ScraperAPI
Managed scraping API that handles proxies and anti-bot for you
$49/mo
from $49/mo /GB
- IP Pool
- 40M+
- Countries
- 50+
- Uptime
- 99.9%
- Avg. response
- varies
- Free trial
- Yes
- Founded
- 2018
Our verdict
ScraperAPI nails the "I just want the data" use case. You send a URL, it handles proxies, anti-bot, CAPTCHAs, and rendering, and you get the page back — no infrastructure to maintain.
Billing per successful request is genuinely fair, the free tier is generous, and the structured endpoints for Google and Amazon save real work. The trade-off is flexibility: you give up direct IP control, and at very high volumes buying bandwidth directly can be cheaper.
For developers who value time over fine-grained control, ScraperAPI is one of the easiest and most reliable ways to scrape at scale.
Benchmarks & scoring
Send a URL, get the page — one of the simplest scraping integrations.
40M+ mixed IPs with geotargeting across dozens of countries.
Reliable throughput with automatic retries on failures.
Pay-per-success billing and a generous free tier; costs climb at high volume.
High success rates thanks to managed rotation and anti-bot handling.
Clear docs, SDKs, and helpful support.
Speed test & performance
- IP pool
- 40M+
- Billing
- Per success
- Free tier
- 1,000 credits
- Rendering
- JS supported
Datacenter, residential & mobile
Only pay for working requests
Per month
Headless rendering on demand
Pros & cons
Pros
- Fully managed — no proxy management needed
- Pay only for successful requests
- Generous 1,000-credit free tier
- Structured endpoints for Google & Amazon
- Automatic retries, rotation & JS rendering
Cons
- Less flexible than raw proxy access
- No direct IP control or SOCKS5
- Can get pricey at very high volumes
Proxy types & pricing
| Type | Starting price | Pool size |
|---|---|---|
| residential | $2.50 /GB | 30M+ |
| datacenter | $0.40 /GB | 10M+ |
| mobile | $4.00 /GB | 2M+ |
Overview
ScraperAPI is a managed web-scraping API that abstracts away proxies entirely. Instead of renting IPs, you send a target URL and ScraperAPI handles proxy rotation, browser fingerprinting, CAPTCHAs, retries, and JavaScript rendering, returning the page content. Since 2018 it has been a favorite of developers who want to scrape without managing infrastructure.
How it works
ScraperAPI sits on top of a pool of 40 million+ IPs (datacenter, residential, and mobile) across dozens of countries. A single API call routes through the best proxy for the target, automatically retrying failures and rotating IPs. Structured endpoints for Google, Amazon, and other sources return parsed JSON.
Who it is for
ScraperAPI is ideal for developers and teams who want results, not infrastructure. It is billed per successful API credit rather than per GB, so you only pay for requests that work. Concurrency-based plans, async scraping, and a generous free tier (1,000 credits/month) make it easy to start and scale.
Trade-offs
Because it is a managed API rather than a raw proxy, it is less flexible for workflows that need direct IP control or non-HTTP protocols. Costs can climb for very high volumes versus buying bandwidth directly. But for hands-off scraping with high success rates, ScraperAPI is one of the most popular tools available.
Features & capabilities
Fully managed scraping
Handles proxy rotation, anti-bot, CAPTCHAs, and retries from a single API call.
JavaScript rendering
Render JS-heavy pages on demand with a render parameter.
Structured data endpoints
Parsed JSON endpoints for Google, Amazon, and other common sources.
Pay-per-success billing
You are only charged for requests that return successfully.
Async scraping
Submit large batches and retrieve results asynchronously.
Geotargeting
Route requests through specific countries.
Generous free tier
1,000 free API credits every month.
Direct IP / SOCKS5 control
No direct IP selection or SOCKS5 — it is a managed API.
Integrations & supported tools
Privacy & compliance
Frequently asked questions
ScraperAPI is a managed scraping API, not a raw proxy. You send a target URL and it automatically handles proxy rotation, anti-bot bypass, CAPTCHAs, retries, and JavaScript rendering, returning the page content — so you never manage IPs directly.
ScraperAPI is billed by API credits tied to successful requests, with plans starting around $49/month and a free tier of 1,000 credits per month. Harder targets consume more credits, and you only pay for requests that succeed.
Yes. ScraperAPI can render JavaScript-heavy pages by passing a render parameter, and it offers structured endpoints for sources like Google and Amazon that return parsed JSON.
Yes. ScraperAPI offers a free tier with 1,000 API credits per month, which is enough to test integration and benchmark success rates on your targets before upgrading.
Yes. ScraperAPI supports geotargeting so requests appear to originate from specific countries, though it does not give you direct control over individual IPs the way a raw proxy does.
Use ScraperAPI when you want hands-off scraping with high success rates and minimal maintenance. Choose raw proxies when you need direct IP control, non-HTTP protocols, or the lowest possible cost per GB at very high volume.
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