Overview
Scrapestack is a real-time web scraping and proxy REST API that routes requests through a global pool of residential and datacenter proxies. It abstracts away proxy management, allowing developers to scrape any website by passing the target URL to a single endpoint. A free plan is available with limited monthly requests.
Beginner Tip
Always URL-encode the target website address before appending it to the url parameter. Use the country_code parameter to route requests through proxies in specific countries if the content is geo-restricted.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"result": "Data from scrapestack",
"description": "Real-time, Scalable Proxy & Web Scraping REST API",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}
} Field Reference
response body Raw HTML of the target webpage returned as the response body. success Indicates whether the scrape request completed successfully (available in error responses). error Present only on failure, contains code and info fields describing the error. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "http://api.scrapestack.com/scrape?access_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://httpbin.org/ip";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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Technical Specifications
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