Scrappey - Official Python Wrapper

Official Python wrapper for Scrappey.com - Web scraping API

Features

• Browser Automation - Full browser control with actions like click, type, scroll
• Session Management - Maintain cookies and state across requests
• Proxy Support - Built-in proxy rotation with country selection
• Async Support - Both sync and async clients included
• Type Hints - Full type annotations for IDE support and AI assistants
• Familiar API - Modeled after the popular requests library

Pricing

Scrappey offers strong value for web scraping with JavaScript rendering and residential proxies:

Feature	Description	Scrappey
Price per 1K Scrapes	JS render + residential proxies	From €1
Concurrent Requests	Simultaneous scraping	Up to 200
Browser Automation	Actions and interactions	30+ Actions
Billing Model	Payment flexibility	Pay-as-you-go
Success Rate	Successful scrapes	High

Why Scrappey?

• 🚀 Cost-effective for JS rendering at scale
• ⚡ High concurrency for large workloads
• 🎯 30+ browser actions for rich automation
• 💰 Pay-as-you-go - no monthly commitments

How It Works

graph TB
    A[Your Application] -->|1. Send Request| B[Scrappey API]
    B -->|2. Route Request| C{Request Type?}
    C -->|Browser Mode| D[Headless Browser]
    C -->|Request Mode| E[HTTP Library + TLS]
    D -->|3. Execute| F[Browser Actions]
    E -->|3. Execute| G[HTTP Request]
    F -->|4. Return| J[HTML/JSON Response]
    G -->|4. Return| J
    J -->|5. Deliver| A

    style A fill:#e1f5ff
    style B fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff
    style D fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
    style E fill:#FF9800,color:#fff
    style J fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff

Request Flow:

1. Your application sends a request to the Scrappey API
2. Scrappey routes to browser or HTTP mode based on requestType
3. Browser/HTTP engine executes the request
4. Response returned with HTML, JSON, or extracted data
5. Delivered back to your application

Installation

pip install scrappey

API Key Setup

You can provide your Scrappey API key in two ways:

Option 1: Environment Variable (Recommended)

Set the SCRAPPEY_API_KEY environment variable:

Windows (PowerShell):

# Temporary (current session only)
$env:SCRAPPEY_API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"

# Permanent (user-level)
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('SCRAPPEY_API_KEY', 'your_api_key_here', [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)

Windows (Command Prompt):

# Temporary (current session only)
set SCRAPPEY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

# Permanent (user-level)
setx SCRAPPEY_API_KEY "your_api_key_here"

Linux/macOS (Bash/Zsh):

# Temporary (current session only)
export SCRAPPEY_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

# Permanent (add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc)
echo 'export SCRAPPEY_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Linux/macOS (Fish):

# Temporary (current session only)
set -x SCRAPPEY_API_KEY "your_api_key_here"

# Permanent (add to ~/.config/fish/config.fish)
echo 'set -x SCRAPPEY_API_KEY "your_api_key_here"' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish

Option 2: Pass Directly in Code

from scrappey import Scrappey

scrappey = Scrappey(api_key="your_api_key_here")

Note: Get your API key from https://app.scrappey.com

Quick Start

from scrappey import Scrappey

# Initialize with your API key
scrappey = Scrappey(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Simple GET request
result = scrappey.get(url="https://example.com")
print(result["solution"]["response"])

# Don't forget to close the client when done
scrappey.close()

Or use as a context manager:

from scrappey import Scrappey

with Scrappey(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY") as scrappey:
    result = scrappey.get(url="https://example.com")
    print(result["solution"]["statusCode"])

Request Types

Scrappey supports two request modes with different trade-offs:

Mode	Description	Cost	Speed
browser	Headless browser (default)	1 balance	Slower, more capable
request	HTTP library with TLS	0.2 balance	Faster, cheaper

Browser Mode (Default)

Uses a real headless browser. Best for:

• Sites with JavaScript rendering
• Pages that require a full browser environment
• Browser actions and screenshots

# Browser mode is the default
result = scrappey.get(url="https://example.com")

Request Mode

Uses an HTTP library with TLS fingerprinting. Best for:

