Managed scraping You name the data and we collect it
Tell us which sites, which fields, how often and where the records should go. ScrapeDrive builds the collection, runs it on that schedule and keeps it working when those sites change.
Best for recurring collection from a defined set of public sites. Not for one-off requests with no named sites.
You define the data and our team runs the collection
Managed scraping is the second way to buy from ScrapeDrive. With the API, your code sends one URL per request and your team keeps the parsing, storage and scheduling. With managed scraping, you describe the records you need and our team builds, runs and maintains the collection that produces them.
You provide
- Representative URLs from each site you want covered
- The fields you need, or an example of the output you expect
- Roughly how many records you need and how often
- Where the records should be delivered
- What a correct record means for your use
Our team handles
- Building the collection for every site in scope
- Running it on the agreed schedule
- Maintaining it when a covered site changes
- Delivering the records where you asked
Who managed scraping is for
Teams that know exactly which data they need and would rather receive it than build and run the collection themselves.
A product needs data from sites you do not run
A feature or an internal workflow depends on recurring data from a set of sites, and building a collection team is not the plan.
Scrapers that keep breaking
You already run scrapers, and keeping them working takes time from engineers you hired for other work.
No scraping specialist on the team
You know which data you need and would rather not operate browsers, proxies, retries and one parser per site to get it.
A small set of sources that matters
Too specific for an off the shelf tool, and too small to justify a hire.
Not a fit
- Systems you are not authorized to access
- Data that is prohibited or sensitive to collect
- Collection with no named sites
- A promise that every site stays reachable forever
Read the acceptable use policy.
How a project runs
Four steps, from the first brief to a collection that keeps running.
You send the brief
Representative URLs, the fields, the volume and how often. The contact form has room for each. Open the contact form
We read the sites
Our team looks at the real pages and tells you what is workable, what is hard and what it would take. Sometimes the answer is that the API alone does the job.
We agree the scope and the price
We agree the sites, the fields, the schedule and the delivery, and quote the project.
We build it and keep it running
The collection runs on the agreed schedule. Maintaining it for the covered sites stays with our team.
What you receive
Everything below covers the sites and fields in your scope.
- A written scope
- The sites, fields, schedule, delivery and price for your project.
- Records on schedule
- The fields you named, from the sites in scope, delivered to the place you named.
- Maintenance of covered sites
- Our team keeps the collection working when a site in scope changes.
Examples by industry
Each industry page shows the pages that kind of team fetches with the API and what their own code builds from them. A managed brief can name the same kinds of site.
- Real estateListings, rents and property research.
- EcommercePrices, stock, assortments and reviews.
- CybersecurityAdvisories, domain records and abuse evidence.
- AI and machine learningDocumentation, datasets and evaluations.
- FintechFilings, rates, notices and screening lists.
- GTM and salesCompany, pricing and careers pages.
- HealthcareTrial records, notices and provider data.
- LegalRules, dockets, filings and IP records.
How scope and pricing work
Managed scraping has no published price. Each project is quoted after our team reads its sites. A new site, a new field or a new requirement is a change request with its own quote.
API or managed scraping
What you send
API. One URL per request
Managed scraping. A brief naming the sites, fields, schedule and delivery
What comes back
API. The page as HTML, visible text or Markdown, with a screenshot if you ask for one
Managed scraping. Records with the fields you named, delivered on schedule
Who builds, runs and maintains the collection
API. Your team
Managed scraping. Our team
How it is priced
API. Credits from a plan
Managed scraping. Quoted per project
How to start
API. Start for free. 500 credits after you confirm your email. No card.
Managed scraping. Send the brief
API plans and request costs are on the pricing page.
Questions about managed scraping
Send the sites and the fields you need
Our team reads the brief and comes back with the next step, which is sometimes to use the API yourself.