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ScrapingAnt API

Development / API Key Intermediate HTTPS
Varies by plan (check documentation)
69 Score
Grade C
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Overview

ScrapingAnt is a headless Chrome-based web scraping API that renders JavaScript-heavy pages and rotates proxies automatically. Developers can extract fully rendered HTML from any website with a simple GET request to the API endpoint. A free plan provides 10,000 credits per month with access to core scraping features.

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Beginner Tip

Each API call uses credits based on features used—proxy rotation costs more than basic requests. Start with proxy=false on simple HTML pages to conserve credits during development.

Available Data

ScrapingAnt data via REST API
JSON-formatted response data
Requires API key authentication

Example Response

JSON Response 
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from ScrapingAnt",
    "description": "Headless Chrome scraping with a simple API",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

content Full HTML of the rendered page after JavaScript execution.
status_code HTTP status code returned by the target website.
cookies List of cookies set by the target website during the request.
text Plain text content extracted from the rendered page body.

Implementation Example 

const url = "https://scrapingant.com/";
// 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

403 Unauthorized Missing or invalid x-api-key header or query parameter
✓ Pass your API key as the x-api-key query parameter or request header. Get your key from the ScrapingAnt dashboard.
Insufficient credits Your monthly credit balance has been exhausted
✓ Check your credit balance in the dashboard. You can wait for the monthly reset or upgrade to a paid plan.
Page content not rendered The target page requires additional time to load dynamic content
✓ Add the wait_for_selector parameter with a CSS selector that appears after the page fully loads.

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 2/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 12/20
✓ Reliability 10/15

Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Development
Difficulty Intermediate
Verified: 2026-04-04

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