ScraperAPI

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

Avoid if: You have strict compliance requirements

Pricing model

Hybrid (base + usage) [2]xpay.sh/saas-pricing/scraper-api/“Scraper API pricing starts at $49/mo (or $44/mo billed annually) for the Hobby plan. 5 tiers total including a free tier.”scraperapi.com/pricing/

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]scraperapi.com/pricing/

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]scraperapi.com/pricing/

Free tier details

1,000 free API credits per month (with a maximum of 5 concurrent connections) [5]scraperapi.com/pricing/

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [6]dashboard.scraperapi.com/signup“Create an account. Get started with 5000 free API credits. No credit card required.”

Requires sales call

✗ No [7]dashboard.scraperapi.com/signup“Create an account. Get started with 5000 free API credits. No credit card required.”scraperapi.com/contact-sales/“Fill out the form to take the first step towards accessing a reliable, scalable and easy to use scraping solution.”

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [8]docs.scraperapi.com/resources/faq/plans-and-billing“Contact Your Sales Representative: You can get in touch with our sales team to discuss a custom enterprise plan.”scraperapi.com/pricing/“ Industries. Use cases. Async Scraper Service. ”

• Structured / AI extraction
• SERP scraping

Supported actions

scrape_url, submit_async_job, check_job_status, get_job_results, proxy_port_request, amazon_product_api, amazon_search_api, amazon_offers_api, ebay_product_api, ebay_search_api, walmart_product_api, walmart_search_api, walmart_category_api, walmart_reviews_api, google_serp_api, google_news_api, google_jobs_api, google_shopping_api, google_maps_search_api, redfin_agent_details_api, redfin_for_rent_listings_api, redfin_for_sale_listings_api, redfin_listing_search_api [9]docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpointsdocs.scraperapi.com/synchronous-apis/using-the-api-endpoint“Making a request to the Sync API is straightforward. You send a request, and we take care of proxies, browsers, CAPTCHAs, and protections in the”

Regions

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, India, Japan, China, Australia [10]scraperapi.com/locations/“ScraperAPI handles over 40M IPs across 50+ countries. Access data as a local and uncover location-specific insights!”docs.scraperapi.com/control-and-optimization/geotargeting“To control the geolocation of the IP used for a request, set the country_code parameter to the desired country, and the API will automatically”

Input types

URL [11]docs.scraperapi.com“Just send the URL you'd like to scrape to one of our APIs, along with your API key and we will return the HTML of that page right back to you.”

Output types

HTML, JSON, CSV [12]docs.scraperapi.com“Just send the URL you'd like to scrape to one of our APIs, along with your API key and we will return the HTML of that page right back to you.”scraperapi.com/pricing/“Structured Data. Get structured JSON data from in-demand domains.”

Webhooks

✓ Yes [13]docs.scraperapi.com/asynchronous-api/overview“ — We recommend using our Async API when success rate matters more than response time”docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/e-commerce/walmart/walmart-product-api-async“"callback": { "type": "webhook"”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [14]dashboard.scraperapi.com/signup“Create an account. Get started with 5000 free API credits. No credit card required.”

SDK languages

Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, Java [15]docs.scraperapi.com/resources/sdks“The ScraperAPI SDKs make it easy to use our API from your preferred programming language with minimal setup and maximum reliability.”scraperapi.com/documentation/“Our documentation shows how to use ScraperAPI with cURL, Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby and Java.”

MCP server

✓ Yes [16]docs.scraperapi.com/integrations/llm-integrations/mcp-server“The ScraperAPI MCP Server connects your LLM to ScraperAPI, making scraping as easy as writing a prompt.”github.com/scraperapi/scraperapi-mcp“The ScraperAPI MCP Server is designed to run as a local server on your machine”

SOC 2

Unknown [17]scraperapi.com/privacy/

HIPAA

– Unknown [18]scraperapi.com/privacy/

GDPR

✓ Yes [19]scraperapi.com“ScraperAPI is a web scraping API”

ISO 27001

– Unknown [20]scraperapi.com/privacy/“Read the most recent ScraperAPI privacy terms of service here.”

PCI DSS

– Unknown [21]scraperapi.com/privacy/

Published SLA

✗ No [22]status.scraperapi.com“View Scraper API's real-time and historical operational status.”

Rate limits

5 concurrent connections (Free plan); 20 concurrent threads (Hobby); 50 (Startup); 100 (Business); 200 (Scaling); 300 (Professional); 500 (Advanced); 500+ (Enterprise). No explicit requests-per-second rate limit documented. [23]scraperapi.com/pricing/“Industries. Use cases. Async Scraper Service. Send millions of requests asynchronously.”

Known restrictions

You may use the Platform and Services solely for the purposes of data extraction from publicly accessible pages or APIs on publicly accessible websites, It is strictly prohibited to gather data from third party sites in violation of the third party sites' own terms of service, or by logging into a website that is protected by authentication and/or authorisation mechanisms such as OAUTH or API Key or login., Credits remain usable during that applicable Billing Period only; expire at the end of that Billing Period; are non-refundable and do not roll over, API retries requests for up to 60 seconds before returning a 500 status error, Free plan limited to a maximum of 5 concurrent connections, Async API: up to 50,000 URLs per batch job; results stored for up to 72 hours (24 hours guaranteed), This Platform is for use by businesses and not consumers as defined in Art.17 of the Consumer Rights Directive [24]scraperapi.com/terms/trajectdata.com/traject-data-terms-of-service/“ScraperAPI reserves the right to suspend or terminate any trial account that it determines, in its sole discretion, is being used in violation of these Terms.”docs.scraperapi.com/synchronous-apis/using-the-api-endpoint“Making a request to the Sync API is straightforward. You send a request, and we take care of proxies, browsers, CAPTCHAs, and protections in the”

