# Exepal, free trial, POST /v1/safe-read: Web scraping API

> Safe page reader: one URL (web page or PDF) to clean markdown with hidden text removed and a prompt-injection verdict, in one call

Exepal's Free trial plan for the web scraping API costs $0.00 per 1,000 pages. Exepal's docs list 1 of the 7 fields on our checklist: Links.
We haven't run Exepal through [our web scraping API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 2,645 plans for web scraping APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.999 per 1,000 pages or less. [See how many web scraping API plans are free.](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
[LinkPreview's $8 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/linkpreview/8-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 pages. LinkPreview's web scraping API costs nothing beyond the plan price.
[WebScraping.AI](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webscraping-ai/29-monthly-personal-get-html-get-page-html-datacenter-proxy-no-js-rendering/llms.txt), [Scrappey](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrappey/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-api-v1-direct-request/llms.txt) and [APIFreaks](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/apifreaks/100-monthly-monthly-1500000-credits-post-scraping-web-scraper-api/llms.txt) are the best web scraping API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/free-trial-post-v1-safe-read
- [Web scraping API: 140+ scraper providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://exepal.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.exepal.com/v1/safe-read`
- API key: not needed
- Its API docs: https://exepal.com/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing#safe-read
- Sold by: Exepal (https://exepal.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-07

## In the answer

- Completeness: 14%
- Links: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 pages: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Safe page reader: one URL (web page or PDF) to clean markdown with hidden text removed and a prompt-injection verdict, in one call

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You must not use Exepal to break the law, infringe others' rights, send spam, harass people, collect personal data unlawfully, attack or overload websites or our infrastructure, or resell raw access to the API as a competing service. You are responsible for how you use results, including data about third parties, and for complying with the terms of the websites and platforms you ask our tools to read.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 20 requests a day
- Enough for: 20 calls a day

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url. Optional: format, maxChars, links, images
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/safe-read

## About the plan

- Plan: Free trial
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 31 fields the plan's answer can hold

URL, final URL, status code, content type, title, description, canonical URL, language, site name, author, published date, modified date, image, page type, generator, region, format, content, word count, truncated, links, fetched at, fetch time, PDF pages, PDF scanned, safe, safety verdict, safety score, safety findings, hidden text removed, safety summary

## Exepal's plans (5)

- [Exepal, free trial, POST /v1/safe-read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/free-trial-post-v1-safe-read/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Exepal, pay as you go, x402, POST /v1/safe-read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/pay-as-you-go-x402-post-v1-safe-read/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Exepal, $5 pack, Starter, POST /v1/safe-read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/5-pack-starter-post-v1-safe-read/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Exepal, $20 pack, Builder, POST /v1/safe-read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/20-pack-builder-post-v1-safe-read/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Exepal, $50 pack, Team, POST /v1/safe-read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/50-pack-team-post-v1-safe-read/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live

## Exepal's calls for this API (3)

- `POST /v1/read`: [Exepal, free trial, POST /v1/read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/free-trial-post-v1-read/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/safe-read`: [Exepal, free trial, POST /v1/safe-read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/free-trial-post-v1-safe-read/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/read/batch`: [Exepal, pay as you go, x402, POST /v1/read/batch](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/pay-as-you-go-x402-post-v1-read-batch/llms.txt)

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- [Exepal: phone validation API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/exepal/free/llms.txt)
- [Exepal: web scraping API pricing, 5 plans, POST /v1/safe-read](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/exepal/free-trial-post-v1-safe-read/llms.txt)
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- [Exepal: company enrichment API pricing, 4 plans, POST /v1/company-enrich](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/exepal/pay-as-you-go-x402-post-v1-company-enrich/llms.txt)
- [Exepal: company enrichment API pricing, 4 plans, POST /v1/company-enrich/batch](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/exepal/pay-as-you-go-x402-post-v1-company-enrich-batch/llms.txt)
- [Exepal: Local business search API pricing, 4 plans, POST /v1/leads](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/exepal/pay-as-you-go-x402-post-v1-leads/llms.txt)
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## Exepal: web scraping API alternatives

- [WebScraping.AI, top-up from $20, Pay as you go, GET /text, Get Page Text, residential proxy, JS rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webscraping-ai/top-up-from-20-pay-as-you-go-get-text-get-page-text-residential-proxy-js-rendering/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 29% complete, live
- [APIFreaks, $10 monthly, Monthly 80,000 credits, POST /scraping, Web Scraper API, JavaScript rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/apifreaks/10-monthly-monthly-80000-credits-post-scraping-web-scraper-api-javascript-rendering/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 29% complete, live
- [Linkup, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /v1/fetch, Fetch, pro](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/linkup/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-fetch-fetch-pro/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [FlyCrawl, $5 pack](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/flycrawl/5-pack/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 43% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-07.

- https://api.exepal.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://api.exepal.com/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://exepal.com/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://exepal.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://exepal.com/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://exepal.com/tools/safe-page-reader?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing