# Scrapfly Documentation

## Table of Contents

### Dashboard

- [Intro](https://scrapfly.io/docs)
- [Project](https://scrapfly.io/docs/project)
- [Account](https://scrapfly.io/docs/account)
- [Workspace & Team](https://scrapfly.io/docs/workspace-and-team)
- [Billing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/billing)

### Products

#### MCP Server

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/getting-started)
- [Tools & API Spec](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/tools)
- [Authentication](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/authentication)
- [Examples & Use Cases](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/examples)
- [FAQ](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/faq)
##### Integrations

- [Overview](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations)
- [Claude Desktop](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/claude-desktop)
- [Claude Code](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/claude-code)
- [ChatGPT](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/chatgpt)
- [Cursor](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/cursor)
- [Cline](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/cline)
- [Windsurf](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/windsurf)
- [Zed](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/zed)
- [Roo Code](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/roo-code)
- [VS Code](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/vscode)
- [LangChain](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/langchain)
- [LlamaIndex](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/llamaindex)
- [CrewAI](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/crewai)
- [OpenAI](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/openai)
- [n8n](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/n8n)
- [Make](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/make)
- [Zapier](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/zapier)
- [Vapi AI](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/vapi)
- [Agent Builder](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/agent-builder)
- [Custom Client](https://scrapfly.io/docs/mcp/integrations/custom-client)


#### Web Scraping API

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/getting-started)
- [API Specification]()
- [Monitoring](https://scrapfly.io/docs/monitoring)
- [Customize Request](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/custom)
- [Debug](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/debug)
- [Anti Scraping Protection](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/anti-scraping-protection)
- [Proxy](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/proxy)
- [Proxy Mode](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/proxy-mode)
- [Proxy Mode - Screaming Frog](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/proxy-mode/screaming-frog)
- [Proxy Mode - Apify](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/proxy-mode/apify)
- [(Auto) Data Extraction](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/extraction)
- [Javascript Rendering](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/javascript-rendering)
- [Javascript Scenario](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/javascript-scenario)
- [SSL](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/ssl)
- [DNS](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/dns)
- [Cache](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/cache)
- [Session](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/session)
- [Webhook](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/webhook)
- [Screenshot](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/screenshot)
- [Errors](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/errors)
- [Timeout](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/understand-timeout)
- [Throttling](https://scrapfly.io/docs/throttling)
- [Troubleshoot](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/troubleshoot)
- [Billing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/billing)
- [FAQ](https://scrapfly.io/docs/scrape-api/faq)

#### Crawler API

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/getting-started)
- [API Specification]()
- [Retrieving Results](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/results)
- [WARC Format](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/warc-format)
- [Data Extraction](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/extraction-rules)
- [Webhook](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/webhook)
- [Billing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/billing)
- [Errors](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/errors)
- [Troubleshoot](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/troubleshoot)
- [FAQ](https://scrapfly.io/docs/crawler-api/faq)

#### Screenshot API

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/screenshot-api/getting-started)
- [API Specification]()
- [Accessibility Testing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/screenshot-api/accessibility)
- [Webhook](https://scrapfly.io/docs/screenshot-api/webhook)
- [Billing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/screenshot-api/billing)
- [Errors](https://scrapfly.io/docs/screenshot-api/errors)

#### Extraction API

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/getting-started)
- [API Specification]()
- [Rules Template](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/rules-and-template)
- [LLM Extraction](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/llm-prompt)
- [AI Auto Extraction](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/automatic-ai)
- [Webhook](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/webhook)
- [Billing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/billing)
- [Errors](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/errors)
- [FAQ](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/faq)

#### Proxy Saver

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/getting-started)
- [Fingerprints](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/fingerprints)
- [Optimizations](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/optimizations)
- [SSL Certificates](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/certificates)
- [Protocols](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/protocols)
- [Pacfile](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/pacfile)
- [Secure Credentials](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/security)
- [Billing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/proxy-saver/billing)

