Web Scraping Start Crawl API
Scrape Web Scraping Start Crawl data with one API call. Starts an async crawl job and returns a SocialCrawl job id (job_...). Poll or cancel it via GET/DELETE /v1/web/jobs/{job_id}, or track it with a webhook.
Last updated August 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Starts an async crawl job that walks a site and scrapes every page it finds, returning a job id to poll.
Use it when you need many pages from one site; check progress with GET jobs/{job_id}.
Searching 50 platforms in parallel
TikTok·
Instagram·
YouTube·
Facebook·
X·
LinkedIn·
Reddit·
Threads·
Pinterest·
Twitch·
Truth Social·
Snapchat·
Kick·
Bluesky·
Kwai·
Rumble·
Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·
Amazon Shop·
Google Shopping·
Trustpilot·
TripAdvisor·
Linktree·
Komi·
Pillar·
lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·
Polymarket·
Tavily·
Hacker News·
GitHub·
Perplexity·
Naver·Utility·
Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Google Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchWhat can you do with the Start Crawl API?
The Start Crawl endpoint gives you structured Web Scraping data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -X POST -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://example.com"}' \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/crawl"import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/crawl",
json={
'url': 'https://example.com',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/crawl",
{
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
url: "https://example.com",
}),
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Root URL to crawl. |
| limit | No | Maximum pages to crawl. |
| max_depth | No | |
| allow_backward_links | No | |
| allow_external_links | No | |
| include_paths | No | |
| exclude_paths | No | |
| webhook_url | No | Optional webhook URL for terminal job updates. |
| formats | No |
What does the Web Scraping Start Crawl API return?
This example shows the endpoint's response shape and fields. Values are illustrative; this is not a live capture.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "web",
"endpoint": "/v1/web/crawl",
"data": {
"job_id": "job_9f3k2n8d1",
"kind": "crawl",
"resource": "crawl",
"status": "queued",
"progress": null,
"invalid_urls": null,
"result_ref": null,
"result": null,
"error": null,
"credits_hold": 10,
"credits_charged": 0,
"created_at": "2026-07-09T09:30:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2026-07-09T09:30:00.000Z",
"expires_at": "2026-07-16T09:30:00.000Z"
},
"credits_used": 10,
"credits_remaining": 990,
"request_id": "req-a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"cached": false
}Illustrative fixture for the documented response shape. Values are examples, not a production capture.
How does the Web Scraping Start Crawl API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
POST
Response
JSON
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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(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}Ready to scrape Web Scraping Start Crawl data?
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