--- slug: scraperapi name: "ScraperAPI" website: https://www.scraperapi.com listing_status: active types: [residential, mobile] checked_at: 2026-09-27 confidence: high data_version: 4 page: https://workingproxysites.info/t/166-scraperapi-proxies --- # ScraperAPI (API proxy mode) **Best for:** Teams wanting a rotating proxy port with retries and CAPTCHA handling, billed per successful request in credit plans ## Products | Type | Pricing | From (USD) | Entry spend | Pool | Countries | Targeting | Protocols | Sessions | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | residential | per request | $0.919/1k requests | $49.00 | Not stated for the premium pool; 40M+ proxies across all pools | 224 | country | HTTP, HTTPS | session_number keeps one IP; sessions expire 15 min after last use; otherwise rotates | | mobile | per request | $0.919/1k requests | $49.00 | Part of the same combined residential/mobile premium pool; mobile count not publ | — | country | HTTP, HTTPS | session_number keeps one IP; sessions expire 15 min after last use; otherwise rotates | ## Product details | Type | Rotation | Longest session | Concurrency | Bandwidth | Traffic expiry | Country list | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | residential | per request, sticky | — | capped | unlimited | — | 224 countries | | mobile | per request, sticky | — | capped | unlimited | — | — | - residential countries (ISO 3166-1): AD, AE, AF, AG, AI, AL, AM, AO, AR, AS, AT, AU, AW, AX, AZ, BA, BB, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BI, BJ, BL, BM, BN, BO, BQ, BR, BS, BT, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CD, CF, CG, CH, CI, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO, CR, CU, CV, CW, CY, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ER, ES, ET, FI, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, GA, GB, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH, GI, GL, GM, GN, GP, GQ, GR, GT, GU, GW, GY, HK, HN, HR, HT, HU, ID, IE, IL, IM, IN, IO, IS, IT, JE, JM, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KM, KN, KR, KW, KY, KZ, LA, LC, LI, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, LY, MA, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MK, ML, MM, MN, MO, MP, MQ, MR, MS, MT, MU, MV, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NC, NE, NG, NI, NL, NO, NP, NZ, PA, PE, PF, PG, PH, PK, PL, PM, PR, PS, PT, PW, PY, QA, RE, RO, RU, RW, SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SG, SH, SI, SJ, SK, SL, SM, SN, SO, SR, SS, ST, SV, SX, SZ, TC, TD, TH, TJ, TL, TM, TN, TR, TV, TW, TZ, UA, UG, US, UY, UZ, VA, VC, VE, VG, VI, VN, VU, WF, WS, YE, YT, ZA, ZM, ZW ## Price ladders List prices in USD as published; volume tiers apply from the quantity shown, plans are fixed packages. ### residential (per request) | Kind | Quantity | Unit price | Total | Billing | Note | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | plan | 10k requests | $4.90/1k requests | $49.00 | per month | Hobby: 100,000 credits/month, 20 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; US/EU geotargeting only; premium is o | | plan | 100k requests | $1.49/1k requests | $149 | per month | Startup: 1,000,000 credits/month, 50 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; US/EU geotargeting only; premium | | plan | 120k requests | $4.41/1k requests | $529 | per year | Hobby billed yearly (10% off, $44.10/month); 1,200,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mobile | | plan | 300k requests | $0.997/1k requests | $299 | per month | Business: 3,000,000 credits/month, 100 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; premium is one combined residen | | plan | 500k requests | $0.95/1k requests | $475 | per month | Scaling: 5,000,000 credits/month, 200 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; PAYG overage available; premium | | plan | 1.05M requests | $0.929/1k requests | $975 | per month | Professional: 10,500,000 credits/month, 300 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; premium is one combined re | | plan | 1.2M requests | $1.34/1k requests | $1,609 | per year | Startup billed yearly (10% off, $134.10/month); 12,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mob | | plan | 2.15M requests | $0.919/1k requests | $1,975 | per month | Advanced: 21,500,000 credits/month, 500 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; premium is one combined reside | | plan | 3.6M requests | $0.897/1k requests | $3,229 | per year | Business billed yearly (10% off, $269.10/month); 36,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mo | | plan | 6M requests | $0.855/1k requests | $5,130 | per year | Scaling billed yearly (10% off, $427.50/month); 60,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mob | | plan | 12.6M requests | $0.836/1k requests | $10,530 | per year | Professional billed yearly (10% off, $877.50/month); 126,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residenti | | plan | 25.8M requests | $0.827/1k requests | $21,330 | per year | Advanced billed yearly (10% off, $1,777.50/month); 258,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential | ### mobile (per request) | Kind | Quantity | Unit price | Total | Billing | Note | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | plan | 10k requests | $4.90/1k requests | $49.00 | per month | Hobby: 100,000 credits/month, 20 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; US/EU geotargeting only; premium is o | | plan | 100k requests | $1.49/1k requests | $149 | per month | Startup: 1,000,000 credits/month, 50 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; US/EU geotargeting only; premium | | plan | 120k requests | $4.41/1k requests | $529 | per year | Hobby billed yearly (10% off, $44.10/month); 1,200,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mobile | | plan | 300k requests | $0.997/1k requests | $299 | per month | Business: 3,000,000 credits/month, 100 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; premium is one combined residen | | plan | 500k requests | $0.95/1k requests | $475 | per month | Scaling: 5,000,000 credits/month, 200 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; PAYG overage available; premium | | plan | 1.05M requests | $0.929/1k requests | $975 | per month | Professional: 10,500,000 credits/month, 300 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; premium is one combined re | | plan | 1.2M requests | $1.34/1k requests | $1,609 | per year | Startup billed yearly (10% off, $134.10/month); 12,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mob | | plan | 2.15M requests | $0.919/1k requests | $1,975 | per month | Advanced: 21,500,000 credits/month, 500 concurrent threads; premium request = 10 credits; premium is one combined reside | | plan | 3.6M requests | $0.897/1k requests | $3,229 | per year | Business billed yearly (10% off, $269.10/month); 36,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mo | | plan | 6M requests | $0.855/1k requests | $5,130 | per year | Scaling billed yearly (10% off, $427.50/month); 60,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential/mob | | plan | 12.6M requests | $0.836/1k requests | $10,530 | per year | Professional billed yearly (10% off, $877.50/month); 126,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residenti | | plan | 25.8M requests | $0.827/1k requests | $21,330 | per year | Advanced billed yearly (10% off, $1,777.50/month); 258,000,000 credits for the year; premium is one combined residential | ## Facts - Starting price: Premium residential/mobile $0.92/1k requests ($1,975/month) - Pricing notes: One premium pool includes residential and mobile IPs; 10 credits/request without JS, 25 with JS. Monthly plans $49–$1,975; annual 10% discount. Extra credits may be promotional. - Free trial: yes — Free plan with 1,000 credits/month (5 concurrent); 7-day trial with 5,000 credits, no card needed. Refunds within 7 days of purchase. - Refund window: 7 days - KYC: unknown — The terms and docs describe no identity checks; the trial and free plan need no card. - Payment: card, paypal, wire - API access: yes - Proxy authentication: api_token - Support: email, ticket, account_manager; 24/7: unknown - Other products: scraping_api, serp_api - IP sourcing (as claimed): Not disclosed; docs cite standard pools 'from over a dozen ISPs' and a private internal pool of residential and mobile IPs - IP sourcing methods: unknown - Founded: 2018 - HQ: Las Vegas, United States - Legal entity: ScraperAPI LLC (terms governed by Nevada law) - Parent company: saas.group - Related brands: Traject Data - Also known as: Scraper API - Trustpilot: 4.5/5 from 42 reviews (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.scraperapi.com); Trustpilot notice: Trustpilot label: no recent history of asking for reviews; the company hasn't invited customers recently, so reviews may not be representative - Pricing page: https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/ - Documentation: https://docs.scraperapi.com/synchronous-apis/proxy-port-method - Status page: https://status.scraperapi.com ## Highlights - Proxy port mode (proxy-server.scraperapi.com:8001) besides REST, async and structured-data APIs - Premium residential and mobile pool via premium=true at 10 credits a request (25 with JS) - Country targeting across 224 listed countries on Business plans and above - Failed requests are free (200/404 are billed); session_number holds an IP until 15 min idle - 7-day refund window; free plan of 1,000 credits/month and a 7-day, 5,000-credit trial ## Good to know - Hobby and Startup plans can only target the US or EU region; country and premium geotargeting start at Business ($299/mo) - The docs don't say what IP type the standard 1-credit pool uses, only 'over a dozen ISPs' with residential fallback - Credits reset each cycle and hard sites cost more: Amazon 5, Google 25, LinkedIn 30, +10 for Cloudflare or DataDome bypass ## Community and live status - Community score: 0 (0 up, 0 down), 0 replies - Live status: unknown ## Staff overview ScraperAPI, founded in 2018 and part of the saas.group portfolio, sells a scraping API that also runs as a proxy port. Plans come in monthly credits: a standard request uses 1 credit and its premium residential and mobile pool uses 10. It rotates IPs, retries and handles CAPTCHAs, charges only successful requests, and in 2026 said it had acquired Traject Data, maker of Rainforest API and SerpWow. ## Pricing details - Monthly plans: Hobby $49 (100K credits, 20 threads), Startup $149 (1M, 50), Business $299 (3M, 100), Scaling $475 (5M, 200), Professional $975 (10.5M, 300), Advanced $1,975 (21.5M, 500) - Yearly billing is 10% off: $44.10, $134.10, $269.10, $427.50, $877.50 and $1,777.50 per month billed annually; Enterprise (22M+ credits, 500+ threads) is custom - Credit costs: standard request 1, premium residential/mobile 10, JS rendering 10, premium + rendering 25, ultra premium 30 (75 with rendering, paid plans only), Cloudflare/DataDome/PerimeterX bypass 10 - Per 1,000 premium requests: $4.90 (Hobby), $1.49, $1.00, $0.95, $0.93 and $0.92 (Advanced); standard requests $0.49 down to $0.09 - Billed: 200 and 404 responses, plus requests the client cancels before 70 seconds; other failures are free - Scaling, Professional, Advanced and Enterprise can keep going on pay-as-you-go at an in-app rate that is not published; smaller plans upgrade instead; unused credits don't roll over - Limited offer: +250K bonus credits on Professional and +500K on Advanced - Enterprise discounts exclude ultra premium, which has a floor of $3 per 1,000 requests ($7 with rendering) ## Trial & refunds A free plan gives 1,000 API credits a month with up to 5 concurrent connections, and new accounts get 5,000 credits for their first 7 days, with no card required. The premium residential/mobile pool is documented as available to paid users, and ultra premium only on paid plans. The pricing FAQ and terms allow a refund request within 7 days of the first purchase (not renewals); after that fees are not refunded. *Prices as advertised on ScraperAPI's website, checked September 27, 2026. They change often — confirm before buying.* Used ScraperAPI? Reply below with what you used it for and how it went — success rates, speed, support, billing. If you work for or are paid by ScraperAPI or a competitor, please say so. ## Sources - https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing/ - https://www.scraperapi.com/ - https://docs.scraperapi.com/getting-started/quick-start/credits-and-requests-costs - https://docs.scraperapi.com/synchronous-apis/proxy-port-method - https://docs.scraperapi.com/control-and-optimization/premium-residential-mobile-proxy-pools - https://docs.scraperapi.com/control-and-optimization/geotargeting/standard-geo - https://docs.scraperapi.com/control-and-optimization/geotargeting/premium-geo - https://docs.scraperapi.com/control-and-optimization/sticky-sessions - https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/faq/general - https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/faq/plans-and-billing - https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/faq/geolocation-and-residential-ips - https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/release-notes/may-2026/more-credits-higher-limits-introducing-new-growth-plans-on-scraperapi - https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/release-notes/november-2025/updates-to-our-terms-of-service-and-billing-policies - https://www.scraperapi.com/terms/ - https://www.scraperapi.com/privacy/ - https://www.scraperapi.com/about-us/ _Details are as advertised by ScraperAPI, checked 2026-09-27. 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