• Simple API calls
• High-volume scraping
• When you need speed and low cost

Limitations:

• ❌ No browser actions - JavaScript execution not available
• ❌ No screenshots - Visual rendering not supported

# Request mode - cheaper and faster
result = scrappey.get(url="https://api.example.com", requestType="request")

# Works with all HTTP methods
result = scrappey.post(
    url="https://api.example.com/data",
    postData={"key": "value"},
    requestType="request",
)

Async Usage

import asyncio
from scrappey import AsyncScrappey

async def main():
    async with AsyncScrappey(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY") as scrappey:
        # Parallel requests
        urls = ["https://example1.com", "https://example2.com"]
        results = await asyncio.gather(*[
            scrappey.get(url=url) for url in urls
        ])
        for result in results:
            print(result["solution"]["statusCode"])

asyncio.run(main())

Familiar requests-style API

Scrappey provides an interface modeled after the popular requests library.

Migration

# Before (using requests)
import requests

response = requests.get("https://example.com")
print(response.text)

# After (using Scrappey) - just change the import!
from scrappey import requests

response = requests.get("https://example.com")
print(response.text)

That's it!

Note: Set the SCRAPPEY_API_KEY environment variable with your API key.

Response Object

The Response object works much like requests.Response:

from scrappey import requests

response = requests.get("https://httpbin.org/get")

# Standard attributes
print(response.status_code)    # 200
print(response.ok)             # True
print(response.text)           # Response body as text
print(response.content)        # Response body as bytes
print(response.headers)        # Response headers
print(response.cookies)        # Response cookies
print(response.url)            # Final URL
print(response.elapsed)        # Time elapsed

# Methods
data = response.json()         # Parse JSON
response.raise_for_status()    # Raise on 4xx/5xx

Sessions

Sessions maintain cookies and headers across requests:

from scrappey import requests

session = requests.Session()

try:
    # Authenticate
    session.post("https://example.com/login", data={"user": "test"})

    # Subsequent requests include cookies from the session
    response = session.get("https://example.com/dashboard")

    # Session-level headers
    session.headers.update({"Authorization": "Bearer token"})
finally:
    session.close()  # Clean up Scrappey session

Or use as a context manager:

from scrappey import requests

with requests.Session() as session:
    session.get("https://example.com")
    # Session automatically closed when exiting

Supported Parameters

Parameter	Supported	Notes
params	Yes	Query parameters
data	Yes	Form data
json	Yes	JSON data
headers	Yes	Custom headers
cookies	Yes	Request cookies
timeout	Yes	Request timeout
proxies	Yes	Proxy configuration
request_type	Yes	"browser" (default) or "request" (faster)

Examples

Checking the Result

result = scrappey.get(
    url="https://example.com"
)

if result["data"] == "success":
    print("Request completed successfully!")
    print(result["solution"]["response"])

Browser Automation

result = scrappey.browser_action(
    url="https://example.com/login",
    actions=[
        {"type": "wait_for_selector", "cssSelector": "#login-form"},
        {"type": "type", "cssSelector": "#email", "text": "user@example.com"},
        {"type": "type", "cssSelector": "#password", "text": "password123"},
        {"type": "click", "cssSelector": "#submit-btn", "waitForSelector": ".dashboard"},
        {"type": "execute_js", "code": "document.querySelector('.user-name').innerText"},
    ],
)

# Get JavaScript return values
print(result["solution"]["javascriptReturn"])

POST Requests

# Form data
result = scrappey.post(
    url="https://httpbin.org/post",
    postData="username=user&password=pass",
)

# JSON data
result = scrappey.post(
    url="https://api.example.com/data",
    postData={"key": "value"},
    customHeaders={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
)

Screenshot Capture

result = scrappey.screenshot(
    url="https://example.com",
    width=1920,
    height=1080,
)

# Save screenshot
import base64
with open("screenshot.png", "wb") as f:
    f.write(base64.b64decode(result["solution"]["screenshot"]))

