Decodo Web Scraping API

Best for: AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box; Cost-sensitive teams - low, transparent entry price

Avoid if: You want to try it free before paying; You have strict compliance requirements

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  55 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  85 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  60 / 100
  Setup speed
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  10 / 100
  Docs quality
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  85 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  30 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Subscription [2]decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing“All plans include the same powerful features – you only pay for what you use. Each paid plan creates a convenient auto-renewal monthly subscription.”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing“Starter ($19/month); Professional ($49/month); Business ($99/month — Most popular); Enterprise (Contact sales)”

Free tier

✗ No [4]help.decodo.com/docs/trials“It provides $1 worth of credits for a year. Once the credit expires, you can purchase a paid subscription.”decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing“Start with the free plan to test before committing”

Free tier details

One-time $1 credit valid for 1 year (not recurring). Standard proxies: $0.50/1K (2K included); Standard+JS: $0.75/1K (1K included); Premium: $1.00/1K (1K included); Premium+JS: $1.50/1K (667 included). Rate limit: 10 req/s. Once credits expire, a paid subscription is required. [5]help.decodo.com/docs/trials“It provides $1 worth of credits for a year. Once the credit expires, you can purchase a paid subscription.”decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing“Free Plan: Standard proxies: $0.50 per 1K requests (2K included); Standard proxies + JS: $0.75 per 1K (1K included); Premium proxies: $1.00 per 1K (1K included); Premium proxies + JS: $1.50 per 1K (667 included); Rate limit: 10 req/s”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [6]decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing“Enterprise — Custom pricing available; contact sales required”

• JavaScript rendering
• Residential proxies
• Structured / AI extraction
• Site crawling
• SERP scraping
• Anti-bot bypass

Supported actions

scrape, crawl, screenshot, structured_data_extraction, js_rendering, proxy_rotation, captcha_solving, residential_proxies, datacenter_proxies, mobile_proxies, scraping_browser, prebuilt_scrapers, serp_scraping, ai_extraction, markdown_output, async_jobs [7]help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-parameters“headless: html enables JS execution; headless: png returns image responses; markdown: true parses HTML output into Markdown”decodo.com/scraping/web“Results in HTML, JSON, CSV, XHR, PNG, or Markdown format”

Regions

125M+ IPs across 195+ countries, 115M+ ethically-sourced rotating residential IPs, Static residential (ISP) proxies, Mobile proxies (3G/4G/5G networks), Datacenter proxies, Standard and Premium proxy pools, Geo-targeting by country and locale [8]decodo.com/scraping/web“Residential proxies from $2/GB (115M+ ethically-sourced IPs); Mobile proxies from $2.25/GB (3G/4G/5G networks); Datacenter proxies from $0.020/IP”decodo.com“125M+ IPs across 195+ countries”

Input types

target URL, search query, target template (prebuilt scraper id), proxy pool selection (standard/premium), JS rendering flag (headless parameter), country/geo targeting, custom headers, cookies, session_id, callback_url (webhook), markdown flag, XHR monitoring flag

Output types

raw HTML, rendered HTML, Markdown, JSON (structured), screenshot (PNG), CSV, XHR request list

Webhooks

✓ Yes [9]help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-asynchronous-requests“The API accepts a callback_url parameter that triggers a POST request to your endpoint when a task completes.”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [10]help.decodo.com/docs/trials“Trials are only available if you have not previously used one or subscribed to that specific product.”

SDK languages

TypeScript/JavaScript, TypeScript, Python/PHP/Node.js (examples) [11]github.com/Decodo/Web-Scraping-API“Web Scraping API code examples for Python, PHP and Node.js”help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-introduction“ready-to-use cURL, Python, or Node.js request examples are available for integration”

MCP server

✓ Yes [12]decodo.com/scraping/mcp-server“Decodo MCP (Model Context Protocol server) is a lightweight integration layer enabling AI models and agents to directly access Decodo's web scraping infrastructure through standardized MCP connections.”

SOC 2

None [13]decodo.com/security-compliance“ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the primary certification mentioned throughout the page. SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS are not mentioned.”

HIPAA

✗ No [14]decodo.com/security-compliance“The page does not mention SOC 2, GDPR compliance details, HIPAA, PCI DSS, or specific SLA/uptime guarantees.”

GDPR

✓ Yes [15]decodo.com/legal“The Decodo Data Processing Agreement (DPA), governs this processing relationship and forms an inseparable part of the License Agreement.”

ISO 27001

✓ Yes [16]decodo.com/security-compliance“maintaining an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate for our proxies and Scraping API”

PCI DSS

✗ No [17]decodo.com/security-compliance“The page does not mention SOC 2, GDPR compliance details, HIPAA, PCI DSS, or specific SLA/uptime guarantees.”

