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Scraping API

The Scraping API takes a URL and returns the page. Proxy selection, browser rendering, ban detection and retries all happen on our side.
Endpoint http://api.scraping.rayobyte.com/
Auth a token query parameter
Billing per scrape, from a dollar balance
Sub-accounts not supported

Get your token

Section titled “Get your token”

  1. Open app.rayobyte.com and go to Scraping API → Get Started.

  2. Your token is shown under API Token. One is generated automatically the first time you open the page.

Scrape a page

Section titled “Scrape a page”
Terminal window
curl "http://api.scraping.rayobyte.com/?token=YOUR_TOKEN&url=https://www.bing.com"

POST with options

Section titled “POST with options”

Sending JSON lets you choose a scraping module and pass module-specific options.

Terminal window
curl -X POST "http://api.scraping.rayobyte.com/?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://scrapingrobot.com/about-us","module":"HtmlRequestScraper"}'
Field Required Description
url yes The page to fetch
module no Which scraper to run. Defaults to a plain HTML fetch.

module selects how the page is retrieved and parsed — a plain HTTP fetch, a real browser, or a site-specific extractor. HtmlRequestScraper is the general purpose HTML fetch.

Check your balance

Section titled “Check your balance”
Terminal window
curl "http://api.scraping.rayobyte.com/balance?token=YOUR_TOKEN"

The dashboard shows the same figure alongside an estimate of how many scrapes remain at the standard rate.

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