How much does the Web API cost?

Web endpoints are billed per call in credits: standard endpoints cost 1 credit, advanced 5, and premium 10. On Web that works out to between 0 and 25 credits per call. Every account starts with 100 free credits, and there is no subscription — you only pay for the calls you make.

Web scraping API vs the official Web API — what's the difference?

With SocialCrawl there is no app review or approval queue — sign up and call Web endpoints immediately with a single x-api-key. Responses share one unified schema with every other SocialCrawl platform, and credit-based pricing replaces per-platform quotas. Official APIs are still the right choice for posting and other write actions: SocialCrawl is read-only data.

100 free credits — no credit card required

Web Scraper API

Name: Web Data API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Access 24 Web API endpoints through one unified interface. Profiles, posts, comments, search, and more — all with computed fields.

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TL;DR

The Web API by SocialCrawl returns Web data as structured JSON — 24 endpoints behind one x-api-key, from 0 credits per call. It shares one unified schema with 43 other platforms, so the same client code works everywhere.

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Type a real handle, run a real request, see the JSON SocialCrawl returns. No signup, no key — same response shape you get in production.

Try the Web Scrape API

See real data before writing a single line

GET/v1/web/scrape

Endpoints

What data does the Web API return?

Every endpoint returns structured JSON with a unified schema. Computed fields like engagement rate and content category come standard.

Last updated July 2026

Scrape a web page

Search the web

Map URLs on a site

Extract structured data from a web page

Crawlstandard

Start an async web crawl

Crawl {job_id}standard

Get an async crawl job

Crawl {job_id}standard

Cancel an async crawl job

Batch Scrapestandard

Start an async batch scrape

Batch Scrape {job_id}standard

Get an async batch scrape job

Batch Scrape {job_id}standard

Cancel an async batch scrape job

Jobsstandard

List async web jobs

Agentpremium

Start an async web agent job

Monitorsstandard

Create a web monitor

Monitorsstandard

List web monitors

Monitors {monitor_id}standard

Get a web monitor

Monitors {monitor_id}standard

Update a web monitor

Monitors {monitor_id}standard

Delete a web monitor

Monitors {monitor_id} Checksstandard

List web monitor checks

Sessionsadvanced

Create an interactive web session

Sessionsstandard

List interactive web sessions

Sessions {session_id}standard

Get an interactive web session

Sessions {session_id} Executestandard

Execute an interaction in a web session

Sessions {session_id}standard

Close an interactive web session

Parsestandard

Parse an uploaded document

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 44 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 44 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

Every response includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.

See your data before you code

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()

[ .JSON ]

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}

+ 44 platforms

One API, 44 platforms

How does SocialCrawl handle 44 different platforms?

Social media scraping is hard. Schema normalization, authentication, rate limits, pagination — we handle it all before your data arrives.

One schema, every platform

Write once, query them all.

44 platforms return 44 different JSON shapes. We normalize every response into one consistent structure.

Ready-to-use metrics

Metrics ready before you ask.

Engagement rate, estimated reach, content category, language — calculated on every response automatically.

Consistent pagination

One cursor, every platform.

Every platform paginates differently. We give you one consistent cursor-based system.

Always fresh

Live data, never cached.

Every request hits the actual platform. No stale data, no cache lag.

Things you'll never build

Auth, proxies, and rate limits — handled.

Platform authentication, IP rotation, rate limit management — abstracted away. Just send a GET request.

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Quick answers

How much does Web scraping cost?

SocialCrawl uses credit-based pricing: you pay per API call, and most Web endpoints cost just a few credits. Every account starts with 100 free credits — no subscriptions, no compute units, no credit card required.

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Is Web scraping legal?

SocialCrawl returns publicly available Web data. Courts have generally upheld scraping public data — most notably in hiQ v. LinkedIn — but compliance depends on your use case and jurisdiction. You are responsible for following applicable laws and platform terms.

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