ScrapingDog

Overview

ScrapingDog provides proxy scraping — key-based.

⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): a test with a bare example.com URL returned HTTP 404 URL not found or host not valid (structured) — the API is alive; pass a full URL (e.g. https://…). Verify from your network.

Quick Start

Scrape (replace YOUR_KEY):

curl "https://api.scrapingdog.com/scrape?api_key=YOUR_KEY&url=https://example.com"

{ "message": "URL not found or host not valid", "success": false, "status": 404 }

Authentication

• Register at scrapingdog.com → API key.
• Send it as the api_key query parameter.

Rate Limits & Notes

• Free tier: 1,000 requests/month (check the docs); paid plans scale.
• Proxy scraping.

FAQ

Is ScrapingDog free? Free tier: 1,000 requests/month; more is paid.

Why 404? The host rejected our bare URL (verified) — use a full https:// URL.

What’s the auth style? api_key query parameter.