ScrapingBee

ScrapingBee is the best web scraping API that handles proxies and headless browsers for you — so you can focus on extracting the data you need. [1]

www.scrapingbee.com · Agent JSON · Last verified 2026-06-06 · Source confidence: high

ScrapingBee is a web scraping API that handles proxy rotation and headless browsers for you, covering general scraping, SERP data, screenshots, and AI-assisted extraction. It uses API-key auth, six SDKs, and an official MCP server. Pricing is a published, self-serve subscription from $49/month, with 1,000 API credits free to start. It is SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliant. Used by SAP, Contently, and Zillow.

Scores

Scores are derived in a separate pass from the literal fields below; not yet computed for this profile.

Pricing & procurement

Pricing model
Subscription [2]
Published pricing
Yes [3]
Free tier
No [4]
Free tier details
1,000 free API credits, no credit card required (one-time trial credits, not a recurring free allowance) [5]
Self-serve signup
Yes [6]
Requires sales call
No [7]
Enterprise plan
Yes [8]
Published prices
PlanItemPerAmountSource
Free1,000 API creditsmonth$0source
Freelance250,000 API creditsmonth$49.99source
Startup1,000,000 API creditsmonth$99.99source
Business3,000,000 API creditsmonth$249.99source
Business+8,000,000 API creditsmonth$599.99source
Enterprise 114,000,000 API creditsmonth$999.99source
Enterprise 224,000,000 API creditsmonth$1599.99source
Enterprise 341,000,000 API creditsmonth$2399.99source

Capabilities

Supported actions
scrape_web_page, render_javascript, take_screenshot, extract_data_css_xpath, ai_extract_data, execute_js_scenario, google_search, amazon_search, amazon_product_details, walmart_search, fast_search, youtube_scrape, chatgpt_scrape, geotargeted_scraping, premium_proxy_scraping [9]
Regions
Global (200+ country codes for geotargeting) [10]
Input types
URL, query parameters [11]
Output types
HTML, JSON, Markdown, plain text, screenshot (base64-encoded image) [12]
Webhooks
No [13]
Sandbox / test mode
No [14]
SDK languages
Python, Node.js, Python, Python, Python, TypeScript [15]
MCP server
Yes [16]

Trust & compliance

SOC 2
SOC 2 Type II [17]
HIPAA
Unknown [18]
GDPR
Yes [19]
ISO 27001
Unknown [20]
PCI DSS
Unknown [21]
Published SLA
No [22]
Rate limits
Concurrent request limits per plan: Freelance 10, Startup 50, Business 100, Business+ 200, Custom (negotiable). No explicit requests-per-second rate limit documented. [23]
Known restrictions
Geolocation is only available when premium proxies are enabled: premium_proxy=true, JavaScript rendering (render_js=true) costs 5 API credits per request, Maximum timeout parameter value: 140,000ms, Maximum wait parameter value: 35,000ms, Screenshots only available when render_js=true, API credits expire at the end of each billing cycle, Only successful requests (HTTP 200 or 404) are charged [24]

Developer surface

Docs rendering: static

Integration

API style
rest
Base URL
https://app.scrapingbee.com/api/v1
Version
v1
Versioning
url
Stability
ga
Auth methods
api_key
Error format
vendor-specific

SDKs

  • Python scrapingbee · repo · updated 2026-02 · 131
  • Node.js scrapingbee · repo · updated 2026-01 · 113
  • Python scrapingbee-cli · repo · updated 2026-06 · 104
  • Python scrapy-scrapingbee · repo · updated 2024-05 · 152
  • Python langchain-scrapingbee · repo · updated 2025-12 · 101
  • TypeScript n8n-nodes-scrapingbee · repo · updated 2025-12 · 102

Adoption & maturity

Launched
2018-01-01
Notable customers
SAP, Contently, Zillow, WooCommerce, BREX, Trainline, Trader Joe's, Interhyp

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References

Change history

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

  1. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt Present: (none)No
  2. 2026-06-08 Rendering: (none)static
  3. 2026-06-08 Status Page URL: (none)https://status.scrapingbee.com
  4. 2026-06-08 Docs URL: (none)https://www.scrapingbee.com/documentation
  5. 2026-06-07 Summary Md: (none)ScrapingBee is a web scraping API that handles proxy rotation and headless brow…
  6. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Node.js, Python, Python, Python, TypeScriptPython, Node.js, Python, Python, Python, TypeScript
  7. 2026-06-07 Supported Actions: set to scrape_web_page, render_javascript, take_screenshot, extract_data_css_xpath, ai…
  8. 2026-06-07 Supported Regions: set to Global (200+ country codes for geotargeting)
  9. 2026-06-07 Supported Languages: set to (none)
  10. 2026-06-07 Input Types: set to URL, query parameters
  11. 2026-06-07 Output Types: set to HTML, JSON, Markdown, plain text, screenshot (base64-encoded image)
  12. 2026-06-07 Webhooks Supported: set to No
  13. 2026-06-07 Sandbox Available: set to No
  14. 2026-06-07 SDK Languages: set to Python, Node.js, Python, Python, Python, TypeScript
  15. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: set to Python, Node.js, Python, Python, Python, TypeScript
  16. 2026-06-07 MCP Server Available: set to Yes
  17. 2026-06-07 Pricing Model: set to subscription
  18. 2026-06-07 Has Published Pricing: set to Yes
  19. 2026-06-07 Free Tier Available: set to No
  20. 2026-06-07 Free Tier Details: set to 1,000 free API credits, no credit card required (one-time trial credits, not a …
  21. 2026-06-07 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
  22. 2026-06-07 Requires Sales Call: set to No
  23. 2026-06-07 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
  24. 2026-06-07 SOC 2: set to type_2
  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 Concurrent request limits per plan: Freelance 10, Startup 50, Business 100, Bus…
  28. 2026-06-07 Known Restrictions: set to Geolocation is only available when premium proxies are enabled: premium_proxy=t…
  29. 2026-06-07 Auth Methods: set to api_key
  30. 2026-06-07 Auth Docs URL: set to https://www.scrapingbee.com/documentation/
  31. 2026-06-07 API Style: set to rest
  32. 2026-06-07 Base URL: set to https://app.scrapingbee.com/api/v1
  33. 2026-06-07 API Version: set to v1
  34. 2026-06-07 Versioning Scheme: set to url
  35. 2026-06-07 Stability: set to ga
  36. 2026-06-07 MCP URL: set to https://mcp.scrapingbee.com/mcp
  37. 2026-06-07 Quickstart URL: set to https://www.scrapingbee.com/tutorials/getting-started-with-scrapingbees-python-…
  38. 2026-06-07 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
  39. 2026-06-07 Requires Verification: set to No
  40. 2026-06-07 Starting Price Usd: set to 49
  41. 2026-06-07 Price Basis: set to month
  42. 2026-06-07 Free Tier Limit: set to 1,000 API credits
  43. 2026-06-07 Launched At: set to 2018-01-01
  44. 2026-06-07 Notable Customers: set to SAP, Contently, Zillow, WooCommerce, BREX, Trainline, Trader Joe's, Interhyp
  45. 2026-06-07 Fields Not Found: set to iso_27001, hipaa, pci_dss, ga_date, idempotency_supported
  46. 2026-06-07 Source Confidence: set to high
  47. 2026-06-07 Extractor: set to parallel:ultra
  48. 2026-06-07 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
  49. 2026-06-07 Slug: set to scrapingbee
  50. 2026-06-07 Status: set to published