# WebcrawlerAPI, top-up: Web scraping API

> An LLM removes menus, footers, and banners so you get only the main content.

WebcrawlerAPI's web scraping API on its Pay as you go plan. It costs $6.00 per 1,000 pages. It returns 1 of the 7 key fields we check: Markdown.
Half of the 473 plans we rank by price cost $1.50 per 1,000 pages or less. This plan is cheaper than 16% of the 473 plans.
The cheapest plan we rank by price is [Scrapestack, $199.99 monthly, Business, GET /scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapestack/199-99-monthly-business-get-scrape-scrape/llms.txt), at $0.067 per 1,000 pages.
[ScraperAPI](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scraperapi/475-monthly-scaling-get-sync-api/llms.txt), [Scrapestack](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapestack/79-99-monthly-professional-get-scrape-scrape/llms.txt) and [HasData](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/hasdata/249-monthly-growth-3m-post-scrape-web-web-scraping-api/llms.txt) are the best web scraping API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/top-up
- [Best web scraping API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://webcrawlerapi.com/pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.webcrawlerapi.com/markdown`
- API key: with the plan, on https://webcrawlerapi.com/pricing
- Its API docs: https://webcrawlerapi.com/docs/getting-started#first-request
- Sold by: WebcrawlerAPI (https://webcrawlerapi.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 14%
- Markdown: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 pages: $6.00
- Per: call
- Billing: pay first

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Scrape a page · Crawl a website · Run agent

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: An LLM removes menus, footers, and banners so you get only the main content.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Output: Subject to these Terms and applicable law, you may use output generated from your jobs. [...] You are solely responsible for: [...] compliance with target website terms, robots directives, and other access restrictions where applicable, ensuring you have a lawful basis for any data you collect or process. You must not use the Service for unlawful surveillance, credential theft, malware distribution, spam/phishing, sanctions evasion, or any activity that violates law or third-party rights. [...] You must not: [...] use the Service to collect sensitive data in violation of law, [...] use the Service to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise infringe copyrighted content without authorization.

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 5

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url
- Method: GET
- Path: /markdown

## About the plan

- Plan: Pay as you go
- Who can get it: anyone at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) and legally capable of entering into contracts

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

page markdown

## WebcrawlerAPI's plans (4)

- [WebcrawlerAPI, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/top-up/llms.txt): $6.00 per 1,000, 14% complete
- [WebcrawlerAPI, $99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/99-monthly/llms.txt): $5.50 per 1,000, 14% complete
- [WebcrawlerAPI, $499 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/499-monthly/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 14% complete
- [WebcrawlerAPI, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/contact-us/llms.txt): 14% complete

## WebcrawlerAPI's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /markdown`: [WebcrawlerAPI, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/top-up/llms.txt)

## WebcrawlerAPI's APIs (2)

- [WebcrawlerAPI: web scraping API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/top-up/llms.txt)
- [WebcrawlerAPI: cached web scraping API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-web-scraping-apis/webcrawlerapi/top-up/llms.txt)

## WebcrawlerAPI: web scraping API alternatives

- [Zenscrape, $59.99 monthly, Small, GET /api/v1/get, Web Scraping API, JavaScript rendering and premium proxy](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/zenscrape/59-99-monthly-small-get-api-v1-get-web-scraping-api-javascript-rendering-and-premium-proxy/llms.txt): $5.999 per 1,000, 14% complete, live
- [CrawlForge, $3 pack, Credit pack, POST /tools/extract_content](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/crawlforge/3-pack-credit-pack-post-tools-extract-content/llms.txt): $6.00 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [Hyperbrowser, $30 monthly, Startup, POST /api/web/fetch, Fetch with JSON output](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/hyperbrowser/30-monthly-startup-post-api-web-fetch-fetch-with-json-output/llms.txt): $6.00 per 1,000, 57% complete
- [ScrapeGraphAI, $100 monthly, Growth Plan, POST /api/scrape, Scrape HTML with stealth](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapegraphai/100-monthly-growth-plan-post-api-scrape-scrape-html-with-stealth/llms.txt): $6.00 per 1,000, 14% complete

## 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://webcrawlerapi.com/docs/getting-started
- https://webcrawlerapi.com/docs/pricing
- https://webcrawlerapi.com/docs/rate-limits
- https://webcrawlerapi.com/pricing
- https://webcrawlerapi.com/tos
- https://webcrawlerapi.com/web-scraping-api