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POST
/
metascraping
Scrape a webpage meta with custom options
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.geekflare.com/metascraping \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "device": "desktop",
  "blockAds": true,
  "renderJS": true,
  "proxyCountry": "us",
  "format": "json",
  "fileOutput": false
}
'
{
  "timestamp": 1778737930991,
  "apiStatus": "success",
  "apiCode": 200,
  "meta": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "device": "desktop",
    "format": "json",
    "fileOutput": false,
    "blockAds": true,
    "renderJS": true,
    "test": {
      "id": "mxqx9v9y0742lap6altwdteqd28t23nq"
    },
    "proxyCountry": "<string>"
  },
  "data": "https://cdn.geekflare.com/tests/webscraping/ZuyhINuAZPQQabbN"
}

Authorizations

​
x-api-key
string
header
required

API Key required for all endpoints

Body

application/json
​
url
string
required

Target URL

Example:

"https://example.com"

​
device
enum<string>
default:desktop

Device type to emulate. Defaults to desktop.

Available options:
desktop,
mobile
Example:

"desktop"

​
blockAds
boolean
default:true

Whether to block ads

Example:

true

​
renderJS
boolean
default:true

Whether to render JavaScript

Example:

true

​
proxyCountry
string

Proxy country code to route the request

Example:

"us"

​
format
enum<string>
default:json

Format of the scraped result. Defaults to html.

Available options:
markdown,
json
Example:

"json"

​
fileOutput
boolean
default:false

Whether to get response in file format

Example:

false

Response

Successfully scraped webpage meta

​
timestamp
number
required

Timestamp of the request in milliseconds

Example:

1778737930991

​
apiStatus
enum<string>
required

API status message

Available options:
success,
failure
Example:

"success"

​
apiCode
number
required

API status code

Example:

200

​
meta
object
required

Metadata about the request

​
data
required

Scraped data (URL or inline content depending on output)

Example:

"https://cdn.geekflare.com/tests/webscraping/ZuyhINuAZPQQabbN"