# Slickdeals API: List popular deals > Lists current Slickdeals Frontpage deals in site order, followed by popular deals when needed, with each deal's category, or browses one category's current deals. Expired deals are left out. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Slickdeals. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/slickdeals.net/list-popular-deals - Method: `slickdeals.net/list_popular_deals`, version 1 - Website: slickdeals.net - Returns: title, price, price as shown, original price, store, thumbs-up score, comment count, posted time, category, image, deal link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `category` | string | no | `"tech"` | Deal category, for example tech; all lists Frontpage and popular deals. One of "all", "tech", "home", "clothing", "grocery", "travel", "video_games", "health_and_beauty". Default "all". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `50` | Maximum deals to return, for example 25. Default 25. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "category": "tech", "max_results": 50 } ``` Its output: ```json { "deals": [ { "price": 1, "store": "Shutterfly", "title": "Shutterfly: Personalized Photo Magnets (4 Sizes)", "deal_id": "20071596", "category": "Tech & Electronics", "currency": "USD", "deal_url": "https://slickdeals.net/f/20071596-shutterfly-personalized-photo-magnets-4-sizes-1-free-s-h", "image_url": "https://slickdeals.net/attachment/4/5/4/3/2/5/200x200/21740685.thumb", "posted_at": "2026-09-28T19:36:31+00:00", "comment_count": 2, "original_price": 12, "price_as_shown": "$1", "thumbs_up_score": 43 }, { "price": 7.99, "store": "Woot!", "title": "Woot! Razer & More Gaming Deals: Razer Gigantus V2 Cloth Mouse Pad (Large)", "deal_id": "20061522", "category": "Tech & Electronics", "currency": "USD", "deal_url": "https://slickdeals.net/f/20061522-woot-razer-more-gaming-deals-razer-gigantus-v2-cloth-mouse-pad-large-8-more-free-s-h-w-prime", "image_url": "https://slickdeals.net/attachment/3/3/7/7/0/1/3/7/200x200/21713232.thumb", "posted_at": "2026-09-28T05:05:41+00:00", "comment_count": 2, "original_price": 14.99, "price_as_shown": "$7.99", "thumbs_up_score": 37 }, { "price": 13.49, "store": "Walgreens Photo", "title": "Walgreens Photo Offer: 3-Pk TilePix 8\"x8\" Customized Photo Framed Prints", "deal_id": "20067177", "category": "Tech & Electronics", "currency": "USD", "deal_url": "https://slickdeals.net/f/20067177-walgreens-photo-3-pk-8-x-8-tilepix-customized-photo-framed-prints-13-49-free-store-pickup", "image_url": "https://slickdeals.net/attachment/8/6/6/3/0/200x200/21732690.thumb", "posted_at": "2026-09-27T18:05:56+00:00", "comment_count": 3, "original_price": 45, "price_as_shown": "$13.49", "thumbs_up_score": 47 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"slickdeals.net/list_popular_deals","input":{"category":"tech","max_results":50}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What are the top deals on the Slickdeals frontpage right now? - Show me 10 current hot deals in video games with prices and thumbs-up scores - Find trending grocery deals today, including the store and original price for each - I need a list of popular travel deals that haven't expired yet, max 20 - Pull the latest health and beauty deals from slickdeals.net with comment counts and links ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "category": { "enum": [ "all", "tech", "home", "clothing", "grocery", "travel", "video_games", "health_and_beauty" ], "type": "string", "default": "all", "description": "Deal category, for example tech; all lists Frontpage and popular deals." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 25, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum deals to return, for example 25.", "x-fous-developer": true } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "deals" ], "properties": { "deals": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "title", "price", "currency", "price_as_shown", "original_price", "store", "thumbs_up_score", "comment_count", "posted_at", "category", "image_url", "deal_url", "deal_id" ], "properties": { "price": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Deal price in USD, when a single price is shown." }, "store": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "deal_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "x-fous-developer": true }, "category": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "currency": { "type": "string" }, "deal_url": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "image_url": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "posted_at": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Posted date and time as ISO 8601 with offset when shown." }, "comment_count": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "original_price": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Original price in USD, if shown." }, "price_as_shown": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "thumbs_up_score": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Slickdeals API: Search deals](https://fous.com/methods/slickdeals.net/search-deals.md): Searches community-posted Slickdeals deals by product or keyword, optionally limited to a store and hiding expired deals, ordered by relevance, newest or most popular. - [Amazon API: List Amazon Today's Deals](https://fous.com/methods/amazon.com/list-deals.md): Lists current public Today's Deals in page order for an Amazon store country, optionally for one deal category and a minimum discount, with deal and original prices, discount, deal type, time left, share claimed, rating and links. - [Polymarket API: List trending markets](https://fous.com/methods/polymarket.com/list-trending-markets.md): Lists the open Polymarket markets with the most trading in the last 24 hours. You can pick one category or list all of them; markets outside the named categories are labeled Other. - [Steam API: List top sellers](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-top-sellers.md): Lists Steam's top-selling, discounted, or new and trending games in store order, with prices for a chosen country, review summaries and release dates. - [PlayStation API: List PlayStation Store deals](https://fous.com/methods/store.playstation.com/list-deals.md): Lists PlayStation Store games and game editions currently on sale in a country, with prices and sale end dates. Add-ons and subscription-only offers are excluded. - [CamelCamelCamel API: List Amazon price drops](https://fous.com/methods/camelcamelcamel.com/list-price-drops.md): Lists the biggest percentage Amazon price drops of the past week on CamelCamelCamel for one Amazon store, optionally in one product category, with old and new prices, photo, category and links. - [Techmeme API: List top stories](https://fous.com/methods/techmeme.com/list-top-stories.md): Lists Techmeme's leading stories in page order, with each story's original article and linked coverage. Uses the live front page, or the evening archive for a given date. - [Nintendo API: List eShop deals](https://fous.com/methods/nintendo.com/list-deals.md): Lists discounted Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games, sorted by biggest discount, lowest price or ending soonest. Covers the US, Canada and Latin American stores and excludes downloadable add-ons. - [All Slickdeals methods](https://fous.com/methods/slickdeals.net.md)