{"slug":"crawlbase-crawling-api","name":"Crawlbase Crawling API","category":"scraping-api","provider_slug":"crawlbase","publisher":"Crawlbase","publisher_type":"official","website":"https://crawlbase.com/crawling-api/","summary":"Fetch page content with normal or JavaScript tokens, optional geo-routing and browser interaction controls.","tools":["python","nodejs","curl"],"capabilities":["javascript-rendering","country-targeting","sticky-sessions","browser-actions"],"outputs":["html","json"],"connection":"http-api","billing_basis":"Successful requests; JavaScript request configuration and extended scrolling affect billed usage.","facts":[{"label":"Token types","value":"Normal tokens fetch static responses; JavaScript tokens enable browser rendering. javascript=true can switch a normal-token request to the JavaScript path.","source_ids":["docs"]},{"label":"Browser controls","value":"JavaScript requests support page_wait, ajax_wait, scroll and css_click_selector.","source_ids":["docs"]},{"label":"Extended scrolling","value":"The first 8 seconds of page-load plus scrolling count as one request; each additional full 5 seconds adds one billed request, and a partial block is not billed (scroll_interval maximum 60 s).","source_ids":["docs"]},{"label":"HTTP-method limitation","value":"POST is supported with the normal token only; JavaScript-rendered requests use GET.","source_ids":["docs"]}],"setup":["Obtain the normal and JavaScript tokens from the account.","Call the Crawling API with token and target URL.","Use JavaScript-specific waits or scrolling only when necessary and budget for extended scrolling."],"limitations":["Exact dollar rates and account concurrency remain unverified. The docs bill only cb_status 200/207 with original_status 200, 201, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 404 or 410 (plus any custom_success_codes); all other statuses are free.","Do not assume a long scroll costs the same as one short fetch.","SDK compatibility is documented rather than executed."],"sources":[{"id":"docs","label":"Crawling API token, request and scrolling documentation","url":"https://crawlbase.com/docs/crawling-api","checked_at":"2026-09-27"}],"checked_at":"2026-10-26","review_due":"2026-11-25","evidence":"documented","url":"https://workingproxysites.info/tools/crawlbase-crawling-api","provider_url":"https://workingproxysites.info/t/80-crawlbase-proxies","review_overdue":false}