WebScrapingAPI
WebScrapingAPI is an accessible web extraction API featuring automatic proxy rotation, JavaScript rendering, and structured parsing starting at /mo.
✓ JS Rendering✓ CAPTCHA BypassResidential Proxies✓ Free Tier
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- ▶Permanent free plan with 100 requests per month without credit card requirement
- ▶Very affordable entry-level pricing starting at /month with proxy rotation included
- ▶Interactive API request builder dashboard for rapid prototyping and testing
⚠️ Cons
- ▶Smaller residential IP pool compared to market-leading enterprise providers
- ▶Support ticket response times may be slower on basic self-serve tiers
🎯 Best For
Independent developers, indie hackers, and small startups looking for an economical scraping API for light-to-medium workflows.
🐍 Python Code Example
python
import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://api.webscrapingapi.com/v2',
params={
'api_key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'url': 'https://example.com',
'render_js': 1,
}
)
print(response.json())🧩 Supported SDKs & Languages
PythonNode.jsPHPRubyGocURL