We built Scrapingdog, web scraping APIs for search engines, e-commerce sites, social platforms and other websites, returning structured data under one API key.
Client: ScrapingdogIndustry: SaaS & TechnologyService: SaaS & Software
Overview
Client
Scrapingdog
Web scraping API provider for developers and companies
Engagement snapshot
The challenge
Teams that scrape websites themselves soon meet the same obstacles. Sites detect bots and block their requests, headless browsers crash, and CAPTCHAs appear without warning.
Keeping all of that running draws engineers away from their actual product. Moving from a few thousand pages to millions then adds servers, proxy contracts and bandwidth to look after.
A scraper that works today can stop tomorrow once a site spots its traffic pattern.
Proxy outages and page changes turn data collection into an ongoing repair job.
Raw HTML still needs parsing code for every site, and that code breaks when a layout changes.
The solution
We built an API that handles proxy rotation, browser rendering, anti-bot handling and retries, so a developer only sends a request.
Separate endpoints cover popular sources and return structured fields for each, so no parsing code is needed.
One API key opens every API, and each call uses a set number of credits depending on the source.
Key features
Requests can be routed through proxies in chosen countries to see local prices, rankings and regional results.
Business impact
Country-level results
Headless Chrome loads JavaScript-heavy pages the way a visitor's browser would, so dynamic content comes through.
Business impact
Dynamic pages supported
This API captures Google's AI Mode answers and their references as JSON, for AI visibility tracking and LLM workflows.
Business impact
Answers with references
Before and after
Before
Handled in-house
Without such a service, developers buy proxies and write their own logic to deal with bans.
After
Handled by the API
Requests rotate across IPs, countries and carriers, with fingerprint rotation to reduce blocks.
Before
Raw HTML
Each target site usually needs its own parser, written and repaired by hand.
After
Structured JSON
Dedicated APIs return named fields such as price, rating, seller and ranking position.
Before
More servers
Running more jobs at once normally means adding machines and bandwidth.
After
Higher concurrency
Customers run more requests in parallel by moving plan, with no change to their code.
Results
80+ dedicated APIs
Developers can pull from search engines, online stores and social platforms using a single API key.
Before: Many scrapersAfter: One key
Managed proxies and browsers
Proxy rotation, browser rendering, CAPTCHA solving and retries are managed by the service.
Before: Self-runAfter: Managed
Pre-parsed JSON
Dedicated APIs return structured results, ready for SEO tools, price monitoring and lead enrichment.
Before: Raw HTMLAfter: Clean JSON
Trust and control
Credits are charged only for successful requests, so a failed call costs nothing.
Pay on successNew users start with 100 free credits and do not need a credit card.
No card neededEach plan sets its own monthly credits and concurrency, which keeps usage predictable.
Clear limitsFaster delivery
These layers sit behind both the general scraping API and the dedicated APIs.
Rotates each request across IPs, countries and carriers.
Runs headless Chrome for pages that depend on JavaScript.
Deals with fingerprints, request patterns and CAPTCHA challenges in the background.
Turns pages from supported sources into pre-parsed JSON.
Scrapingdog lets developers collect web data through an API instead of running their own scrapers. It manages proxies, headless browsers, CAPTCHAs and retries behind each request. Dedicated APIs also return structured JSON for sources such as Google, Amazon, Walmart, eBay and YouTube, so no parsing code is needed.
Scrapingdog sends requests through a pool of more than 40 million rotating proxies across IPs, countries and carriers. It also rotates browser fingerprints, uses human-like request patterns and solves CAPTCHAs automatically in the background. Together these measures reduce blocks on protected websites without the developer writing any extra handling code.
Scrapingdog charges in credits, and each API uses a set number per request, such as 1 credit on the Amazon Scraper API and 50 on the Profile Scraper API. Failed requests are not charged. Every plan includes every API, while higher plans add more monthly credits and higher concurrency.
If your product depends on collecting or serving web data at volume, we can help you design the API and the infrastructure behind it.