Scraper API Review 2026 Editor's Choice

The verdict

Benchmark data and published specifications — here's where Scraper API lands.

What we think after testing Scraper API

Editorial review by Maya Cortez · last updated Jul 15, 2026

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Watch our hands-on walkthrough of Scraper API — dashboard, API, real workload, the bits the marketing pages skip.

Live performance

Numbers from available benchmark data — our tests, independent lab reports and published specs.

Figures combine our test data, independent lab reports and published specifications — sourcing documented on our methodology page →

Editorial score breakdown

How Scraper API scores across the five dimensions our reviewers weigh — pricing, performance, pool quality, support and ethics.

Performance vs the market

How Scraper API compares to the directory-wide average across our four standard target panels. = market average, bar fill = Scraper API.

Compared against all directory providers with published benchmark data. Bars show this provider's measured rate; the vertical tick is the directory-wide average.

IP pool size — ranked

Where Scraper API ranks against the largest networks in the directory. Bars are scaled to 350M.

Bars rank total advertised IP pool size. Scraper API publishes 100M+ requests — see the full breakdown in the specs above.

Pricing

From $49.00/GB. Detailed plan breakdown not yet published.

Features & integrations

What's included out of the box.

SDK, API & integrations

Languages, endpoints and tooling shipped out of the box.

Code examples

Drop-in snippets to start using Scraper API from your stack. Replace USER, PASS and the gateway with what you get from your dashboard.

# pip install requests
import requests

proxy = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"
resp = requests.get(
    "https://httpbin.org/ip",
    proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy},
    timeout=10,
)
print(resp.json())

// npm install undici
import { fetch, ProxyAgent } from "undici";

const dispatcher = new ProxyAgent("http://USER:[email protected]:7777");
const resp = await fetch("https://httpbin.org/ip", { dispatcher });
console.log(await resp.json());

curl -x http://USER:[email protected]:7777 \
  https://httpbin.org/ip \
  --max-time 10

# scrapy-rotating-proxies works with any provider gateway
# settings.py:
DOWNLOADER_MIDDLEWARES = {
    "scrapy.downloadermiddlewares.httpproxy.HttpProxyMiddleware": 400,
}
HTTP_PROXY = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"
HTTPS_PROXY = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"

// npm install playwright
import { chromium } from "playwright";

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  proxy: {
    server: "http://gate.scraperapi.com:7777",
    username: "USER",
    password: "PASS",
  },
});
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto("https://httpbin.org/ip");
console.log(await page.locator("body").innerText());
await browser.close();

Independent benchmarks

Last updated 2026-05-16

Compliance & privacy

Auditable certifications, sourcing and data-handling posture.

Support & account

How they pick up the phone — and who answers.

Company & resources

Who builds and operates this product.

Key markets covered

100+ countries served.

Scraper API vs alternatives

How Scraper API stacks up against the closest providers in our directory. Tap any column header to read that review.

How to get started with Scraper API

A 5-minute walkthrough from sign-up to your first successful request. Total setup time: ~10 minutes.

1. 1

   Sign up for a free account

   Create your Scraper API account at https://www.scraperapi.com. You may need to add a payment method.

2. 2

   Grab your API key

   From the dashboard, copy your API key into your environment variables (e.g. SCRAPER_API_KEY) so it never lands in source control.

3. 3

   Run your first request

   Hit the documented endpoint with a single GET request. Most teams finish their hello-world call in under 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Wire up retries + monitoring

   Configure retries on the client side and route Scraper API responses into your APM (Datadog, New Relic, OpenTelemetry) so you catch ban-rate spikes early.

5. 5

   Scale up gradually

   Start with 1k requests/hour, monitor success rate, then increase concurrency. At ~$49.00/GB, most teams hit volume targets within a sprint.

Stuck? Check Scraper API's documentation or email us.

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FAQ

The questions buyers actually ask.