• Docs
• llms.txt
• Changelog
• Status page

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

rest

Base URL

https://api.scraperapi.com

Versioning

none

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Error format

vendor-specific

SDKs

• Python scraperapi-sdk
• Node.js scraperapi-sdk · repo · updated 2024-01 · 2★
• PHP scraperapi/sdk · repo · updated 2021-12 · 3★
• Ruby scraperapi
• Java com.scraperapi:sdk · repo · updated 2024-08 · 2★

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server

Launched

2018-01-01

Notable customers

saas.group, Dotlas

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1. ↑Description: scraperapi.com
2. ↑Pricing model: xpay.sh · scraperapi.com
3. ↑Published pricing: scraperapi.com
4. ↑Free tier: scraperapi.com
5. ↑Free tier details: scraperapi.com
6. ↑Self-serve signup: dashboard.scraperapi.com
7. ↑Requires sales call: dashboard.scraperapi.com · scraperapi.com
8. ↑Enterprise plan: docs.scraperapi.com · scraperapi.com
9. ↑Supported actions: docs.scraperapi.com · docs.scraperapi.com
10. ↑Regions: scraperapi.com · docs.scraperapi.com
11. ↑Input types: docs.scraperapi.com
12. ↑Output types: docs.scraperapi.com · scraperapi.com
13. ↑Webhooks: docs.scraperapi.com · docs.scraperapi.com
14. ↑Sandbox: dashboard.scraperapi.com
15. ↑SDK languages: docs.scraperapi.com · scraperapi.com
16. ↑MCP server: docs.scraperapi.com · github.com
17. ↑SOC 2: scraperapi.com
18. ↑HIPAA: scraperapi.com
19. ↑GDPR: scraperapi.com
20. ↑ISO 27001: scraperapi.com
21. ↑PCI DSS: scraperapi.com
22. ↑Published SLA: status.scraperapi.com
23. ↑Rate limits: scraperapi.com
24. ↑Known restrictions: scraperapi.com · trajectdata.com · docs.scraperapi.com

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

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 45 → 65
2. 2026-06-15 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
3. 2026-06-15 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-15 Llms Txt URL: https://www.scraperapi.com/llms.txt → https://docs.scraperapi.com/llms.txt
5. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"serp":true,"structured_extraction":true}
6. 2026-06-09 Scoring Methodology: Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi… → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
7. 2026-06-09 Best For: Prototypes and side projects — free to start, no sales call, AI agents and auto… → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, AI agents and auto…
8. 2026-06-09 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
9. 2026-06-09 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 45
10. 2026-06-09 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
11. 2026-06-09 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
12. 2026-06-09 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 35
13. 2026-06-09 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 15
14. 2026-06-09 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
15. 2026-06-09 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects — free to start, no sales call, AI agents and auto…
16. 2026-06-09 Avoid If: (none) → You have strict compliance requirements
17. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.scraperapi.com/llms.txt
18. 2026-06-08 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.scraperapi.com
19. 2026-06-08 Changelog URL: (none) → https://www.scraperapi.com/changelog
20. 2026-06-08 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.scraperapi.com
21. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
22. 2026-06-08 Rendering: (none) → static
23. 2026-06-07 Summary Md: (none) → ScraperAPI collects data from public websites while handling proxies, browsers,…
24. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, Java → Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, Java
25. 2026-06-07 GDPR: set to Yes
26. 2026-06-07 SLA Published: set to No
27. 2026-06-07 Documented Rate Limits: set to 5 concurrent connections (Free plan); 20 concurrent threads (Hobby); 50 (Startu…
28. 2026-06-07 Known Restrictions: set to You may use the Platform and Services solely for the purposes of data extractio…
29. 2026-06-07 Auth Methods: set to api_key
30. 2026-06-07 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.scraperapi.com/
31. 2026-06-07 API Style: set to rest
32. 2026-06-07 Base URL: set to https://api.scraperapi.com
33. 2026-06-07 Versioning Scheme: set to none
34. 2026-06-07 Stability: set to ga
35. 2026-06-07 MCP URL: set to https://mcp.scraperapi.com/mcp
36. 2026-06-07 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.scraperapi.com/getting-started/quick-start/send-your-first-request
37. 2026-06-07 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
38. 2026-06-07 Requires Verification: set to No
39. 2026-06-07 Starting Price Usd: set to 49
40. 2026-06-07 Price Basis: set to month
41. 2026-06-07 Free Tier Limit: set to 1,000 free API credits per month
42. 2026-06-07 Launched At: set to 2018-01-01
43. 2026-06-07 Notable Customers: set to saas.group, Dotlas
44. 2026-06-07 Fields Not Found: set to iso_27001, hipaa, pci_dss, soc2, idempotency_supported, ga_date, api_version, d…
45. 2026-06-07 Source Confidence: set to high
46. 2026-06-07 Slug: set to scraperapi
47. 2026-06-07 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
48. 2026-06-07 Status: set to published
49. 2026-06-07 Extractor: set to parallel:ultra
50. 2026-06-07 Name: set to ScraperAPI

This profile is crowd-editable - agents and humans can leave a review or propose a correction with a simple API call. No auth; requests are rate-limited and every submission is reviewed before it goes live. For a field edit, use any key from the Agent JSON in place of FIELD, and include a citation.

curl -X POST https://apio.sh/api/feedback/scraperapi \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"kind":"review","rating":5,"body":"Your experience with this API…"}'

curl -X POST https://apio.sh/api/suggest/scraperapi/FIELD \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"value":"corrected value","citations":[{"url":"https://source.example/page","excerpt":"supporting quote"}],"note":"what changed and why"}'

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