Crawler API
Effortless Web Data Collection at Scale
Effortlessly extract and scale web data collection with intelligent automation, built to handle the toughest modern scraping challenges.
- Defeat Anti-Bot Protections — Evade fingerprinting, CAPTCHAs, and behavior-based tracking with advanced browser cloaking and request obfuscation.
- Scrape JavaScript-Heavy Websites — Render dynamic pages, interact with SPAs, and extract content from lazy-loaded elements using our cloud-based headless browser.
- Adaptive Proxy & Geo-Routing — Avoid bans, bypass rate limits, and access geo-restricted content with smart session management.
- AI-Powered Data Extraction — Convert unstructured web data into structured, machine-readable formats with intelligent parsing.
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Start Crawling in 5 Minutes
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Define Your Own Crawl LimitsSelect what to crawl, what to ignore and how many pages to collect.
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Select Output Formats That Fit YouGet multiple format, from raw html, cleaned html, text, markdown or directly the extracted data. You can combine multiple formats.
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Use Real Web BrowsersEnable crawling using real web browsers and wait for dynamic content to load for collection and don't miss any data.
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Use Scrapfly Cache for Repeat ActionsLet Scrapfly store your crawl results for faster re-crawls directly from scrapfly cache.
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Inspect Live Results in DashboardUse Scrapfly's monitoring dashboard to see every detail of your crawl scrapes and have the ability to modify and replay each scrape.
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Collect Results in Industry Standard FormatsCollect all results in industry standard
warcandharpage formats complete with all the metadata and extra page information. See all the metadata and rerun on demand! -
Attach Webhooks to Every Step of the ProcessUse webhooks to stay informed of every step of you crawling process: collect real time results, track failures and final data.
We got Your Industry Covered!
Built to work with top industry targets
AI Training
Crawl the latest images, videos and user generated content for AI training.
Instagram
Youtube
Compliance
Crawl online presence to validate compliance and security.
Github
Pastebin
eCommerce
Crawl products, reviews and more to enhance your eCommerce and brand awareness.
Amazon
eBay
Financial Service
Crawl the latest stock, shipping and financial data to enhance your finance datasets.
Marketwatch
wsj
Fraud Detection
Crawl products and listings to detect fraud and counterfeit activity.
eBay
Craigslist
Jobs Data
Crawl the latest job listings, salaries and more to enhance your job search.
Glassdoor
Indeed
Lead Generation
Crawl online profiles and contact details to enhance your lead generation.
LinkedIn
Crunchbase
Logistics
Crawl logistics data like shipping, tracking, container prices to enhance your deliveries.
Maersk
Hapag-lloyd
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Use Cases
Developer-First Experience
We made Scrapfly for ourselves in 2017 and opened it to public in 2020. In that time, we focused on working on the best developer experience possible.
Master Web Data with our Docs and Tools
Access a complete ecosystem of documentation, tools, and resources designed to accelerate your data journey and help you get the most out of Scrapfly.
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Learn with Scrapfly Academy
Learn everything about data retrieval and web scraping with our interactive courses.
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Develop with Scrapfly Tools
Streamline your web data development with our web tools designed to enhance every step of the process.
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Stay Up-To-Date with our Newsletter and Blog
Stay updated with the latest trends and insights in web data with our monthly newsletter weekly blog posts.
Seamlessly Integrate with Frameworks & Platforms
Easily integrate Scrapfly with your favorite tools and platforms, or customize workflows with our Python and TypeScript SDKs.
Build LLM and RAG Applications
Powerful Web UI
One-stop shop to configure, control and observe all of your Scrapfly activity.
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Experiment with Web API Player
Use our Web API player for easy testing, experimenting and sharing for collaboration and seamless integration.
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Manage Multiple Projects
Manage multiple projects with ease — complete with built-in testing environements for full control and flexibility.
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Attach Webhooks & Throttlers
Upgrade your API calls with webhooks for true asynchronous architecture and throttlers to control your usage.
Predictable & Fair Pricing
Pay only for successful requests and the features you use.
How Many Scrapes per Month?
∞ /mo
Custom
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$500/mo
Enterprise
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$250/mo
Startup
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$100/mo
Pro
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$30/mo
Discovery
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| Included API Credits | ∞ | 5,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Extra API Credits | ∞ per 10k | $1.20 per 10k | $2.00 per 10k | $3.50 per 10k | ✖ |
| Concurrent Request | ∞ | 100 | 50 | 20 | 5 |
| Log Retention | ∞ weeks | 4 weeks | 3 weeks | 2 weeks | 1 week |
| Anti Scraping Protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Residential Proxy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geo targeting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Javascript Rendering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Support | Premium Support | Premium Support | Standard Support | Standard Support | Basic Support |
* Price may vary with tax
What Do Our Users Say?
"Scrapfly’s Web Scraping API has completely transformed our data collection process. The automatic proxy rotation and anti-bot bypass are game-changers. We no longer have to worry about scraping blocks, and the setup was incredibly easy. Within minutes, we had a reliable scraping system pulling the data we needed. I highly recommend this API for any serious developer!"
John M. – Senior Data Engineer
"We’ve tried multiple scraping tools, but Scrapfly’s Web Scraping API stands out for its reliability and speed. With the cloud browser functionality, we were able to scrape dynamic content from JavaScript-heavy websites seamlessly. The real-time data collection helped us make faster, more informed decisions, and the 99.99% uptime is just unmatched."
Samantha C. – CTO
"Scalability was a major concern for us as our data scraping needs grew. Scrapfly’s Web Scraping API not only handled our increased requests but did so without a hitch. The proxy rotation across 120+ countries ensured we could access data from any region, and their comprehensive documentation made implementation a breeze. It's the most robust API we’ve used."
Alex T. – Founder
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Crawler API?
Crawler API is a service for crawling all desired pages of a given domain. Crawl job is can be configured with various crawling rules like what pages to crawl and what to ignore and when completed the results are returned in a structured format. Crawler API also support automatic scraper blocking bypass, headless browsers, AI-driven data extraction and many other features.
How can I access Crawler API?
Crawler API is accessed through Scrapfly Dashboard or directly through the API. For first-class support we offer Python and Typescript SDKs.
Is web crawling legal?
Yes, generally web crawling is legal in most places around the world. For more see our in-depth web scraping laws article.
Does Crawler API use AI for web scraping?
Yes, Scrapfly incorporate some of AI and machine learning algorithms to successfully retrieve web pages. Scrapfly cloud browsers are configured with real browser fingerprints that ensure all collected data is retrieved as it appears on the web.
How long does it take to get results from the Crawler API?
Crawl duration varies based on crawled domain and full crawl can take just from few seconds to several minutes depending on your crawl configuration and throttling limits.
What Data Formats Crawler API Supports?
Crawler API returns results in industry standard .warc and .har formats though the data formats themselves can be configured from raw html, to markdown, json tree, pdf and many more.