# XCrawl, free plan, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API: Web scraping API

> Scrape API is a powerful tool that allows users to quickly extract web data from the internet. With just an API request, Scrape API automatically handles data extraction, anti-scraping mechanisms, IP proxies, and other technical challenges, returning structured data and saving users from the hassle of coding.

XCrawl's web scraping API on its Free Plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 pages. It returns 5 of the 7 key fields we check: Screenshot, Markdown, HTML, Summary, Links.
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/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api
- [Best web scraping API in 2026: providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-scraping-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.xcrawl.com/buy/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://run.xcrawl.com/v1/scrape`, Scrape API
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.xcrawl.com/buy/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.xcrawl.com/doc/api-reference/scrape?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- Sold by: XCrawl (https://www.xcrawl.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-03

## In the answer

- Completeness: 71%
- Screenshot: ✓
- Markdown: ✓
- HTML: ✓
- Summary: ✓
- Links: ✓

## Price

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

## Charges

- Extra fields: extracted JSON: +$0.00
- Also pays for: from the same budget: Search API · Map API · Crawl API

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Scrape API is a powerful tool that allows users to quickly extract web data from the internet. With just an API request, Scrape API automatically handles data extraction, anti-scraping mechanisms, IP proxies, and other technical challenges, returning structured data and saving users from the hassle of coding.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: "Customer shall not use the Services in violation of applicable laws or regulations or any third party rights (including intellectual property rights), or in any manner or for any purpose other than as set out in the intended use case (if applicable) provided to XCrawl", "When using the proxy services, the client shall not use the services to [...] 1.3 Distribute any illegal content or encourage any illegal activity [...] 1.5 Enhance or operate services that compete with the Services, or assist any other party in doing so. 1.6 Access, attack, crawl, or attempt to access any website, application, or system related to financial transactions, banking, securities, cryptocurrency exchanges, etc. 1.7 Access, disseminate, or participate in any content or activities involving pornography, gambling, drugs, violence, or other content that violates public morals, laws, or regulations. 1.8 Conduct any unauthorized scraping, collection, or use of data, especially content involving personal privacy, sensitive data, or protected information. 1.9 Engage in any illegal or criminal activity, such as money laundering, theft of trade secrets, or theft of personal information.", "When using the Data Services, Customer may not distribute, transmit, copy, publish, license, transfer or sell any Data to offer similar or competing products."

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1,000 credits
- Enough for: 1,000 calls
- Expires: 30-day trial

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 10
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url, Content-Type header "application/json". Optional: mode, proxy.location, proxy.sticky_session, request.locale, request.device, request.cookies, request.headers, request.only_main_content, request.block_ads, request.skip_tls_verification, js_render.enabled, js_render.wait_until, js_render.viewport.width, js_render.viewport.height, output.formats, output.screenshot, json.prompt, json.json_schema, webhook.url, webhook.headers, webhook.events
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/scrape

## About the plan

- Plan: Free Plan
- Who can get it: individuals 18 or older and legal entities represented by natural persons, for personal or business use

## The 25 fields the plan's answer can hold

scrape ID, endpoint, version, status, URL, started at, ended at, total credits used, page markdown, page HTML, raw HTML, page links, page summary, screenshot URL, page title, status code, content type, final URL, requested URL, proxy location, proxy sticky session, viewport, traffic bytes, credits used, credits breakdown

## XCrawl's plans (6)

- [XCrawl, free plan, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 71% complete, live
- [XCrawl, $8 monthly, Hobby, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/8-monthly-hobby-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt): $1.60 per 1,000, 71% complete, live
- [XCrawl, $49 monthly, Starter, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/49-monthly-starter-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt): $0.817 per 1,000, 71% complete, live
- [XCrawl, $199 monthly, Pro, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/199-monthly-pro-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt): $0.569 per 1,000, 71% complete, live
- [XCrawl, $499 monthly, Scale, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/499-monthly-scale-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt): $0.416 per 1,000, 71% complete, live
- [XCrawl, $999 monthly, Enterprise, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/999-monthly-enterprise-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 71% complete, live

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

- `POST /v1/scrape`, Scrape API: [XCrawl, free plan, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/scrape`, Scrape API, full: [XCrawl, free plan, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api-full/llms.txt)

## XCrawl's APIs (8)

- [XCrawl: news API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/data, AP News Search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-data-ap-news-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: news API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Baidu News Search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-baidu-news-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: news API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/data, BBC News Search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-data-bbc-news-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: news API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Bing News Search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-bing-news-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: news API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Duckduckgo News Search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-duckduckgo-news-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: news API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Google News Search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-google-news-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: news API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/data, Naver News Search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-data-naver-news-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: SERP API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Baidu Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-baidu-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: SERP API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Bing Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-bing-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: SERP API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Duckduckgo Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-duckduckgo-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: SERP API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Google Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-google-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: SERP API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Naver Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-naver-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: SERP API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Yahoo Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-yahoo-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: image search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Bing Images Search](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-bing-images-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: image search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Google Images Search](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-google-images-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: image search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/data](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-data/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: image search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Yahoo Image Search](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-yahoo-image-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: video search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Bing Videos Search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-bing-videos-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: video search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Google Video Search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-google-video-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: video search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Yahoo Video Search](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-yahoo-video-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: video search API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/data](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-data/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: Trustpilot review API pricing, 6 plans](https://datacircle.dev/trustpilot-review-apis/xcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: web search API pricing, 6 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/xcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: search autocomplete API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Google Autocomplete Search](https://datacircle.dev/search-autocomplete-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-google-autocomplete-search/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: search autocomplete API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/serp, Google Trends Autocomplete](https://datacircle.dev/search-autocomplete-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-serp-google-trends-autocomplete/llms.txt)
- [XCrawl: web scraping API pricing, 6 plans, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/xcrawl/free-plan-post-v1-scrape-scrape-api/llms.txt)

## XCrawl: web scraping API alternatives

- [Ujeebu, $999 monthly, Business, POST /markdown, Markdown Generation, advanced proxy, without JS](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/ujeebu/999-monthly-business-post-markdown-markdown-generation-advanced-proxy-without-js/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 29% complete, live
- [ZenRows, $9,990 yearly, Scale S3, billed yearly, GET /v1/, Fetch a page, JavaScript rendering](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/zenrows/9990-yearly-scale-s3-billed-yearly-get-v1-fetch-a-page-javascript-rendering/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 43% complete, live
- [ScrapingBee, $1,599 monthly, Enterprise 24, GET /api/v1/, HTML API](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/scrapingbee/1599-monthly-enterprise-24-get-api-v1-html-api/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 57% complete, live
- [AnyCrawler, $200 monthly, Scale, POST /v1/crawl/page, Fetch, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/anycrawler/200-monthly-scale-post-v1-crawl-page-fetch-full/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 29% 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 2026-11-03.

- https://docs.xcrawl.com/doc/api-reference/scrape?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.xcrawl.com/doc/developer-guides/credits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://docs.xcrawl.com/doc/features/scrape?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://www.xcrawl.com/buy/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://www.xcrawl.com/scrape-api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing
- https://www.xcrawl.com/terms-of-service?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-scraping-api-pricing