or detailed product pages beyond search results
- —High-volume bulk scraping of the entire Product Hunt catalog
- —Free-tier usage — every call requires a $0.005 USDC micropayment
Quick start
curl "https://scout.hugen.tokyo/scout/ph?q=developer-tools&order=VOTES&per_page=5" \
-H "X-Payment: <x402-payment-header>"Example
Request
{
"url": "https://scout.hugen.tokyo/scout/ph?q=developer-tools&order=VOTES&per_page=5",
"method": "GET"
}Response
{
"count": 1,
"query": "developer-tools",
"source": "producthunt",
"results": [
{
"name": "Cursor",
"votes": 1500,
"topics": [
"developer-tools",
"ai"
],
"tagline": "AI code editor"
}
]
}Endpoint
Quality
Full OpenAPI schema with clear parameter definitions and a live 402 challenge returning a sample Product Hunt response. Docs pages (e.g., /docs, /pricing) return 404, so pricing is inferred from the OpenAPI spec description only. The sample response in the 402 challenge provides a concrete example of the output format.
Warnings
- —No dedicated documentation page found (/docs returns 404)
- —No formal response schema defined in the OpenAPI spec — response structure inferred from 402 challenge sample only
- —Pricing ($0.005) is stated in the OpenAPI 402 description but no separate pricing page exists
Citations
- —The /scout/ph endpoint searches Product Hunt for products and launches, returning product name, tagline, votes, comments, topics, and makers.https://scout.hugen.tokyo
- —Payment required is $0.005 per call (USDC on Base via x402).https://scout.hugen.tokyo
- —Scout API covers 19+ platforms including Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, Stack Overflow, arXiv, npm, PyPI, X/Twitter, YouTube, Product Hunt, and more.https://scout.hugen.tokyo
- —Alternative access via broker, MCP, and Python SDK (x402-pay) is available.https://scout.hugen.tokyo