Oxylabs Web Scraper API

What Oxylabs Web Scraper API is

Oxylabs Web Scraper API is a paid web-scraping service designed for API use. Its plans set both a results allowance and a requests-per-second rate. The Free Trial includes 2,000 results at 10 requests per second, but it is not a free plan. Micro costs $49 a month, billed monthly, for 98,000 results and 50 requests per second. Starter is $99 a month for 220,000 results at 50 requests per second. Business costs $999 a month and includes 3,330,000 results at 100 requests per second. VAT may apply to these paid monthly plans. Custom+ also lists 100 requests per second, with no price shown. Oxylabs was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. The product is listed for API access rather than desktop, web, or mobile platforms, so its usefulness depends on software that can connect through an API.

Who it suits

This service suits developers and teams whose scraping workflows can use an API. The plan choices fit workloads that need defined result volumes and request rates.

Limits

The Free Trial allows 2,000 results at 10 requests per second. Micro, Starter, and Business provide monthly result allowances of 98,000, 220,000, and 3,330,000 respectively; their listed speeds are 50, 50, and 100 requests per second.

Getting started

1. Open the Oxylabs Web Scraper API website
2. Choose the Free Trial or a monthly plan
3. Select a plan based on its results allowance and requests-per-second limit
4. Connect your workflow through the API

Verdict

Oxylabs Web Scraper API offers tiered result and request-rate allowances for API workflows. Compare the monthly limits, possible VAT, and trial terms with your expected usage before choosing a plan.