Web Scraping Run Agent API
Starts a job where a browser agent follows your plain-language instruction on a site, returning a job id to poll for its answer.
POST /v1/web/agentLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Web Scraping Run Agent API
Use it for tasks that need clicking and navigating to reach the data; for a page you can already name, scrape it.
From the API reference
Runs a model-neutral browser agent task and returns a SocialCrawl async job id (job_...). Poll it via GET /v1/web/jobs/{job_id}.
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What can you do with the Run Agent API?
The Run Agent endpoint gives you structured Web Scraping data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# POST /v1/web/agent: 25 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 60: the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
# This endpoint does not take an Idempotency-Key, so a call that timed out or dropped is not retried: it may have run.
curl -sS --max-time 60 -X POST \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://example.com","prompt":"Find the pricing page.","model":"spark-1-mini"}' \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/agent"# POST /v1/web/agent: 25 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 60 # the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/agent"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(payload):
# This endpoint does not take an Idempotency-Key, so a call that timed out or dropped is not retried: it may have run.
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
res = requests.post(
URL,
json=payload,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
payload = {
"url": "https://example.com",
"prompt": "Find the pricing page.",
"model": "spark-1-mini",
}
body = socialcrawl(payload)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// POST /v1/web/agent: 25 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000; // the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: string, payload: Record<string, unknown>) {
// This endpoint does not take an Idempotency-Key, so a call that timed out or dropped is not retried: it may have run.
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
const res = await fetch(url, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify(payload),
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
const body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const body = await socialcrawl("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/agent", {
url: "https://example.com",
prompt: "Find the pricing page.",
model: "spark-1-mini",
});
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Starting URL folded into the agent instruction. |
| prompt | Yes | Task instruction. |
| model | No | Agent model: spark-1-mini or spark-1-pro. (spark-1-mini | spark-1-pro) |
What does the Web Scraping Run Agent API return?
This example shows the endpoint's response shape and fields. Values are illustrative; this is not a live capture.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "web",
"endpoint": "/v1/web/agent",
"data": {
"job_id": "job_2q8w6r4v3",
"kind": "agent",
"resource": "agent",
"status": "queued",
"progress": null,
"invalid_urls": null,
"result_ref": null,
"result": null,
"error": null,
"credits_hold": 25,
"credits_charged": 0,
"created_at": "2026-07-09T09:30:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2026-07-09T09:30:00.000Z",
"expires_at": "2026-07-16T09:30:00.000Z"
},
"credits_used": 25,
"credits_remaining": 975,
"request_id": "req-a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"cached": false
}Illustrative fixture for the documented response shape. Values are examples, not a production capture.
How does the Web Scraping Run Agent API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
POST
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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