Get Product Hunt product data and save it in Google Sheets every day
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How does this automation work?
Bardeen's automation playbook for Product Hunt data retrieval provides a seamless way to monitor and analyze product performance by extracting data daily and saving it to Google Sheets. Whether you're a product manager, marketer, or researcher, keeping track of product metrics on Product Hunt can inform strategic decisions and track market trends. This workflow is particularly valuable for those who need to monitor their product's performance against competitors or industry benchmarks consistently.
Here's how this workflow automates the process of data capture from Product Hunt into Google Sheets:
- Step 1: Schedule data retrieval - The workflow begins with a scheduled event that triggers the data scraping process from Product Hunt using a specified URL. You can tailor this to capture data at regular intervals that suit your analysis needs.
- Step 2: Scrape Product Hunt data - The scraper tool then collects the necessary data from the Product Hunt product page in the background without manual intervention, ensuring you have the latest information at all times.
- Step 3: Save data to Google Sheets - Finally, the scraped data is added to your designated Google Sheets document, creating an accessible and organized dataset for you to analyze and derive insights from.
How to run the playbook
If you're looking for an easier way to keep track of the latest product trends on Product Hunt, we've got you covered! This automation can extract valuable data from a specific product page on Product Hunt every day and save it directly to your Google Sheets spreadsheet.
With this automation, you can effortlessly monitor the upvotes, comments, and ratings of a particular product over time. By gathering this data every day, you can easily follow the trend of a product and make informed decisions based on its performance. And with the help of Google Sheets, you can do some cool analysis, such as creating custom charts, analyzing data trends, and sharing your insights with your team.
Whether you want to stay up-to-date on the latest products in your industry, monitor the activity of your competitors' products, or track the performance of your favorite products on Product Hunt, this automation can help.
So why not give this automation a try and save yourself the hassle of manually collecting and entering data every day? With this automation tool, you can focus on analyzing the data and making informed decisions for your business.
Let’s set it up!
Step 1: Set up the automation and integrate Google Sheets and Product Hunt
Click the “Try it” button at the top of this page to get this Autobook saved. If it’s your first time using Bardeen, you will be redirected to install the extension.
If you haven't previously integrated Google Sheets, you will need to do so.
Bardeen will ask for a time to trigger the automation every day and a Google Sheets spreadsheet to save the information. Bardeen will also prompt you to enter the product post url that it will get information from.
Step 2: Try it to scrape data from Product Hunt and save to Google Sheets
Make sure the automation is activated (toggled on).
The automation will now get data from the specified Product Hunt product daily and add it to your Google Sheets spreadsheet, allowing you to track the daily performance and metrics of the product without spending any time copying and pasting.
You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.
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