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    Crawl

    API reference for crawl endpoints.

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    POST /api/v1/crawl/schedules

    POST
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules

    Create Crawl Schedule

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    namestring
    Required
    Name
    cronstring
    Required
    Cron expression (5 fields), e.g. '0 6 * * *'
    timezonestringOptionalTimezoneDefault: UTC
    crawl_configobject
    Required
    Frozen crawl configuration executed on each scheduled run. Mirrors the essential fields of CrawlRequest but stored as a JSON blob so the schedule is self-contained (no user input at execution time).
    max_runsintegerOptionalmax_runs
    max_credits_per_runintegerOptionalmax_credits_per_run
    enabledbooleanOptionalEnabledDefault: True

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "name": "example_name",
        "cron": "example_cron",
        "timezone": "example_timezone",
        "crawl_config": "..."
      }'

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "status": "ok"
    }

    GET /api/v1/crawl/schedules

    GET
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules

    List Crawl Schedules

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    limitintegerOptionallimitDefault: 20
    offsetintegerOptionaloffsetDefault: 0
    active_onlybooleanOptionalactive_onlyDefault: False

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X GET https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "schedules": [],
      "total": 0
    }

    GET /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}

    GET
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}

    Get Crawl Schedule

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    schedule_idstring
    Required
    schedule_id

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X GET https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules/<schedule_id> \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "id": "example",
      "name": "example",
      "cron": "example",
      "timezone": "example",
      "crawl_config": {},
      "max_runs": "example"
    }

    PATCH /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}

    PATCH
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}

    Update Crawl Schedule

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    schedule_idstring
    Required
    schedule_id
    namestringOptionalname
    cronstringOptionalcron
    timezonestringOptionaltimezone
    crawl_configobjectOptionalFrozen crawl configuration executed on each scheduled run. Mirrors the essential fields of CrawlRequest but stored as a JSON blob so the schedule is self-contained (no user input at execution time).
    max_runsintegerOptionalmax_runs
    max_credits_per_runintegerOptionalmax_credits_per_run
    enabledbooleanOptionalenabled

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X PATCH https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules/<schedule_id> \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "id": "example",
      "name": "example",
      "cron": "example",
      "timezone": "example",
      "crawl_config": {},
      "max_runs": "example"
    }

    DELETE /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}

    DELETE
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}

    Delete Crawl Schedule

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    schedule_idstring
    Required
    schedule_id

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X DELETE https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules/<schedule_id> \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "status": "ok"
    }

    POST /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/pause

    POST
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/pause

    Pause Crawl Schedule

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    schedule_idstring
    Required
    schedule_id

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules/<schedule_id>/pause \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "id": "example",
      "name": "example",
      "cron": "example",
      "timezone": "example",
      "crawl_config": {},
      "max_runs": "example"
    }

    POST /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/resume

    POST
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/resume

    Resume Crawl Schedule

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    schedule_idstring
    Required
    schedule_id

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules/<schedule_id>/resume \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "id": "example",
      "name": "example",
      "cron": "example",
      "timezone": "example",
      "crawl_config": {},
      "max_runs": "example"
    }

    POST /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/run

    POST
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/run

    Run Crawl Schedule Now

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    schedule_idstring
    Required
    schedule_id

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules/<schedule_id>/run \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "id": "example",
      "schedule_id": "example",
      "status": "example",
      "crawl_id": "example",
      "pages_total": 0,
      "pages_completed": 0
    }

    GET /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/runs

    GET
    /api/v1/crawl/schedules/{schedule_id}/runs

    List Crawl Schedule Runs

    Parameters

    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    schedule_idstring
    Required
    schedule_id
    limitintegerOptionallimitDefault: 20
    offsetintegerOptionaloffsetDefault: 0

    Request Example

    Bash
    curl -X GET https://api.alterlab.io/api/v1/crawl/schedules/<schedule_id>/runs \
      -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"

    Response Example

    JSON
    {
      "runs": [],
      "total": 0
    }
    Last updated: March 2026

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