# serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape: Web scraping API

> Pull each result page as clean markdown, optional JS rendering and 1920×1080 screenshots. From 1 credit/page.

serp.cheap's web scraping API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 pages. It returns 3 of the 7 key fields we check. 2 are in the plan's price: Markdown, Text. 1 costs extra: Screenshot.
We rank 1,653 plans by price. [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 our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape
- [Best web scraping API in 2026: providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.serp.cheap/v1/scrape`, Scrape
- API key: with the plan, on https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.serp.cheap/api/operations/scrape?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Sold by: serp.cheap (https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-01

## In the answer

- Completeness: 43%
- Screenshot: ✓ costs more
- Markdown: ✓
- Text: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Extra fields: screenshot: +$0.00
- Also pays for: from the same budget: Search · SEO Rank

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Pull each result page as clean markdown, optional JS rendering and 1920×1080 screenshots. From 1 credit/page.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Terms 4: "Unless permitted by law or by the rights-holder, you agree not to: misrepresent the ownership or source of the data, remove or alter copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices, or falsify author attributions or legal notices. You are solely responsible for your storage, processing, redistribution, and commercialization of any data obtained through the Service." [...] AUP 2: "The Customer may not use the Service, the API, or the data obtained to: Pursue any unlawful purpose or to induce or take part in unlawful acts. Infringe third-party rights, including intellectual property, trademarks, trade secrets, privacy, and image rights. Access, collect, or store protected content without authorization, or content that is obscene, defamatory, that incites violence or hatred, or that exploits or threatens minors. Circumvent, or attempt to circumvent, limits, quotas, or restrictions of the API key or account (including creating multiple accounts to bypass limits or the free tier). Obtain the Service, or use it to obtain third-party services, with the intent to avoid payment. Reverse engineer [...] or attempt to derive the inner workings of the technology operating the Service. Introduce viruses, malware, or malicious code, carry out denial-of-service attacks, scanning, spoofing, or flooding. Interfere with the operation or availability of the Service for other customers. Access restricted areas, accounts, or resources without authorization ("hacking"). Collect personal data without a legal basis, or use the Service for surveillance, stalking, or harassment. Commit click/ad fraud, fake engagement, spam, or manipulation of results. Engage in terrorism, arms/drug trafficking, or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 600 credits
- Enough for: 600 calls, once

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url. Optional: render_js, screenshot, wait_for, wait_ms, screenshot_width, screenshot_height
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/scrape

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone 18 or over with legal capacity to contract, for professional or commercial use

## The 7 fields the plan's answer can hold

URL, status code, page title, page markdown, page text, credits remaining, credits consumed

## serp.cheap's plans (7)

- [serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [serp.cheap, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): $0.125 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [serp.cheap, top-up from $500, Pay as you go, $500+ in credits, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/top-up-from-500-pay-as-you-go-500-in-credits-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): $0.10 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [serp.cheap, $35 monthly, Basic, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/35-monthly-basic-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): $0.117 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [serp.cheap, $130 monthly, Medium, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/130-monthly-medium-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): $0.108 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [serp.cheap, $300 monthly, Max, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/300-monthly-max-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): $0.10 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [serp.cheap, contact us, Enterprise, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/contact-us-enterprise-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt): 43% complete, live

## serp.cheap's calls for this API (2)

- `POST /v1/scrape`, Scrape: [serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/scrape`, Scrape, full: [serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape-full/llms.txt)

## serp.cheap's APIs (2)

- [serp.cheap: web scraping API pricing, 7 plans, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt)
- [serp.cheap: SERP API pricing, 7 plans, POST /v1/search, Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-search-search/llms.txt)
- [serp.cheap: SERP API pricing, 7 plans, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt)

## serp.cheap: web scraping API alternatives

- [Scrapestack, $19.99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapestack/19-99-monthly/llms.txt): $0.10 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Zenscrape, $99.99 monthly, Medium, GET /api/v1/get, Web Scraping API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/zenscrape/99-99-monthly-medium-get-api-v1-get-web-scraping-api/llms.txt): $0.10 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [Crawlbase, pay as you go, next 100M requests a month, GET /, from the 5,555,501st call a month](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/crawlbase/pay-as-you-go-next-100m-requests-a-month-get-from-the-5555501st-call-a-month/llms.txt): $0.10 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [APILayer, $29.99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/apilayer/29-99-monthly/llms.txt): $0.10 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 2026-11-01.

- https://docs.serp.cheap/api/operations/scrape?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.serp.cheap/concepts/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.serp.cheap/concepts/rate-limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://serp.cheap/legal/aup?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://serp.cheap/legal/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing