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Dev tools · April 18, 2023

Web Scraper API

Scrape the web at scale without getting blocked

Web Scraper API launched on April 18, 2023 with 142 votes, #281 of 4,853 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

What it does

The Web Scraper API makes it incredibly simple to scrape the web without worrying about proxies, CAPTCHAs, headers, headless browsers and more. We've been running it internally for the past few years and are now exposing it to the world.

Access 150+ social & review sources through one API. Get real-time + 5 years historical data with 98.3% uptime. Trusted by enterprise platforms.

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