Product Following Export

The Product Following Export automation helps you extract a list of products followed by a specific user on Product Hunt. This is useful for marketers, researchers, founders, or growth hackers who want to analyze user interests, discover trending tools, or build targeted outreach strategies. With flexible input options, scheduling, and export to Google Sheets or CSV, this automation simplifies tracking user-level product activity.

Step 1: Log in to TexAu and Search a Specific Automation

Log in to your TexAu account at v2-prod.texau.com. Navigate to the Automation Store on TexAu. Use the search bar to find Product Following Export automation.

Step 2: Select Your Input Source

TexAu offers multiple input options to extract followed products for one or more users.

Single Input

Use this option to extract data for a single user on Product Hunt.

• Product Hunt Profile URL: Paste the full Product Hunt profile URL of the user

  (e.g., https://www.producthunt.com/@username).

• Following Extraction Limit (Max: 2500): Set the number of followed products to extract.

Google Sheets

This option is ideal for running bulk queries using Google Sheets.

• Connect your Google account

  Select a connected account or authorize a new one using Add New Google Sheet Account.

• Select your spreadsheet

  Locate and select the sheet containing your data via Open Google Drive.

Adjust processing options

• Number of Rows to Process (Optional): Define how many rows to process.

• Number of Rows to Skip (Optional): Specify rows to skip if required.

  Provide input details

  Extract Limit: Indicate the number of products to extract for each row (Max: 2500).

Optional Advanced Feature:

Loop Mode: Enable Loop Mode to re-process the Google Sheet from the beginning once all rows are completed. This is useful for tasks that require recurring updates.

Watch Row (Optional)

Watch Row feature detects new rows in Google Sheets and triggers workflows automatically, reducing manual workload.
Configure Watch Row by selecting an execution interval and setting an end date.

Watch Row Schedule

• None

• Scheduling Intervals (e.g., every 15 minutes, every hour)

• One-Time Execution

• Daily Execution

• Weekly Recurrence (e.g., every Monday and Friday)

• Monthly Specific Dates (e.g., 16th and 24th)

• Custom Fixed Dates (e.g., December 5)

• By default, Watch Row runs every 15 minutes and continues for five days unless modified.

  
  With Watch Row, TexAu ensures workflows stay dynamic and automated.

Process a CSV File

This option is for processing a static list of Product Hunt user profile URLs.

Upload the file

Select your CSV file containing the Product Hunt profile URLs.

Adjust processing settings

• Number of Rows to Process (Optional): Specify rows to process.
• Number of Rows to Skip (Optional): Indicate rows to skip.
• Extract Limit: Set the number of followed products to retrieve per input (Max: 2500).

Step 3: Execute Automations on TexAu Desktop or Cloud

• Open the automation setup and select Desktop Mode.
• Click Choose a Desktop to Run this Automation.
• From the platform, select your connected desktop (status will show as "Connected") or choose a different desktop mode or account.
• Click “Use This” after selecting the desktop to run the automation on your local system.
• Alternatively, if you wish to run the automation on the cloud, click Run directly without selecting a desktop.

Step 4: Schedule the Automation (Optional)

Set up a schedule to monitor and export the followed products from specific users periodically. Click Schedule and configure the start time and recurrence frequency:

• None
• At Regular Intervals (e.g., every 3 hours)
• Once
• Every Day
• On Specific Days of the Week (e.g., every Monday and Tuesday)
• On Specific Days of the Month (e.g., the 4th and 15th)
• On Specific Dates (e.g., January 19)

Tip: Scheduling is particularly useful for tracking changes in user-followed products over time.

Step 5: Set an Iteration Delay (Optional)

Avoid detection and simulate human-like activity by setting an iteration delay. Choose minimum and maximum time intervals to add randomness between actions. This makes your activity look natural and reduces the chance of being flagged.

• Minimum Delay: Enter the shortest interval (e.g., 10 seconds).
• Maximum Delay: Enter the longest interval (e.g., 20 seconds).

Tip: Random delays keep your automation safe and reliable.

Note: This feature is applicable only when using Google Sheets or CSV as input sources.

Step 6: Choose Your Output Mode (Optional)

Choose how to save and manage the extracted followed product data. TexAu provides the following options:

• 1. Append (Default): Adds new results to the end of existing data, combining everything into one file.
  2. Split: Saves new results as separate CSV files for each automation run.
  3. Overwrite: Replaces older data with the latest extracted results.
  4. Duplicate Management: Enable Deduplicate (Default) to automatically remove repeated entries.

Tip: Google Sheets export is great for reviewing and sharing user-followed product data with your team in real time.

Step 7: Access the Data from the Data Store

Once the automation completes, navigate to the Data Store section in TexAu to view or download the results. Locate the Product Following Export entry and click See Data to access the extracted product information.

The Product Following Export automation helps you uncover the list of products a user follows on Product Hunt. It’s a powerful tool for understanding user interests, analyzing behavior, or building outreach lists. Whether you're tracking influencers, prospects, or competitors, this automation makes it easy to gather valuable insights at scale.