ScraperAPI
Developer-first scraping API that handles proxies, CAPTCHAs, and retries
About ScraperAPI
ScraperAPI is a fully-managed scraping endpoint that abstracts proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, and JS rendering behind a single HTTP call. Its Structured Data Endpoints (SDE) include a dedicated Google Search endpoint that returns parsed SERP JSON — organic results, ads, related searches, and knowledge panels — at a flat per-request price. ScraperAPI is popular with developer teams building SEO dashboards or keyword research tools who want simple pricing (credits, not GB) and don't want to manage proxy pools.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Failed-request refund policy — only successful SERP scrapes count against your credit budget
- Single HTTP endpoint: no proxy rotation logic, no CAPTCHA handling, no browser management code
- Predictable credit-based pricing makes cost forecasting for a SERP tracker straightforward
- Structured Google endpoint means zero parser maintenance when Google tweaks its DOM
Cons
- Credits-per-request model can get expensive at enterprise SERP scale vs. per-GB residential proxies
- Less granular geo-targeting than Oxylabs/Bright Data (city targeting limited to US on most tiers)
- Google SERP endpoint is occasionally slower than raw residential proxies during peak usage
Key Features
Google Search Structured Endpoint
Send a keyword, get back parsed SERP JSON with organic results, ads, related searches, and SERP features
40M+ Proxy Pool
Automatic rotation across residential, datacenter, and mobile IPs — no proxy selection required
JavaScript Rendering
Optional headless browser rendering for SPA and JS-heavy SERP features
Geo-Targeting
Country-level geo-targeting on all plans, US-city-level on higher tiers
Async Scraper
Submit batch jobs and poll for completion — ideal for millions of keywords
Automatic Retries
Failed requests don't count against credits — ScraperAPI retries with different IPs until success
Pricing
- 5,000 API credits/mo
- All endpoints
- 5 concurrent threads
- 100,000 credits
- 25 concurrent threads
- US geo-targeting
- 1,000,000 credits
- 50 concurrent threads
- 12 country geo-targets
- 3,000,000 credits
- 100 concurrent threads
- 50+ country geo-targets
- Priority support
- 10M+ credits
- Dedicated support
- SLA
Best For
Keyword research SaaS
Power SERP data collection for keyword tools without building scraping infrastructure
SEO agency dashboards
Daily rank tracking for clients with automatic retries and refunds on failures
SERP feature monitoring
Track featured snippets, knowledge panels, and ad placements across keywords
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