# ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/article, Main article content, residential proxy: Web scraping API

> Visits the specified URL, extracts the main article text, and returns it as clean HTML within a JSON envelope.

ScrapingDuck'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.
We rank 1,257 plans by price. [PhantomJsCloud's $10 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/phantomjscloud/10-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least 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 to start 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), [Scrappey](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrappey/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-api-v1-direct-request/llms.txt) and [ScraperAPI](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scraperapi/299-monthly-business-get-sync-api/llms.txt) are the best web scraping API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-residential-proxy
- [Best web scraping API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://scrapingduck.com
- Request: `GET https://api.scrapingduck.com/v1/scrape/article`, Main article content, residential proxy
- API key: with the plan, on https://scrapingduck.com
- Its API docs: https://scrapingduck.com/docs/extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-26531030e0
- Sold by: ScrapingDuck (https://scrapingduck.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 14%
- HTML: ✓

## Price

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

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Visits the specified URL, extracts the main article text, and returns it as clean HTML within a JSON envelope.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You agree not to use the ScrapingDuck API for any unlawful, harmful, or malicious activities, including but not limited to: Scraping personally identifiable information (PII) without a legal basis or consent. Infringing intellectual property rights, such as copyrights or trademarks. Conducting denial-of-service (DoS) attacks or otherwise imposing an unreasonable load on the infrastructure of third-party websites. Bypassing security measures (such as CAPTCHAs) in a manner that violates a website's terms of service. Distributing malware or engaging in any form of hacking. [...] You are responsible for reviewing and complying with the terms of service of any website or data source you access using the ScrapingDuck API.

## Plan

- Pay: €0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url, useResidentialProxy "true". Optional: deviceName, locale, timezone, disableResourceExclusion, useAdvancedSpoofing, disableJavaScript
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/scrape/article

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 15 fields the plan's answer can hold

execution ID, action, action success, action message, action timestamp, action duration, data name, article HTML, actions requested, actions succeeded, started at, finished at, duration in ms, response size in bytes, max actions allowed

## ScrapingDuck's plans (4)

- [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/article, Main article content, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-residential-proxy/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingDuck, €29 monthly, Starter, GET /v1/scrape/article, Main article content, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/29-monthly-starter-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-residential-proxy/llms.txt): $6.527 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingDuck, €49 monthly, Pro, GET /v1/scrape/article, Main article content, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/49-monthly-pro-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-residential-proxy/llms.txt): $3.676 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingDuck, €149 monthly, Business, GET /v1/scrape/article, Main article content, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/149-monthly-business-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-residential-proxy/llms.txt): $3.353 per 1,000, 14% complete, live

## ScrapingDuck's calls for this API (8)

- `GET /v1/scrape/result`, Full scraping result: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/result, Full scraping result](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-result-fetches-the-full-scraping-result-including-html-content-and-metadata-json-response/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/scrape/result`, Full scraping result, residential proxy: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/result, Full scraping result, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-result-fetches-the-full-scraping-result-including-html-content-and-metadata-json-response-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/scrape/markdown`, Main article as Markdown-friendly text: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/markdown, Main article as Markdown-friendly text](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-markdown-extracts-the-main-article-content-as-markdown-friendly-text/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/scrape/markdown`, Main article as Markdown-friendly text, residential proxy: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/markdown, Main article as Markdown-friendly text, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-markdown-extracts-the-main-article-content-as-markdown-friendly-text-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/scrape/article`, Main article content: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/article, Main article content](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/scrape/article`, Main article content, residential proxy: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/article, Main article content, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-residential-proxy/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/scrape/source`, Raw HTML source: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/source, Raw HTML source](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-source-fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-text-html-response/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/scrape/source`, Raw HTML source, residential proxy: [ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/source, Raw HTML source, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-source-fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-text-html-response-residential-proxy/llms.txt)

## ScrapingDuck's APIs (2)

- [ScrapingDuck: web search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/free/llms.txt)
- [ScrapingDuck: web scraping API pricing, 4 plans, article, Main article content, residential proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/free-get-v1-scrape-article-extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-residential-proxy/llms.txt)

## ScrapingDuck: web scraping API alternatives

- [ZenRows, $399 monthly, Growth G3, GET /v1/, Fetch a page, JavaScript rendering and premium proxies](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/zenrows/399-monthly-growth-g3-get-v1-fetch-a-page-javascript-rendering-and-premium-proxies/llms.txt): $3.325 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [ScraperAPI, $1,609.20 yearly, Startup, GET /, Sync API with premium proxies and JS rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scraperapi/1609-20-yearly-startup-get-sync-api-with-premium-proxies-and-js-rendering/llms.txt): $3.353 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [ScrapeUp, $14 monthly, Lite Basic, POST /, Standard scrape, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapeup/14-monthly-lite-basic-post-standard-scrape-full/llms.txt): $3.36 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Piloterr, $10,788 yearly, Enterprise+, GET /v2/website/rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/piloterr/10788-yearly-enterprise-get-v2-website-rendering/llms.txt): $3.393 per 1,000, 14% 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 2026-10-29.

- https://scrapingduck.com
- https://scrapingduck.com/docs/estimates-the-credit-cost-of-a-browser-automation-request-without-executing-it-44734728e0.md
- https://scrapingduck.com/docs/extracts-the-main-article-content-from-a-web-page-26531030e0.md
- https://scrapingduck.com/docs/performs-a-web-search-and-returns-unified-results-from-searxng-tinyfish-or-brave-search-44734730e0.md
- https://scrapingduck.com/simplified-scraping-endpoints-llm-rag
- https://scrapingduck.com/terms-of-use