Web Scraping Parse Document API
Scrape Web Scraping Parse Document data with one API call. Uploads a document through multipart/form-data and returns parsed web-style content.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns the text of a document you upload, such as a PDF, as clean markdown along with its page count.
Use it when you have the file itself; to read a normal web page use scrape instead.
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The Parse Document 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 '{"file":"document.pdf","filename":"document.pdf"}' \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/parse"import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/parse",
json={
'file': 'document.pdf',
'filename': 'document.pdf',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/parse",
{
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
file: "document.pdf",
filename: "document.pdf",
}),
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| file | Yes | Multipart file field. |
| filename | No | Name to record for the uploaded file, e.g. 'report.pdf'. Used for the parsed document's title when the file carries none. |
| mime_type | No | Optional MIME type override. |
| url | No | Public URL to fetch and parse instead of uploading a file. Send either this or the file field. |
What does the Web Scraping Parse Document 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/parse",
"data": {
"page": {
"url": null,
"final_url": null,
"status_code": null,
"scrape_id": "sc_6k9d3f8b4",
"fetched_at": "2026-07-09T09:30:02.000Z",
"title": "document.pdf",
"description": null,
"source_type": null,
"content": {
"markdown": "# Quarterly report\n\nRevenue grew 12%...",
"html": null,
"raw_html": null,
"summary": null
},
"media": {
"screenshot_url": null,
"audio_url": null,
"video_url": null
},
"extraction": null,
"answer": null,
"highlights": null,
"change_tracking": null,
"page_count": 3,
"total_page_count": 3,
"fetch": {
"cache_state": null,
"cached_at": null,
"proxy_tier": null
}
}
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 999,
"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 Parse Document 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 Parse Document data?
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