Using Request Builder Output

Copy directly from the Request Builder:

result = scrappey.request({
    "cmd": "request.get",
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "browserActions": [
        {"type": "wait", "wait": 2000},
        {"type": "scroll", "cssSelector": "footer"}
    ],
    "screenshot": True
})

API Reference

Scrappey Client

Scrappey(
    api_key: str,                    # Your API key (required)
    base_url: str = "...",           # API URL (optional)
    timeout: float = 300,            # Request timeout in seconds
)

Methods

Method	Description
get(url, **options)	Perform GET request
post(url, postData, **options)	Perform POST request
put(url, postData, **options)	Perform PUT request
delete(url, **options)	Perform DELETE request
patch(url, postData, **options)	Perform PATCH request
request(options)	Send request with full options dict
create_session(**options)	Create a new session
destroy_session(session)	Destroy a session
browser_action(url, actions, **options)	Execute browser actions
screenshot(url, **options)	Capture screenshot

Common Options

Option	Type	Description
requestType	str	"browser" (default) or "request" (faster, cheaper)
session	str	Session ID for state persistence
proxy	str	Custom proxy (http://user:pass@ip:port)
proxyCountry	str	Proxy country (e.g., "UnitedStates")
premiumProxy	bool	Use premium residential proxies
mobileProxy	bool	Use mobile carrier proxies
browserActions	list	Browser automation actions
screenshot	bool	Capture screenshot
cssSelector	str	Extract content by CSS selector
customHeaders	dict	Custom HTTP headers

Response Structure

{
    "solution": {
        "verified": True,
        "response": "<html>...</html>",
        "statusCode": 200,
        "currentUrl": "https://example.com",
        "cookies": [...],
        "cookieString": "session=abc; token=xyz",
        "userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0...",
        "screenshot": "base64...",
        "javascriptReturn": [...],
    },
    "timeElapsed": 1234,
    "data": "success",  # or "error"
    "session": "session-id",
    "error": "error message if failed"
}

Multi-Language Examples

Examples are provided for:

• Python - examples/python/
• Node.js - examples/nodejs/
• TypeScript - examples/typescript/
• Go - examples/go/
• Java - examples/java/
• C# - examples/csharp/
• PHP - examples/php/
• Ruby - examples/ruby/
• Rust - examples/rust/
• Kotlin - examples/kotlin/
• cURL - examples/curl/

Error Handling

The API returns errors in the response body. Check the data field:

result = scrappey.get(url="https://example.com")

if result["data"] == "success":
    html = result["solution"]["response"]
else:
    error = result.get("error", "Unknown error")
    print(f"Request failed: {error}")

Client-side errors raise exceptions:

from scrappey import (
    ScrappeyError,
    ScrappeyConnectionError,
    ScrappeyTimeoutError,
    ScrappeyAuthenticationError,
)

try:
    result = scrappey.get(url="https://example.com")
except ScrappeyConnectionError:
    print("Could not connect to API")
except ScrappeyTimeoutError:
    print("Request timed out")
except ScrappeyAuthenticationError:
    print("Invalid API key")
except ScrappeyError as e:
    print(f"API error: {e}")

Pricing & Plans

Visit https://scrappey.com/pricing for detailed pricing information and plans.

Key Benefits:

• 💰 Pay-as-you-go - Only pay for what you use
• 🎯 No monthly commitments - Cancel anytime
• 📊 Transparent pricing - See costs before you scrape
• 🚀 Volume discounts - Better rates for high-volume users

Links

• Website: https://scrappey.com
• Documentation: https://wiki.scrappey.com/getting-started
• Request Builder: https://app.scrappey.com/#/builder
• API Reference: https://wiki.scrappey.com/api-reference
• Pricing: https://scrappey.com/pricing
• GitHub: https://github.com/pim97/scrappey-wrapper-python

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Disclaimer

Please ensure that your web scraping activities comply with each website's terms of service and applicable laws and regulations. Scrappey is intended for lawful use only, and is not responsible for any misuse. Always obtain proper authorization before scraping, respect robots.txt and rate limits, and handle any collected data responsibly.