#### Cloud Browser API

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/getting-started)
- [Proxy & Geo-Targeting](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/proxy)
- [Unblock API](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/unblock)
- [File Downloads](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/file-downloads)
- [Session Resume](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/session-resume)
- [Human-in-the-Loop](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/human-in-the-loop)
- [Debug Mode](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/debug-mode)
- [Bring Your Own Proxy](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/bring-your-own-proxy)
- [Browser Extensions](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/extensions)
##### Integrations

- [Puppeteer](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/puppeteer)
- [Playwright](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/playwright)
- [Selenium](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/selenium)
- [Vercel Agent Browser](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/agent-browser)
- [Browser Use](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/browser-use)
- [Stagehand](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/stagehand)

- [Billing](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/billing)
- [Errors](https://scrapfly.io/docs/cloud-browser-api/errors)


### Tools

- [Antibot Detector](https://scrapfly.io/docs/tools/antibot-detector)

### SDK

- [Golang](https://scrapfly.io/docs/sdk/golang)
- [Python](https://scrapfly.io/docs/sdk/python)
- [Rust](https://scrapfly.io/docs/sdk/rust)
- [TypeScript](https://scrapfly.io/docs/sdk/typescript)
- [Scrapy](https://scrapfly.io/docs/sdk/scrapy)

### Integrations

- [Getting Started](https://scrapfly.io/docs/integration/getting-started)
- [LangChain](https://scrapfly.io/docs/integration/langchain)
- [LlamaIndex](https://scrapfly.io/docs/integration/llamaindex)
- [CrewAI](https://scrapfly.io/docs/integration/crewai)
- [Zapier](https://scrapfly.io/docs/integration/zapier)
- [Make](https://scrapfly.io/docs/integration/make)
- [n8n](https://scrapfly.io/docs/integration/n8n)

### Academy

- [Overview](https://scrapfly.io/academy)
- [Web Scraping Overview](https://scrapfly.io/academy/scraping-overview)
- [Tools](https://scrapfly.io/academy/tools-overview)
- [Reverse Engineering](https://scrapfly.io/academy/reverse-engineering)
- [Static Scraping](https://scrapfly.io/academy/static-scraping)
- [HTML Parsing](https://scrapfly.io/academy/html-parsing)
- [Dynamic Scraping](https://scrapfly.io/academy/dynamic-scraping)
- [Hidden API Scraping](https://scrapfly.io/academy/hidden-api-scraping)
- [Headless Browsers](https://scrapfly.io/academy/headless-browsers)
- [Hidden Web Data](https://scrapfly.io/academy/hidden-web-data)
- [JSON Parsing](https://scrapfly.io/academy/json-parsing)
- [Data Processing](https://scrapfly.io/academy/data-processing)
- [Scaling](https://scrapfly.io/academy/scaling)
- [Walkthrough Summary](https://scrapfly.io/academy/walkthrough-summary)
- [Scraper Blocking](https://scrapfly.io/academy/scraper-blocking)
- [Proxies](https://scrapfly.io/academy/proxies)

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# JSON Parsing

 JSON is a native data structure of Javascript though it's been widely used in other programming languages as well. The key feature of JSON is its simplicity and ease of use. It's similar to HTML - as it's a tree structure of key-value pairs - though JSON keys can only have 1 value.

 Just like with HTML, there are several powerful JSON tools and query languages in particular. Let's take a look at some.

## JSON Parsing Tools

 JSON is a very simple data structure and can be parsed with any programming language natively. Though in web scraping we often need to deal with large and complex JSON datasets so additional query tools can be very useful.

 The two most popular JSON parsing clients in scraper programming are `jmespath` and `jsonpath`.

 [##### JMesPath

With client support for almost every programming language Jmespath can reshape, clean and parse JSON

 

 ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/parse-json-jmespath-python/) [##### JsonPath

Inspire by XPath JsonPath mirrors many of the same features but for JSON instead of HTML.

 

 ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/parse-json-jsonpath-python/) 

 Generally speaking, JmesPath is great for reshaping and filtering datasets and for more advance parsing functionality like recursive key selections JsonPath is the more feature-rich option.

## Next up - Data Processing

 Now that we know how to extract data from HTML and JSON documents we can move on to the next step - data processing and validation. In the next section, we'll take a look at popular data validation and cleanup techniques.



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