Product Hunt API
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AI ReadinessAI-Aware (B+)70/100
Official vendor OpenAPI document · agent-readyIdentity AuthAuthenticationbearer4 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically execute graphql query or mutation, obtain an oauth access token. Covers 4 operations with bearer authentication.
Use for: I need to execute graphql query or mutation, I want to obtain an oauth access token, Search for authorize a user via oauth, Find all test an access token
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for identity and authentication only.
The best new products in tech. Product Hunt API v2 is GraphQL-based, providing a single POST endpoint for all queries and mutations. Authenticate via OAuth 2.0 or a developer token. The API exposes 4 endpoints secured with bearer authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Product Hunt API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Product Hunt API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fproducthunt.com%2Fproducthunt" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fproducthunt.com%2Fproducthunt" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Product Hunt API.
Execute GraphQL query or mutation
Obtain an OAuth access token
Authorize a user via OAuth
Test an access token
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Product Hunt API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Identity and Authentication Operations
Use the Product Hunt API to perform identity auth operations programmatically. The API provides 4 endpoints covering core functionality including execute graphql query or mutation, obtain an oauth access token, authorize a user via oauth.
Call POST /api/graphql to execute graphql query or mutation
Automated Authentication Management
Automate authentication operations by combining multiple Product Hunt API endpoints. Agents can obtain an oauth access token and then authorize a user via oauth in a single workflow.
Call POST /oauth/token to obtain an oauth access token, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Product Hunt API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle bearer tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'execute graphql query or mutation', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
4 endpoints — the best new products in tech.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
POST
/api/graphql
Execute GraphQL query or mutation
POST
/oauth/token
Obtain an OAuth access token
GET
/oauth/authorize
Authorize a user via OAuth
GET
/oauth/test
Test an access token
POST
/api/graphql
Execute GraphQL query or mutation
POST
/oauth/token
Obtain an OAuth access token
GET
/oauth/authorize
Authorize a user via OAuth
GET
/oauth/test
Test an access token
Jentic AI Readiness Score
This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.
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Product Hunt API
- AI-Aware (B+)70/100
100
Foundational Compliance60
Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility52
AI-Readiness & Agent Experience94
Agent Usability60
Security100
AI DiscoverabilityPowered by JenticScoring Framework 1.0.0 | Scoring Engine 0.4.0
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100
Foundational Compliance
Base layer of spec validity and structural soundness.
Grade: A+Signals: 4
99%
Lint Results
Aggregated quality score from linter diagnostics, weighted by severity.
100%
Resolution Completeness
Percentage of `$ref` references that resolve successfully.
100%
Specification Validity
Checks whether the API description parses successfully and conforms to its declared specification (e.g., OpenAPI).
100%
Structural Integrity
Structural correctness score based on schema issues using logarithmic dampening.
60
Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility
Clarity, completeness, and ingestion readiness for developers and tooling.
Grade: C+Signals: 4
2%
Example Density
How richly the API is illustrated with examples.
100%
Example Validity
Percentage of examples that conform to their schemas.
38%
Response Coverage
Percentage of operations with complete response definitions (success, client error, server error).
100%
Tooling Readiness
Health of API ingestion, bundling, and resolution within Jentic pipelines.
52
AI-Readiness & Agent Experience
Semantic breadth, depth, and agent comprehension for AI systems.
Grade: C-Signals: 4
58%
Description Coverage
Coverage of descriptions across API elements.
0%
Error Standardization
Coverage of RFC 9457 Problem Details for error responses.
100%
OperationId Quality
Coverage, uniqueness, and casing consistency of operationIds for AI inference.
50%
Summary Coverage
Coverage of summaries across operations/tags/info.
94
Agent Usability
Functional utility, complexity comfort, and AI orchestration readiness.
Grade: A+Signals: 1
94%
Complexity Comfort
Agent comfort level based on API operational and structural complexity.
60
Security
Trust, risk posture, and security compliance.
Grade: B-Signals: 1
60%
Authentication Strength
Average quality of security schemes based on authentication method strength (weakest link for OAuth2).
100
AI Discoverability
Findability, semantic richness, and reasoning readiness.
Grade: A+Signals: 1
100%
Descriptive Richness
Clarity and depth of descriptions across API elements.
Score it yourself
Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required.
npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the Product Hunt API by hand means completing the OAuth flow, setting the bearer token on api.producthunt.com/v2, and composing GraphQL queries against the single graphql endpoint yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import Product Hunt from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Product Hunt exposes a single GraphQL endpoint with no resource id in the URL path, so scope the agent by operations: allow it the GraphQL query it needs and nothing more. You choose the operations it may call, so it only runs the calls you permit.
Credential isolation
Your Product Hunt bearer token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'run a GraphQL query for trending products', and Jentic returns the matching Product Hunt operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Product Hunt API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Product Hunt API use?
The Product Hunt API uses a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I execute graphql query or mutation with the Product Hunt API?
Yes. Use the POST /api/graphql endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Product Hunt API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I execute graphql query or mutation through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'execute graphql query or mutation'. Jentic returns the matching Product Hunt API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Product Hunt API have?
The Product Hunt API exposes 4 endpoints covering authentication, graphql operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Product Hunt API?
Yes. Product Hunt exposes a single GraphQL endpoint (POST /api/graphql) with no resource id in the URL path, so in your self-hosted Jentic One instance you scope the agent by operation: you decide which GraphQL query or mutation it may run and it executes only the calls you permit. Your own rules also govern the OAuth token operations, so the agent uses just the credentials and endpoints you allow. It cannot reach any operation you have not granted.
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