Common workflows
- Launch-day backer outreach — filter
is_maker=N and sort by upvote_count desc; you have a CRM-ready list of your most-engaged early supporters with their commenter_company.
- Maker-reply rate audit — count
parent_id IS NOT NULL AND replier is_maker=Y divided by total top-level comments. PH community ranks engaged launches higher.
- Sentiment ledger — pipe
comment_text through ChatGPT for positive/negative/feature-request classification → product roadmap input.
- Hunter relationship building — high-signal hunters often comment with constructive feedback; pull every launch they've ever commented on for context before reaching out.
Plan limits
Per-launch size scales with your plan. Free (no signup): up to 100 comments per launch. Personal: 5,000. Premium: 50,000. Business: 250,000 — see pricing for the full feature comparison and API tiers for the API-specific limits.
FAQ
Product Hunt Comments Exporter — FAQ
Is the Product Hunt exporter free?
The free tier (no signup) returns up to 100 comments per launch. Larger comments and CSV/JSON require a paid plan: Personal 5,000, Premium 50,000, Business 250,000. See
pricing.
Are reply threads included?
Yes — replies have a parent_id linking them to the top-level comment. Pivot in Excel for a full thread view.
Are commenter companies included?
Yes when the user filled in their PH profile — commenter_company and commenter_role columns. Critical for B2B launch outreach.
Are maker replies flagged?
Yes — is_maker Y/N. Useful for computing your "maker reply rate" engagement metric.
Will Product Hunt see that I exported?
No. We read public launch pages without authentication.
Can I export many launches at once?
Yes — bulk URL upload on a paid plan processes each URL as a separate export and bundles the resulting files in one ZIP (one file per URL).
Is there an API?
Yes — JSON-over-HTTP
API on Premium and Business plans.