Scraper
The Scraper.io API extracts multiple types of information from the web. This API is very well suited for rich media apps or websites, since it allows easily extracting both images, text and general article information. It also can be used to render any web page as an image.
Scraper endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
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| Images | ||
| GET |
/v1/image /v1/image |
Extracts the most representative image from the given URL. The response body is the image itself. The {w} and {h} parameters can be used to resize the output image to the desired… |
| GET |
/v1/query /v1/query |
Returns the most appropriate image for the given query. The response body is the image itself. The {w} and {h} parameters can be used to resize the output image to the desired… |
| Page rendering (thumbnails) | ||
| GET |
/v1/render /v1/render |
Renders the given URL in a WebKit-based browser and returns the result as an image. |
| Articles | ||
| GET |
/v1/text /v1/text |
Returns the article text as a plain text response. |
| GET |
/v1/article /v1/article |
Returns information about an article, like it's title, author as well as it's HTML and text representations. |
Scraper pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO | $5 / month | — |
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| ULTRA Recommended | $50 / month | — |
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| MEGA | $300 / month | — |
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