Zyte API: requirements, setup & sources

Scraping API. Official documentation · Checked 2026-09-27 · Review due 2026-10-27.

documented capabilities

HTTP API

HTTP output: httpResponseBody=true returns the response body Base64-encoded; decode it before parsing.[1]
Browser output: Browser requests return rendered HTML, screenshots or both, and support browser actions and network capture.[2]
Structured extraction: The API supports dedicated extraction types including articles, products, job postings and SERPs.[3]
Billing: Unsuccessful and rate-limited responses are free; browser actions, screenshots and extraction can add costs.[4]
Request model: The /v1/extract endpoint blocks until its single-URL result is ready.[3]

Billing: Successful responses, priced by target and HTTP/browser tier, with feature add-ons.

Outputs: html, json, screenshot

Documented for: Python Requests, Scrapy, Curl

documentation reviewed

Authenticate to /v1/extract with the Zyte API key as the Basic-auth username and an empty password.
Send the target URL and select httpResponseBody, browserHtml or a supported extraction field.
Decode HTTP body output where needed and account for chosen extraction or browser add-ons.

This listing covers the HTTP extraction API; Zyte's live CDP browser has separate session and billing rules.
Initial browser requests do not support arbitrary HTTP methods, bodies or custom headers beyond Referer.
Target tier assignments can change; use the provider's cost estimator for a workload.

We reviewed the linked documentation. No live service connection, checkout or performance test is claimed for this listing.

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