Web Search API
Scrape Web Search data with one API call. Searches web, news, and image sources and returns a single normalized list of web page results.
Last updated July 2026
Try the Web Search API
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Searching 44 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Search API?
The Search endpoint gives you structured Web data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/search?query=social+media+data+api"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/search",
params={
'query': 'social media data api',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/search?query=social+media+data+api",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search query. |
| sources | No | Comma-separated sources: web,news,images. |
| categories | No | |
| limit | No | Results per source, from 1 to 100. |
| country | No | |
| location | No | |
| time_range | No | |
| sort_by_date | No | |
| include_domains | No | |
| exclude_domains | No | |
| include_content | No |
How does the Web Search API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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(){
"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 Search data?
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