# ScrapingDuck, free, GET /v1/scrape/source, Raw HTML source: Web scraping API

> This endpoint returns the raw source code of the page.

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-source-fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-text-html-response
- [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/source`, Raw HTML source
- API key: with the plan, on https://scrapingduck.com
- Its API docs: https://scrapingduck.com/docs/fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-texthtml-response-26531028e0
- 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: This endpoint returns the raw source code of the page.

## 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. Optional: deviceName, locale, timezone, disableResourceExclusion, useAdvancedSpoofing, disableJavaScript, useResidentialProxy
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/scrape/source

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The only field the plan's answer can hold

page HTML

## ScrapingDuck's plans (4)

- [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): $0.00 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingDuck, €29 monthly, Starter, GET /v1/scrape/source, Raw HTML source](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/29-monthly-starter-get-v1-scrape-source-fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-text-html-response/llms.txt): $1.305 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingDuck, €49 monthly, Pro, GET /v1/scrape/source, Raw HTML source](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/49-monthly-pro-get-v1-scrape-source-fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-text-html-response/llms.txt): $0.735 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingDuck, €149 monthly, Business, GET /v1/scrape/source, Raw HTML source](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingduck/149-monthly-business-get-v1-scrape-source-fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-text-html-response/llms.txt): $0.671 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, 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)

## ScrapingDuck: web scraping API alternatives

- [ZenRows, $2,999 monthly, Scale S5, GET /v1/, Fetch a page, premium proxies](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/zenrows/2999-monthly-scale-s5-get-v1-fetch-a-page-premium-proxies/llms.txt): $0.666 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [Irmu, $200 monthly, Pro, GET /crawl, Premium fetch](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/irmu/200-monthly-pro-get-crawl-premium-fetch/llms.txt): $0.667 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Scrapingdog, $160,000 yearly, Ultra Pro, GET /scrape, Web Scraping API, premium proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingdog/160000-yearly-ultra-pro-get-scrape-web-scraping-api-premium-proxy/llms.txt): $0.667 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $7,548 yearly, Enterprise, yearly, POST /api/v2/unlocker/request, JS Render](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapeless/7548-yearly-enterprise-yearly-post-api-v2-unlocker-request-js-render/llms.txt): $0.675 per 1,000, 86% 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/fetches-the-raw-html-source-of-a-web-page-as-a-direct-texthtml-response-26531028e0.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