ScrapeNinja API

Development / API Key Intermediate HTTPS
Varies by plan (check documentation)

Overview

ScrapeNinja is a web scraping API that uses real Chrome browser fingerprints and residential proxies to bypass anti-bot protections. It enables developers to extract structured data from websites that block standard HTTP requests. The API handles JavaScript rendering, CAPTCHAs, and geo-targeting so you can focus on parsing the content.

Beginner Tip

Start with the basic scrape endpoint using a simple URL before enabling advanced options like residential proxies or custom headers. Check the response's statusCode field to verify the scrape succeeded before parsing the HTML body.

Available Data

ScrapeNinja data via REST API

Example Response

JSON Response
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from ScrapeNinja",
    "description": "Scraping API with Chrome fingerprint and residential proxies",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

statusCode HTTP status code returned by the target website.
body Raw HTML content of the scraped page.
headers Response headers returned by the target website.
latency Time in milliseconds taken to fetch the page.

Implementation Example

Request
const url = "https://scrapeninja.net/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

403 Forbidden from target site The scraped website detects and blocks the request despite proxy usage
Enable the retryNum option and switch to a residential proxy tier for better success rates on heavily guarded sites.
429 Too Many Requests Exceeding your API plan's request quota
Check your usage dashboard and consider upgrading your plan or adding request throttling in your code.
Empty or truncated body The target page requires JavaScript execution that timed out
Use the js rendering option and increase the timeout value. Some pages need 5-10 seconds to fully render.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

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Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Development
Difficulty Intermediate
Verified: 2026-04-04

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