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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "field": "sdk_packages",
      "url": "https://github.com/Decodo/sdk-ts",
      "excerpt": "Decodo TypeScript SDK – strongly typed SDK for the Decodo Web Scraping API with support for search engines, eCommerce, social media, and AI targets. npm install --save @decodo/sdk-ts",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "mcp_url",
      "url": "https://github.com/Decodo/mcp-server",
      "excerpt": "MCP Server URL: https://mcp.decodo.com/mcp · connect LLMs and AI agents to live web data using MCP",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "idempotency_supported",
      "url": "https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-asynchronous-requests",
      "excerpt": "The documentation contains no information regarding idempotency keys or deduplication mechanisms for asynchronous requests.",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "webhook_events_url",
      "url": "https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-asynchronous-requests",
      "excerpt": "callback_url: Accepts a custom endpoint receiving POST requests upon task completion, containing the task ID and original parameters",
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "field": "rate_limit_window",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing",
      "excerpt": "Rate limit: 10 req/s (free and Starter plans)",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "starting_price_usd",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing",
      "excerpt": "Starter: $19/month (+VAT) · Standard proxies: 38K requests · Rate limit: 10 req/s",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "launched_at",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/smartproxy",
      "excerpt": "2018: Smartproxy founded, initially offering residential proxies",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "ga_date",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/smartproxy",
      "excerpt": "April 22, 2025: The official transition from Smartproxy to Decodo was completed",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "notable_customers",
      "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/smartproxy-rebrands-decodo-era-data-142500415.html",
      "excerpt": "The press release identifies five trusted clients: GobbleCube, Incogni, InfoPrice, ROIDynamic, InSites",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "error_format",
      "url": "https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-response-codes",
      "excerpt": "Custom response codes (12000-12009) indicate parsing-specific outcomes · 204 Job incomplete, retry after waiting · 429 Rate limit exceeded · 613 Scraping failed after multiple attempts",
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "field": "requires_verification",
      "url": "https://proxyway.com/reviews/smartproxy-proxies",
      "excerpt": "you only need to undergo KYC if you trigger the provider's safeguards · identity verification is necessary to unblock sensitive target groups",
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "field": "stability",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/smartproxy",
      "excerpt": "2025: Rebranded to Decodo · launched Web Scraping API with 100+ templates and AI Parser",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "versioning_scheme",
      "url": "https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-asynchronous-requests",
      "excerpt": "https://scraper-api.decodo.com/v3/task (POST) · https://scraper-api.decodo.com/v2/scrape — version embedded in URL path",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "price_basis",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing",
      "excerpt": "All plans charge per 1,000 requests · Monthly auto-renewal subscriptions with 14-day money-back guarantee",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "launched_at",
      "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/smartproxy-rebrands-decodo-era-data-142500415.html",
      "excerpt": "Smartproxy Rebrands to Decodo: A New Era of Web Data Solutions",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "ga_date",
      "url": "https://proxyway.com/news/smartproxy-rebrands-becomes-decodo",
      "excerpt": "Smartproxy Rebrands, Becomes Decodo · rebrand officially April 22, 2025",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "notable_customers",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing",
      "excerpt": "testimonials from: Novabeyond, RoiDynamic, Cybereg",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "requires_verification",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/security-compliance",
      "excerpt": "KYC/ID verification when needed · Blocking of sensitive targets (banking, government, streaming, app stores, ticketing)",
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "field": "data_retention_policy_url",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/legal/privacy-policy",
      "excerpt": "retains personal data only for as long as necessary · up to 2 years from your last interaction · Proxy Service Metadata: retained during active billing period plus maximum 90 days for abuse prevention",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "stability",
      "url": "https://decodo.com/scraping/web",
      "excerpt": "99.99% success rate · 125M+ IPs worldwide",
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
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    "SOC 2 certification (security page only mentions ISO 27001)",
    "HIPAA compliance (not mentioned on security/trust page)",
    "PCI DSS compliance (not mentioned on security/trust page)",
    "formal uptime SLA (99.99% success rate is a marketing claim, not a contractual SLA)",
    "annual billing option",
    "explicit minimum spend commitment",
    "KYC/identity verification process details for account creation",
    "sla_url",
    "deprecation_policy_url",
    "error_format_json_schema",
    "webhook_hmac_signing",
    "idempotency_keys",
    "ga_date_for_v1_scraping_api"
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  "last_verified_at": "2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "contribute": {
    "note": "This data is crowd-editable. Suggest corrections or leave a review via these endpoints - no auth required, requests are rate-limited, and every submission is reviewed before it goes live. For a field edit, {field} is any key in this response and a citation is required.",
    "endpoints": [
      {
        "action": "review",
        "label": "Leave a review or comment",
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://apio.sh/api/feedback/decodo",
        "example_body": {
          "kind": "review",
          "rating": 5,
          "body": "Your experience with this API…"
        }
      },
      {
        "action": "field_edit",
        "label": "Suggest a correction to a field (cite a source)",
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://apio.sh/api/suggest/decodo/{field}",
        "example_body": {
          "value": "corrected value",
          "citations": [
            {
              "url": "https://source.example/page",
              "excerpt": "supporting quote"
            }
          ],
          "note": "what changed and why"
        }
      },
      {
        "action": "new_api",
        "label": "Suggest a new API to add",
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://apio.sh/api/suggest/api",
        "example_body": {
          "value": {
            "name": "Acme API",
            "website_url": "https://acme.example"
          },
          "citations": [
            {
              "url": "https://acme.example"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "action": "token",
        "label": "Optional - raise your rate limit",
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://apio.sh/api/feedback/token"
      }
    ]
  }
}