# ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy: Web scraping API

> Web data infrastructure for builders. Headless Chrome, 3M+ rotating proxies, parallel concurrency, and AI extraction — behind one API.

ScrapingAnt's web scraping API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 pages. It returns 1 of the 7 key fields we check: HTML.
In [our web scraping API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt), the best plan from ScrapingAnt scores 68.0 out of 100. ScrapingAnt ranks 23rd of 77 providers.
This plan is free. We rank 2,089 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.
[80legs's $29 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/80legs/29-monthly/llms.txt) covers any number of pages. 80legs's $29 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/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy
- [Web scraping API: the best of 70+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://scrapingant.com/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing#pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.scrapingant.com/v2/general`, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy
- API key: with the plan, on https://scrapingant.com/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing#pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.scrapingant.com/request-response-format?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Sold by: ScrapingAnt (https://scrapingant.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-10-28

## In the answer

- Completeness: 14%
- HTML: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Markdown Transformation/Extraction · Extended JSON output · AI Data Extraction

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Web data infrastructure for builders. Headless Chrome, 3M+ rotating proxies, parallel concurrency, and AI extraction — behind one API.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: "You must use the data you collect from third parties when using our Services only in compliance with all terms and conditions, policies of third parties and laws, rules, regulations applicable to your data collection process." "You agree that you use the Services solely for collecting data from publicly accessible websites. Whenever such websites contain proprietary, copyrighted and/or confidential data, you agree to comply with all terms and conditions, policies of such websites and all copyright and other intellectual property laws and regulations regarding protection of type of data you collect. You also agree to comply with data protection laws within any applicable jurisdiction, including comply with GDPR in all respects." [...] "By accessing to and/or using the Services you shall not collect illegal, hate-related, drug-related data or any data that violates these Terms or terms and conditions of websites where you collect data. You shall not engage in any fraudulent business practices or any other activity that is illegal under applicable laws." [...] "WE DO NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY RIGHTS, LICENSE OR PERMISSIONS REGARDING COLLECTION DATA THROUGH THE SERVICES."

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 10,000 credits a month
- Enough for: 10,000 calls a month
- Expires: unused credits are not transferred to the next subscription period

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 1.86 s

## The call

- You send: url, browser false. Optional: timeout, cookies, proxy_country
- Method: GET
- Path: /v2/general

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone at least 18 years old, or with a parent's permission

## The 3 fields the plan's answer can hold

page HTML, status code, cookies

## ScrapingAnt's plans (6)

- [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingAnt, $19 monthly, Enthusiast, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/19-monthly-enthusiast-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt): $0.19 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingAnt, $49 monthly, Startup, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/49-monthly-startup-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt): $0.098 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingAnt, $249 monthly, Business, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/249-monthly-business-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt): $0.083 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingAnt, $599 monthly, Business Pro, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/599-monthly-business-pro-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt): $0.075 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingAnt, contact us, Custom, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/contact-us-custom-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt): 14% complete, live

## ScrapingAnt's calls (16)

- `GET /v2/extended`, Extended JSON: Headless browser (JS rendering) + premium (residential) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/extended, Extended JSON: Headless browser (JS rendering) + premium (residential) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-extended-extended-json-headless-browser-js-rendering-premium-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/extended`, Extended JSON: Headless browser (JS rendering) + standard (datacenter) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/extended, Extended JSON: Headless browser (JS rendering) + standard (datacenter) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-extended-extended-json-headless-browser-js-rendering-standard-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/extended`, Extended JSON: Headless browser, return_page_source, datacenter proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/extended, Extended JSON: Headless browser, return_page_source, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-extended-extended-json-headless-browser-return-page-source-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/extended`, Extended JSON: Headless browser, return_page_source, residential proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/extended, Extended JSON: Headless browser, return_page_source, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-extended-extended-json-headless-browser-return-page-source-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/extended`, Extended JSON: Simple request (no browser usage) + premium (residential) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/extended, Extended JSON: Simple request (no browser usage) + premium (residential) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-extended-extended-json-simple-request-no-browser-usage-premium-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/extended`, Extended JSON: Simple request (no browser usage) + standard (datacenter) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/extended, Extended JSON: Simple request (no browser usage) + standard (datacenter) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-extended-extended-json-simple-request-no-browser-usage-standard-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/markdown`, Markdown: Headless browser (JS rendering) + premium (residential) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/markdown, Markdown: Headless browser (JS rendering) + premium (residential) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-markdown-markdown-headless-browser-js-rendering-premium-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/markdown`, Markdown: Headless browser (JS rendering) + standard (datacenter) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/markdown, Markdown: Headless browser (JS rendering) + standard (datacenter) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-markdown-markdown-headless-browser-js-rendering-standard-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/markdown`, Markdown: Simple request (no browser usage) + premium (residential) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/markdown, Markdown: Simple request (no browser usage) + premium (residential) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-markdown-markdown-simple-request-no-browser-usage-premium-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/markdown`, Markdown: Simple request (no browser usage) + standard (datacenter) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/markdown, Markdown: Simple request (no browser usage) + standard (datacenter) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-markdown-markdown-simple-request-no-browser-usage-standard-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/general`, Web Scraping API: Headless browser (JS rendering) + premium (residential) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Headless browser (JS rendering) + premium (residential) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-headless-browser-js-rendering-premium-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/general`, Web Scraping API: Headless browser (JS rendering) + standard (datacenter) proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Headless browser (JS rendering) + standard (datacenter) proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-headless-browser-js-rendering-standard-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/general`, Web Scraping API: Headless browser, return_page_source, datacenter proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Headless browser, return_page_source, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-headless-browser-return-page-source-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/general`, Web Scraping API: Headless browser, return_page_source, residential proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Headless browser, return_page_source, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-headless-browser-return-page-source-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/general`, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/general`, Web Scraping API: Simple request, residential proxy: [ScrapingAnt, free, GET /v2/general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-residential-proxy/llms.txt)

## ScrapingAnt's APIs (1)

- [ScrapingAnt: web scraping API pricing, 6 plans, general, Web Scraping API: Simple request, datacenter proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingant/free-get-v2-general-web-scraping-api-simple-request-datacenter-proxy/llms.txt)

## ScrapingAnt: web scraping API alternatives

- [ScrapingBee, $599 monthly, Business +, GET /api/v1/, HTML API, without JavaScript rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingbee/599-monthly-business-get-api-v1-html-api-without-javascript-rendering/llms.txt): $0.075 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [Scrappey, top-up from €3,000, Pay As You Go, €3,000+ top-up, POST /api/v1, Direct Request](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrappey/top-up-from-3000-pay-as-you-go-3000-top-up-post-api-v1-direct-request/llms.txt): $0.075 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Scrapingdog, $900 yearly, Standard, GET /scrape, Web Scraping API, without JavaScript rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingdog/900-yearly-standard-get-scrape-web-scraping-api-without-javascript-rendering/llms.txt): $0.075 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ZenRows, $7,490 yearly, Scale S2, billed yearly, GET /v1/, Fetch a page](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/zenrows/7490-yearly-scale-s2-billed-yearly-get-v1-fetch-a-page/llms.txt): $0.078 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 2026-10-28.

- https://docs.scrapingant.com/api-basics?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapingant.com/credits-cost?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapingant.com/custom-cookies?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapingant.com/custom-headers?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapingant.com/errors?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapingant.com/proxy-settings?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapingant.com/request-response-format?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://scrapingant.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://scrapingant.com/legal/terms-of-use?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing