# Best Web Scraper API (`crawlkit/crawlkit-scrape-api`) Actor Scrape any website and get clean markdown, HTML, metadata and links. Powered by CrawlKit.sh - supports stealth mode for anti-bot protection. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlkit/crawlkit-scrape-api.md - **Developed by:** [Crawlkit](https://apify.com/crawlkit) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Stats:** 9 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. - **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use). - **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`. - **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`. - **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`. - **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 🌐 Best Web Scraper API (via CrawlKit) Scrape any website and get clean markdown, HTML, metadata and links. Powered by [CrawlKit](https://crawlkit.sh) - supports stealth mode for anti-bot protection. ### Features - **Clean Content**: Get markdown, HTML, and raw HTML formats - **Metadata Extraction**: Title, description, OpenGraph data, and more - **Link Extraction**: Internal and external links - **Stealth Mode**: Bypass anti-bot protection (+2 credits) - **Browser Actions**: Click, type, scroll, wait for elements - **Custom Selectors**: Extract specific content sections ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `url` | string | Yes | URL to scrape | | `options.timeout` | number | No | Request timeout in ms (default: 30000, max: 600000) | | `options.stealth` | boolean | No | Enable stealth mode for anti-bot sites | | `options.waitFor` | string/number | No | CSS selector or milliseconds to wait | | `options.contentSelector` | string | No | CSS selector for specific content | | `options.headers` | object | No | Additional HTTP headers | ### Input Example ```json { "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/", "options": { "timeout": 60000, "stealth": false } } ``` ### Output Returns scraped content in multiple formats: - **markdown**: Clean markdown content - **html**: Cleaned HTML (main content only) - **rawHtml**: Original raw HTML - **metadata**: Page title, description, OG data - **links**: Internal and external links - **stats**: Processing time statistics ### Output Example ```json { "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/", "finalUrl": "https://news.ycombinator.com/", "markdown": "# Hacker News\n\n1. Article Title...", "html": "

Hacker News

...", "metadata": { "title": "Hacker News", "description": "Links for the intellectually curious" }, "links": { "internal": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/newest"], "external": ["https://example.com/article"] }, "stats": { "fetchTime": 1234, "totalTime": 2345 }, "creditsUsed": 1, "creditsRemaining": 99999 } ``` ### Pricing - **Base Cost**: 1 credit per request - **Stealth Mode**: +2 credits per request - **Rate Limit**: 100 requests per minute ### Use Cases - **Content Aggregation**: Collect articles and news - **SEO Analysis**: Extract metadata and links - **Price Monitoring**: Track product information - **Research**: Gather data from multiple sources ### Links - [CrawlKit Documentation](https://crawlkit.sh/docs) - [API Reference](https://crawlkit.sh/docs/api) # Actor input Schema ## `url` (type: `string`): The URL of the website to scrape. ## `options` (type: `object`): Configuration options like timeout, stealth mode, and waitFor. ## Actor input object example ```json { "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/", "options": { "timeout": 60000, "stealth": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/", "options": { "timeout": 60000, "stealth": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlkit/crawlkit-scrape-api").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/", "options": { "timeout": 60000, "stealth": False, }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlkit/crawlkit-scrape-api").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/", "options": { "timeout": 60000, "stealth": false } }' | apify call crawlkit/crawlkit-scrape-api --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawlkit/crawlkit-scrape-api" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/GY4izs47js4DCw4Qj/builds/1gzdCDfjm52zqar6t/openapi.json