Published SLA

✗ No [18]decodo.com/security-compliance“No SLA/uptime guarantees mentioned on the security/compliance page.”decodo.com/scraping/web“99.99% success rate with automatic retry handling; Only pay for successful requests”

Rate limits

Free plan: 10 req/s; Starter ($19/mo): 10 req/s; Professional ($49/mo): 25 req/s; Business ($99/mo): 50 req/s; Enterprise: custom. Async batch requests: limited to 1 request per second. [19]decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing“Free: Rate limit 10 req/s; Starter: 10 req/s; Professional: 25 req/s; Business: 50 req/s”help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-asynchronous-requests“Batch requests are limited to 1 request per second. The number of items per batch depends on your subscription tier's rate limit.”

Known restrictions

Banking and financial institution sites blocked by default, Government sites blocked by default, Ticketing sites blocked by default, Gaming sites blocked by default, Telecommunications sites blocked by default, Mailing, streaming, and business category sites blocked by default; can be unblocked after ID verification with rotating residential proxies only (not ISP proxies), Service intended for publicly accessible web data only; post-login content and private user information prohibited, One-time free credit is forfeited in exchange for refund eligibility on future Web Scraping API purchases, Batch requests limited to one target per batch; cannot mix URLs and queries in same batch, Async task results retrievable for 24 hours only [20]decodo.com/faq/general/do-you-have-any-blocked-sites“Banking and other financial activities (anything related to financial institutions and cryptocurrency financing); Government sites; Ticketing; Gaming. Mailing, streaming, and business categories can be unblocked after ID verification only with rotating residential proxy subscriptions.”help.decodo.com/docs/trials“Once the credit expires, you can purchase a paid subscription.”

• llms.txt
• Status page

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

rest

Base URL

https://scraper-api.decodo.com/v2

Version

v2

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

basic

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific

Webhook signing

passthrough parameter (custom token echo; no HMAC)

Rate limit

10 / second

SDKs

• TypeScript/JavaScript @decodo/sdk-ts · repo
• TypeScript @decodo/mcp-server · repo
• Python/PHP/Node.js (examples) · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server
• Webhook events

Launched

2018-01-01

GA

2025-04-22

Notable customers

Incogni, GobbleCube, InfoPrice, ROIDynamic, InSites, Convergence, Adsecure, Novabeyond, Cybereg

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1. ↑Description: decodo.com
2. ↑Pricing model: decodo.com
3. ↑Published pricing: decodo.com
4. ↑Free tier: help.decodo.com · decodo.com
5. ↑Free tier details: help.decodo.com · decodo.com
6. ↑Enterprise plan: decodo.com
7. ↑Supported actions: help.decodo.com · decodo.com
8. ↑Regions: decodo.com · decodo.com
9. ↑Webhooks: help.decodo.com
10. ↑Sandbox: help.decodo.com
11. ↑SDK languages: github.com · help.decodo.com
12. ↑MCP server: decodo.com
13. ↑SOC 2: decodo.com
14. ↑HIPAA: decodo.com
15. ↑GDPR: decodo.com
16. ↑ISO 27001: decodo.com
17. ↑PCI DSS: decodo.com
18. ↑Published SLA: decodo.com · decodo.com
19. ↑Rate limits: decodo.com · help.decodo.com
20. ↑Known restrictions: decodo.com · help.decodo.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 45 → 55
2. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
3. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → No
4. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"serp":true,"crawl":true,"anti_bot":true,"js_rendering":true,"residential_prox…
5. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Decodo Web Scraping API is a proxy and scraping platform built for teams extrac…
6. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 45
7. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 85
8. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 60
9. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 10
10. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 85
11. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 30
12. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt), Teams needi…
13. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You want to try it free before paying, You have strict compliance requirements
14. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
15. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.decodo.com
16. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
17. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://decodo.com/llms.txt
18. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
19. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to No
20. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to One-time $1 credit valid for 1 year (not recurring). Standard proxies: $0.50/1K…
21. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
22. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
23. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 SOC 2: set to none
25. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
27. 2026-06-14 ISO 27001: set to Yes
28. 2026-06-14 PCI DSS: set to No
29. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
30. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://decodo.com/legal/privacy-policy
31. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free plan: 10 req/s; Starter ($19/mo): 10 req/s; Professional ($49/mo): 25 req/…
32. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 10
33. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to second
34. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Banking and financial institution sites blocked by default, Government sites bl…
35. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to basic
36. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-quick-start
37. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
38. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://scraper-api.decodo.com/v2
39. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v2
40. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
41. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
42. 2026-06-14 MCP URL: set to https://mcp.decodo.com/mcp
43. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-quick-start
44. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
45. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
46. 2026-06-14 Webhook Signing: set to passthrough parameter (custom token echo; no HMAC)
47. 2026-06-14 Webhook Events URL: set to https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-asynchronous-requests
48. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to decodo
49. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 19
50. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to month

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