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Docs/Reference/Data model

Data model

Field-by-field reference for the product, founder, launch and taxonomy objects returned by the API and MCP tools.

These are the objects returned by the REST API and inside MCP structuredContent. Optional values are always present as null; arrays are always present (possibly empty). Internal database IDs are never included - products are keyed by slug, founders by username. The OpenAPI document is the machine-readable version of this page.

Product summary

Returned by every list endpoint and by search_products, get_launches and get_trending_products.

FieldTypeDescription
type"product"Discriminator.
namestringProduct name.
slugstringURL-safe identifier; stable unless the founder renames it.
taglinestringOne-line pitch.
descriptionstring | nullFounder-written description.
websitestringThe product's own website (https).
urlstringCanonical Founder.best product page - cite this.
api_urlstringThis product in the REST API.
markdown_urlstringMarkdown mirror of the product page.
logo_urlstring | nullLogo image.
status"live" | "upcoming""upcoming" when the launch week is still ahead (page already exists).
is_featuredbooleanFeatured (Launch Pro+) listing.
launch_datestring (date)YYYY-MM-DD, UTC.
pricingPricingSee below.
categoriesCategory[]name, slug, url. Primary category first.
use_casesstring[]Up to 3 founder-chosen use cases ("Key features" in the AI profile).
target_audiencesstring[]Up to 3 founder-chosen audiences ("Ideal for").
platformsstring[]Labels: Web, Mobile, API, MCP, CLI, Desktop.
metricsMetricsSee below.
founderFounderRefname, username, url, api_url, markdown_url (all nullable).

Pricing

FieldTypeDescription
typeenumfree · freemium · subscription · one_time · paid · open_source
labelstringDisplay label for the type.
has_free_tierbooleantrue for free, freemium and open_source.

Metrics

FieldTypeDescription
upvotesintegerAll-time community upvotes (paid launches include a small starter bonus).
commentsintegerComment count.
rating_averagenumber | null1-5, one decimal; null until there is at least one rated review.
rating_countintegerNumber of rated reviews.
verified_revenueVerifiedRevenue | nullDetail only. See below.

Product detail

Everything in the summary, plus:

FieldTypeDescription
linksobjectwebsite, github, twitter, app_store, google_play, api_docs, mcp_server (each string | null).
integrationsobjecthas_api, has_mcp_server, has_cli (boolean); cli_install_command, api_docs_url, mcp_url (string | null).
alternativesAlternative[]Founder-named comparable products: name, url, founder_best_url (null when not listed on Founder.best).
screenshotsstring[]Screenshot image URLs.
og_image_urlstring | nullCustom share image if the founder uploaded one.
metrics.verified_revenueVerifiedRevenue | nullsource ("TrustMRR"), label (e.g. "$1K–$5K/mo"), mrr_usd and last_30_days_usd (numbers only when the founder chose exact visibility, else null), url, verified_at.
ai_profileAiProfileproduct, description, category, ideal_for, key_features, pricing, website, founder, launch_date, platforms, founder_best_url - all strings (nullable where data may be missing).
created_atstring (date-time)When the listing was created.
updated_atstring (date-time)Last edit by the founder or admin. Use to refresh caches.

Founder summary

FieldTypeDescription
type"founder"Discriminator.
usernamestringStable handle.
namestring | nullDisplay name.
headlinestring | nullOne-line headline.
urlstringCanonical profile page (/founders/{username} or vanity /{username}).
api_urlstringThis founder in the REST API.
markdown_urlstringMarkdown mirror.
avatar_urlstring | nullAvatar image.
product_countintegerLive products (recomputed on each request).
total_upvotes_receivedintegerUpvotes across all their products.
follower_countintegerFollowers on Founder.best.

Founder detail

Adds bio, following_count, social_links ({ platform, url }[]; platforms: github, linkedin, twitter, website) and products (name, slug, tagline, url, api_url, markdown_url, upvote_count, launch_date, is_featured).

Launch week

FieldTypeDescription
yearintegerISO week-year.
weekintegerISO week number.
starts_onstring (date)Monday.
ends_onstring (date)Sunday.
urlstringArchive page for the week.
api_urlstringThis week in the API.

Launch products add rank (1-based) and week_score (the weekly ranking score) to the product summary.

Taxonomy

ObjectFields
Categoryname, slug, description (string | null), product_count, url, api_url
Use case / Audiencename, slug, product_count, api_url
Pricing typeslug, name, description, api_url
Platformslug, name, api_url

Pagination

FieldTypeDescription
pageintegerCurrent page, 1-based.
limitintegerPage size, 1-100.
totalintegerTotal matches (for text search: matches after ranking, capped at 300).
has_morebooleanWhether another page exists.
nextstring | nullAbsolute URL of the next page.
previousstring | nullAbsolute URL of the previous page.
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Prefer plain text? Everything here is summarised in /llms.txt.

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