Crawlkit

About Crawlkit

Tired of your web scraping scripts breaking every other week? Welcome to Crawlkit, the developer-first web data extraction platform that's taking the dev world by storm. Trusted by over 2,000 developers at top companies like Vercel, Linear, and Stripe, Crawlkit is the secret weapon for anyone who needs reliable, scalable access to web data without the endless headache of maintaining infrastructure. Modern scraping is a nightmare of rotating proxies, headless browsers, CAPTCHAs, and anti-bot blocks. Crawlkit removes all that complexity with a single, powerful API. You send a request, and we handle the entire dirty work—proxy rotation, JavaScript rendering, automatic retries, and bypassing protections—so you can finally focus on what matters: using the data, not fighting to collect it. Whether you're a solo developer building a side project or a data team powering critical business intelligence, Crawlkit delivers industry-leading 98% success rates and lightning-fast average response times under 500ms. It's the simplest, most reliable way to crawl any website, from simple blogs to complex single-page applications.

Features of Crawlkit

Universal Web Crawling API

One endpoint to rule them all. Crawlkit provides a single, consistent REST API interface to extract virtually any type of web data. Need raw HTML, structured search results, a full-page screenshot, or professional data? It's all accessible through the same simple POST request. This eliminates the need to juggle multiple tools or write custom parsers for different sites, saving developers countless hours and simplifying your entire data pipeline architecture.

Built-in Anti-Block & JS Rendering

Stop worrying about getting blocked. Crawlkit is engineered from the ground up to bypass even the toughest anti-bot protections. It automatically handles proxy rotation, manages cookies and headers, and executes JavaScript just like a real browser. This means you can reliably scrape modern, dynamic websites (like those built with React, Vue, or Angular) without ever setting up a headless browser yourself. The platform's 98% success rate speaks for itself.

Lightning-Fast Global Edge Network

Speed is a feature. Crawlkit operates on a global edge network, ensuring average response times under 500ms for your crawl requests. This performance is critical for building responsive applications, monitoring real-time changes, or processing large volumes of URLs efficiently. You get the data you need, when you need it, without the lag typical of DIY proxy solutions or slower cloud services.

Multi-Format Data Extraction

Crawlkit isn't just for HTML. The platform supports extraction of multiple data formats through dedicated endpoints. Capture raw page content for parsing, get structured JSON from web searches, take full-page visual snapshots as PNG or PDF files, and extract specific professional data from platforms like LinkedIn. This versatility makes it a true Swiss Army knife for any web data project.

Use Cases of Crawlkit

Competitive Price & Stock Monitoring

Automatically track prices, discounts, and inventory levels across competitor and retailer websites. Crawlkit's reliability and change monitoring capabilities allow you to build real-time alerting systems that trigger when a price drops or an item comes back in stock. This is invaluable for e-commerce businesses, market analysts, and deal-hunting applications, ensuring you never miss a crucial market shift.

Building Aggregators & Marketplaces

Power your next big aggregator, job board, or listing marketplace. Easily collect product details, real estate listings, job postings, or news articles from hundreds of sources. Crawlkit handles the complexity of different site structures and protections, providing you with clean, consistent data feeds that you can unify, analyze, and present on your own platform, saving months of development time.

Brand & Content Monitoring

Keep a pulse on your online presence. Use Crawlkit to automatically scan news sites, review platforms, forums, and social media for mentions of your brand, products, or key executives. Capture screenshots for legal or compliance records, monitor content updates on partner sites, and gather market sentiment data—all automated with simple API calls that run on a schedule you define.

AI & Machine Learning Data Collection

Fuel your AI models with high-quality, structured data from the web. Whether you're training a large language model, building a recommendation engine, or conducting academic research, Crawlkit provides the scalable, reliable pipeline you need to gather vast datasets. Extract text, images, and metadata from diverse sources without the constant breakage that stalls research and development projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Crawlkit different from other scraping tools?

Crawlkit is built specifically for developers who need production-grade reliability. Unlike DIY libraries (like Puppeteer or Scrapy) that leave you to manage proxies, browsers, and blocks, Crawlkit is a fully managed API. We guarantee a 98% success rate by automatically handling all anti-bot countermeasures. Unlike some "no-code" tools, we offer a simple, powerful API and first-class SDKs (Node.js, Python, Go) that integrate seamlessly into your existing codebase and data pipelines.

Do I need to handle JavaScript rendering myself?

Absolutely not! JavaScript rendering is built directly into the Crawlkit API. When you send a request to our crawl endpoint, our system automatically loads the page in a headless browser environment, executes all JavaScript, and returns the fully rendered HTML or screenshot. You don't need to configure, maintain, or scale any browser infrastructure. It just works, even for complex single-page applications (SPAs).

How does the credit-based pricing work?

Crawlkit uses a simple, pay-as-you-go credit system. Each API call consumes a certain number of credits (e.g., a raw HTML crawl costs 1 credit). You purchase credits upfront, and they never expire. The more credits you buy in a bundle, the lower the price per credit becomes. This model is predictable and scales with your usage. All features—proxy rotation, JS rendering, all endpoints—are included, with no hidden fees for bandwidth or complex operations.

Is it legal to use Crawlkit for web scraping?

Crawlkit provides the technology to access publicly available web data. However, it is your responsibility to use it ethically and legally. You must always comply with a website's robots.txt file, Terms of Service, and relevant laws like the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) or GDPR. We enforce an Acceptable Use Policy and provide tools to respect crawl delays. Always ensure you have the right to collect and use the data for your intended purpose.