Free web scraping API with 5,000 requests/month. JavaScript rendering, AI extraction, structured content trees. No credit card required. cURL, Python & TypeScript examples.
The Problem with Web Scraping APIs
If you've tried to build a web scraper, you know the pain:
- DIY scraping means dealing with headless browsers, proxies, CAPTCHAs, rate limits, and constantly breaking selectors
- Paid APIs like ScrapingBee ($49/mo), Firecrawl ($16/mo), or Apify (pay-per-use) add up quickly for side projects
- Most APIs lack a free tier, so you can't even test if they work for your use case before paying
What if you could get
5,000 API requests per month, completely free, with no credit card required?
ContentAPI Free Tier: What You Get
ContentAPI's free plan includes everything you need:
| Feature | Included |
|---|
| Monthly requests | 5,000 |
| JavaScript rendering | ✅ Full browser rendering for SPAs |
| Content sources | Web pages, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, PDFs |
| Output formats | Markdown, structured tree, raw HTML |
| AI extraction | ✅ JSON schema extraction with AI |
| RAG chunking | ✅ Built-in chunk_size parameter |
| Batch requests | Up to 50 URLs per call |
| Rate limit | 20 requests/minute |
| Support | Community |
| Credit card | ❌ Not required |
That's not a crippled free tier — it's the full API with a request cap.
Quick Start: First Request in 30 Seconds
1. Sign Up
Go to getcontentapi.com/signup and create an account. No credit card needed.
2. Get Your API Key
After signing up, go to the dashboard and copy your API key. It looks like \