# grep.md, free, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown: Web scraping API

> Convert any URL to clean Markdown. Search, filter, and extract specific content — in a single request.

grep.md's web scraping API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 pages. It returns 4 of the 7 key fields we check: Markdown, Text, Links, Images.
We haven't run grep.md through [our web scraping API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 1,913 plans for web scraping APIs by price. Half the plans cost $2.00 per 1,000 pages or less.
[PhantomJsCloud's $10 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/phantomjscloud/10-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 pages: as little as $0.022. PhantomJsCloud's $10 monthly plan covers up to 15,000 pages a day.
[Spider Cloud's $40 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/spider-cloud/40-monthly/llms.txt) covers any number of pages. Spider Cloud's $40 monthly plan costs more up front than PhantomJsCloud's $10 monthly plan.
[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), [ScraperAPI](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scraperapi/299-monthly-business-get-sync-api/llms.txt) and [Scrappey](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrappey/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-api-v1-direct-request/llms.txt) are the best web scraping API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/free-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown
- [Web scraping API: 70+ providers compared on price and data](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://grep.md/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing#pricing
- Request: `GET https://grep.md/{url}`, Convert URL to Markdown
- API key: with the plan, on https://grep.md/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing#pricing
- Its API docs: https://grep.md/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Sold by: grep.md (https://grep.md?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-04

## In the answer

- Completeness: 57%
- Markdown: ✓
- Text: ✓
- Links: ✓
- Images: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Convert URL to Markdown with browser rendering

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Convert any URL to clean Markdown. Search, filter, and extract specific content — in a single request.

## Data

- Freshness: 30 days
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: "You agree not to: Use the Service to scrape content in violation of copyright law or the target website's terms of service, Circumvent rate limits or access controls, Use the Service for any unlawful purpose, Attempt to disrupt or overload the Service infrastructure, Resell API access without authorization", "grep.md respects robots.txt directives and DMCA takedown requests. The Service converts publicly available web content — you are responsible for ensuring your use of converted content complies with applicable copyright laws and the source website's terms."

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 500 credits
- Enough for: 500 calls
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.17
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url. Optional: grep, grep_regex, grep_case, grep_invert, grep_context, extract, selector, remove, format, meta, pages, nocache
- Method: GET
- Path: /{url}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 16 fields the plan's answer can hold

page markdown, page text, page title, description, language, word count, site name, URL, page links, page images, code blocks, tables, headings, grep matches, response timing, cache status

## grep.md's plans (5)

- [grep.md, free, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/free-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, 30 days
- [grep.md, $5 pack, Starter, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/5-pack-starter-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, 30 days
- [grep.md, $20 pack, Pro, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/20-pack-pro-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown/llms.txt): $0.80 per 1,000, 57% complete, 30 days
- [grep.md, $60 pack, Agent, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/60-pack-agent-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown/llms.txt): $0.60 per 1,000, 57% complete, 30 days
- [grep.md, contact us, Custom, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/contact-us-custom-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown/llms.txt): 57% complete, 30 days

## grep.md's calls (2)

- `GET /{url}`, Convert URL to Markdown: [grep.md, free, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/free-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown/llms.txt)
- `GET /{url}`, Convert URL to Markdown with browser rendering: [grep.md, free, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown with browser rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/free-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown-with-browser-rendering/llms.txt)

## grep.md's APIs (1)

- [grep.md: web scraping API pricing, 5 plans, GET /{url}, Convert URL to Markdown](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/grep-md/free-get-url-convert-url-to-markdown/llms.txt)

## grep.md: web scraping API alternatives

- [Context.dev, $300 monthly, Growth, POST /v1/web/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/context-dev/300-monthly-growth-post-v1-web-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): $0.60 per 1,000, 57% complete, 3 days
- [Decodo, $99 monthly, $99, POST /v1/scrape, 165,000 requests a month](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/decodo/99-monthly-99-post-v1-scrape-165000-requests-a-month/llms.txt): $0.60 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [Anakin, $300 monthly, Advanced (social data), POST /v1/url-scraper/scrape, Scrape URL (Inline)](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/anakin/300-monthly-advanced-social-data-post-v1-url-scraper-scrape-scrape-url-inline/llms.txt): $0.60 per 1,000, 29% complete, 24 hours
- [Scrapfly, $100 monthly, PRO, GET /scrape, Web Scraping API, browser rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapfly/100-monthly-pro-get-scrape-web-scraping-api-browser-rendering/llms.txt): $0.60 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 2026-11-04.

- https://grep.md?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://grep.md/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing#pricing
- https://grep.md/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://grep.md/privacy?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://grep.md/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing