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Turn Product Hunt into a REST + MCP endpoint

Writ turns the Product Hunt actions you already do in a browser into a callable REST endpoint your software (and your AI agents) can call.

Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
call-producthunt.shPOST /v1/producthunt/run
bash
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/producthunt/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }'
REST endpoint MCP tool structured JSON
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No Product Hunt API yet? Build one in minutes

Record the Product Hunt task once (open the leaderboard, then read products and upvotes) and call it as a REST endpoint and an MCP tool. No backend project, no waiting on Product Hunt to ship an API.

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    Record the Product Hunt task once

    Open the recorder and open the leaderboard on Product Hunt in a real browser. Writ captures each step, including login and 2FA, into a reusable workflow.

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    Publish it as an endpoint

    One click turns the workflow into a callable REST endpoint at /v1/producthunt/run and a matching MCP tool. Inputs become a typed schema.

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    Call it from anything

    Call Product Hunt from your code, a no-code tool, or an AI agent. Run it on your own machine for free, or on metered cloud.

Read the REST API docs, see what's possible on workflows, or search for another site. Free to start. See pricing.

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why

Product Hunt doesn't give you the endpoint you need

Product Hunt has an API, but Product Hunt's GraphQL API is rate-limited; the daily leaderboard and live upvotes are simpler to read in the browser.

Writ closes that gap. Record the Product Hunt task once (or describe it to an AI session) and publish it as a REST endpoint at /v1/producthunt/run and a matching MCP tool. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.

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What you can call on Product Hunt

Each operation below is a real Product Hunt action recorded into a workflow and exposed as a typed endpoint.

{ }open the leaderboard
{ }read products and upvotes
{ }open a product
{ }export results

Returns structured fields such as product name, upvotes, comment count, maker: typed JSON, not raw page text.

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call it

A real Product Hunt endpoint, authorized with a wt_ key

POST your inputs, get structured output. Authenticate every call with a scoped wt_ key.

cURL
bash
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/producthunt/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }'
Python
python
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.usewrit.app/v1/producthunt/run",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer wt_8f2c...a91"},
    json={"input": {"query": "your search term"}},
)
print(r.json()["output"])
response.json
json
{
  "run_id": "run_prod_7b21",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "output": {
    "product_name": "...",
    "upvotes": "...",
    "comment_count": "..."
  }
}
{ }

Also an MCP tool. The same workflow is exposed as an MCP tool your AI agent can call. See Product Hunt MCP tools, or browse all MCP clients.

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the hard web

Login, 2FA, and dynamic pages on Product Hunt

The reason Product Hunt has no usable API is the same reason it's hard to automate. Writ handles it.

Product Hunt pages are public; Writ renders them in real Chromium to capture upvotes and rankings that update through the day.

PersonasTOTP & mailbox OTP AI navigationReal Chromium rendering
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Three ways to build your Product Hunt endpoint

Pick whichever fits the task. All three produce the same callable workflow.

Record itOpen the recorder, open the leaderboard on Product Hunt once in a real browser, and Writ captures every step into a workflow.
Describe itTell an AI session your goal on Product Hunt in plain language, and it drives the page to build the workflow for you.
Discover itLet API discovery watch Product Hunt's own network calls as you browse, then turn the underlying requests into a fast workflow.

Built on the same engine as the recorder and workflows.

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Trigger your Product Hunt endpoint on a change

Monitor Product Hunt for new launch in a topic, upvote threshold, rank change and fire this endpoint the instant something changes.

Monitors check as fast as every 10s (10s on Enterprise). A detected change becomes an automation trigger that runs your workflow in seconds. Monitor Product Hunt ▸

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run it

Free on your own machine, or on cloud

Local / BYO agent

No compute charge. The agent runs on your hardware, so it can reach Product Hunt even from an intranet or VPN-only network, and your AI keys never leave your machine.

Writ cloud

Metered by running time at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. No infrastructure to manage.

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faq

Product Hunt API questions

Does Product Hunt have an API?
Product Hunt has an API, but Product Hunt's GraphQL API is rate-limited; the daily leaderboard and live upvotes are simpler to read in the browser. Writ gives you a callable /v1/producthunt/run endpoint that runs the real Product Hunt flow in a browser and returns structured JSON.
Is there a ready-made Product Hunt API I can use?
Record the Product Hunt task once in the recorder (open the leaderboard, then read products and upvotes) or describe it to an AI session. Writ turns it into a callable REST endpoint and MCP tool. It usually takes minutes, not a backend project.
Is it allowed to automate Product Hunt this way?
Collect Product Hunt data you have the right to access and respect its Terms of Use and rate limits. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
Does this work with Product Hunt login and 2FA?
Product Hunt pages are public; Writ renders them in real Chromium to capture upvotes and rankings that update through the day. Writ handles TOTP and mailbox-OTP two-factor through Personas, so the endpoint runs inside your own authenticated session.
Can I run it on my own machine?
Yes. Run it on a local or BYO agent for no compute charge — useful when Product Hunt is only reachable from your own network or VPN, and free on every plan. Or run it on metered cloud at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage.
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Build a Product Hunt API

Record it once, then call it from your software and your AI agents. Get started free.