Cost Control

ScraperAPI helps you control and manage your costs efficiently. By using the max_cost parameter with your requests, you instruct the API to set a limit on the maximum API credits you'd like to spend per each individual scrape. This helps prevent overspending, ensuring you stay within your individual project's budget.

• API REQUEST

import request from 'request-promise';
request('http://api.scraperapi.com/?api_key=API_KEY&premium=true&max_cost=5&url=https://example.com/')
.then(response => {
console.log(response);
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(error);
});

• ASYNC REQUEST

import axios from 'axios';

(async () => {
  try {
    const { data } = await axios({
      method: 'POST',
      url: 'https://async.scraperapi.com/batchjobs',
      data: {
        apiKey: 'API_KEY',
        url: 'https://example.com/page1',
        apiParams: {
          premium: 'true',
          max_cost: '5'
        }
      }
    });

    console.log(data);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
})();

• PROXY MODE - COMING SOON!

If the scrape cost exceeds your limit, a 403 status code will be returned for the request, with the following error message:

"This request would cost more than your max_cost. You can see the cost per request in your response header or in API Playground in the dashboard."