Web Scraping API

Content Aggregation API

Aggregate articles, forum posts, blog content, and publications from across the web into structured, searchable databases.

7.5M blog posts Content published daily3x vs paid ads Content marketing ROI$1.1T by 2028 Knowledge management market

How It Works

1

Define content sources

Select blogs, forums, publications, and knowledge bases relevant to your content needs.

2

Extract and structure

Pull article text, metadata, tags, and categories from each source into a consistent format.

3

Build content database

Store aggregated content in searchable databases for research, recommendation engines, or content analysis.

Quick Start

cURL
curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://tech-blog.com/latest",
    "extract": {
      "posts": [{
        "title": "string",
        "excerpt": "string",
        "author": "string",
        "date": "string",
        "tags": "string[]"
      }]
    }
  }'

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I aggregate content from forums and discussion boards?

Yes. AlterLab handles forum structures, thread pagination, and JavaScript-loaded comments. Extract post content, replies, user info, and timestamps from any public forum.

How do I deduplicate content from multiple sources?

The API returns structured data you can fingerprint. Use title + content hashing in your pipeline to detect duplicates, syndicated content, and cross-posted material.

Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

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Pricing

From $0.0002/request. No subscriptions. Balance never expires.

Your first scrape.
Sixty seconds.

$1 free credit — up to 5,000 scrapes. No credit card.Just a POST request.

terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

No credit card required · $1 free credit, up to 5,000 scrapes · Balance never expires