# Simplescraper, free, POST /extract: Web scraping API

> Extract markdown, HTML, screenshots, or structured data from a single URL.

Simplescraper'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: Screenshot, Markdown, 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/simplescraper/free
- [Best web scraping API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://simplescraper.io/pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.simplescraper.io/v1/extract`
- API key: with the plan, on https://simplescraper.io/pricing
- Its API docs: https://simplescraper.io/docs/api-guide#post-extract
- Sold by: Simplescraper (https://simplescraper.io)
- Checked: 2026-10-31

## In the answer

- Completeness: 43%
- Screenshot: ✓
- Markdown: ✓
- HTML: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Screenshot API · Google Search API · Run recipe API · Smart Extract

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Extract markdown, HTML, screenshots, or structured data from a single URL.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You agree not to use the Service for any purposes that are illegal or promote illegal activities. This includes, but is not limited to, actions that: Violate any applicable laws or regulations. Encourage or facilitate any form of unlawful behaviour. Infringe upon the rights of others, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. [...] You agree not to use the Service to: Commit or facilitate any illegal activities. Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity. Engage in any activity that could result in legal action against you or SimpleScraper. [...] It is your responsibility to ensure your use of the Service adheres to all relevant laws and regulations.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits
- Enough for: 50 calls

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: no limit
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url, Content-Type header "application/json". Optional: markdown, html, screenshot, selectors, recipeId, proxy, timeout, cookies, credentialId, waitForSelector
- Method: POST
- Path: /extract

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo and not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties

## The 11 fields the plan's answer can hold

extraction ID, URL, status, date scraped, page title, description, word count, page markdown, page HTML, selector data, screenshot URL

## Simplescraper's plans (4)

- [Simplescraper, free, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [Simplescraper, $70 monthly, Pro, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/70-monthly/llms.txt): $9.333 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [Simplescraper, $150 monthly, Premium, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/150-monthly/llms.txt): $7.50 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [Simplescraper, $249 monthly, Scale, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/249-monthly/llms.txt): $4.98 per 1,000, 43% complete, live

## Simplescraper's calls for this API (2)

- `POST /extract`: [Simplescraper, free, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt)
- `POST /smart-extract`: [Simplescraper, free, POST /smart-extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/free-post-smart-extract/llms.txt)

## Simplescraper's APIs (2)

- [Simplescraper: SERP API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt)
- [Simplescraper: web scraping API pricing, 4 plans, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt)

## Simplescraper: web scraping API alternatives

- [ScrapeUp, $299 monthly, Professional Ultimate, POST /, JavaScript rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapeup/299-monthly-professional-ultimate-post-javascript-rendering/llms.txt): $4.983 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [Search1API, $499 monthly, Enterprise, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/search1api/499-monthly-enterprise-post-extract/llms.txt): $4.99 per 1,000, 0% complete, live
- [EnvoAPI, $749 pack, Scale top-up, GET /v1/websites/content](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/envoapi/749-pack-scale-top-up-get-v1-websites-content/llms.txt): $4.993 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [ScrapingBee, $1,599 monthly, Enterprise 24, GET /api/v1/, HTML API, stealth proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingbee/1599-monthly-enterprise-24-get-api-v1-html-api-stealth-proxy/llms.txt): $4.997 per 1,000, 57% 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 2026-10-31.

- https://simplescraper.io
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/api-guide
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/credits
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/data-retention
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/faq
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/google-search-api
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/screenshot-api
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/terms-and-conditions
- https://simplescraper.io/features/screenshot-api
- https://simplescraper.io/pricing