Product Hunt API Capability

Get category

Fetch a Product Hunt category with subcategories, parent category, and ranked product listing.

Capability ID producthunt.category

Cost From $1.25 per 1,000 requests · 1 credit

Maximum runtime 30 seconds

# Get category

Fetch a Product Hunt category with subcategories, parent category, and ranked product listing.

- Platform: [Product Hunt](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/producthunt)
- Capability ID: `producthunt.category`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 30 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
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 '{
  "input": {
    "max_products": 5,
    "url": "ai-meeting-notetakers"
  },
  "capability": "producthunt.category"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `max_products` | `integer` | No | Max products to return (omit for no cap, max: 500) From 1 to 500. |
| `url` | `string` | Yes | Category URL or slug |

### Example input

```json
{
  "max_products": 5,
  "url": "ai-meeting-notetakers"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "description": "AI notetakers capture meetings, calls, and voice memos, then transcribe, summarize, and extract tasks for teams, sellers, and learners across tools and languages.",
  "id": "1288",
  "name": "AI notetakers",
  "parent_category": {
    "id": "34",
    "name": "Productivity",
    "path": "/categories/productivity",
    "slug": "productivity"
  },
  "path": "/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers",
  "products": [
    {
      "id": "584337",
      "logo_url": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/c471aadb-c3d9-4676-8fe8-0089ad45779a.png?auto=format&fit=crop&h=240&w=240",
      "name": "Granola",
      "reviews_count": 51,
      "reviews_rating": 4.8,
      "slug": "granola",
      "tagline": "The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings",
      "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/granola"
    },
    {
      "id": "106091",
      "logo_url": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/ff3e2acf-884a-4f4c-a383-6edfe3de0d88.png?auto=format&fit=crop&h=240&w=240",
      "name": "Notion",
      "reviews_count": 1385,
      "reviews_rating": 4.83,
      "slug": "notion",
      "tagline": "The all-in-one workspace",
      "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/notion"
    },
    {
      "id": "112265",
      "logo_url": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/0bfd17ff-fb9d-48ed-8b08-88459d154734.png?auto=format&fit=crop&h=240&w=240",
      "name": "Grain",
      "reviews_count": 16,
      "reviews_rating": 4.81,
      "slug": "grain",
      "tagline": "AI-powered meeting recording for everyone, not just sales. ",
      "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/grain"
    }
  ],
  "reviews_count": 2702,
  "slug": "ai-meeting-notetakers",
  "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `description` | `string` | AI notetakers capture meetings, calls, and voice memos, then transcribe… |
| `id` | `string` | 1288 |
| `name` | `string` | AI notetakers |
| `parent_category` | `object` | 4 fields |
| `parent_category.id` | `string` | 34 |
| `parent_category.name` | `string` | Productivity |
| `parent_category.path` | `string` | /categories/productivity |
| `parent_category.slug` | `string` | productivity |
| `path` | `string` | /categories/ai-meeting-notetakers |
| `products` | `array` | 3 items |
| `products` | `array` | 3 items |
| `reviews_count` | `integer` | 2702 |
| `slug` | `string` | ai-meeting-notetakers |
| `url` | `string` | https://www.producthunt.com/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

max_products integer optional

Max products to return (omit for no cap, max: 500) From 1 to 500.

Example 5

url string required

Category URL or slug

Example ai-meeting-notetakers

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The example response is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Values illustrate one response. Read the guidance above for missing values and limits; fields can vary with the requested operation and the data available.

Path	Observed type	Example
`description`	`string`	AI notetakers capture meetings, calls, and voice memos, then transcribe…
`id`	`string`	1288
`name`	`string`	AI notetakers
`parent_category`	`object`	4 fields
`parent_category.id`	`string`	34
`parent_category.name`	`string`	Productivity
`parent_category.path`	`string`	/categories/productivity
`parent_category.slug`	`string`	productivity
`path`	`string`	/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers
`products`	`array`	3 items
`products`	`array`	3 items
`reviews_count`	`integer`	2702
`slug`	`string`	ai-meeting-notetakers
`url`	`string`	https://www.producthunt.com/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

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 '{ "input": { "max_products": 5, "url": "ai-meeting-notetakers" }, "capability": "producthunt.category" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "max_products": 5, "url": "ai-meeting-notetakers" }, "capability": "producthunt.category" }''') 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))

{ "description": "AI notetakers capture meetings, calls, and voice memos, then transcribe, summarize, and extract tasks for teams, sellers, and learners across tools and languages.", "id": "1288", "name": "AI notetakers", "parent_category": { "id": "34", "name": "Productivity", "path": "/categories/productivity", "slug": "productivity" }, "path": "/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers", "products": [ { "id": "584337", "logo_url": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/c471aadb-c3d9-4676-8fe8-0089ad45779a.png?auto=format&fit=crop&h=240&w=240", "name": "Granola", "reviews_count": 51, "reviews_rating": 4.8, "slug": "granola", "tagline": "The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings", "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/granola" }, { "id": "106091", "logo_url": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/ff3e2acf-884a-4f4c-a383-6edfe3de0d88.png?auto=format&fit=crop&h=240&w=240", "name": "Notion", "reviews_count": 1385, "reviews_rating": 4.83, "slug": "notion", "tagline": "The all-in-one workspace", "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/notion" }, { "id": "112265", "logo_url": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/0bfd17ff-fb9d-48ed-8b08-88459d154734.png?auto=format&fit=crop&h=240&w=240", "name": "Grain", "reviews_count": 16, "reviews_rating": 4.81, "slug": "grain", "tagline": "AI-powered meeting recording for everyone, not just sales. ", "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/grain" } ], "reviews_count": 2702, "slug": "ai-meeting-notetakers", "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/categories/ai-meeting-notetakers" }