Introducing Oxylabs' Web Scraper API Playground: A New Way to Test Out Our Web Scraper API

Danielius Radavicius

Last updated on

2023-09-05

2 min read

AI Summary:

Oxylabs introduced the Web Scraper API Playground, a free dashboard tool for testing their scraping API. Users can enter a URL or query, customize parameters like geo-location and parsing, and export the request code or results in HTML/JSON format — making it easy to evaluate the API before committing.

We’re excited to announce a brand new way for our users to check out Oxylabs Web Scraper API for free! Introducing the Web Scraper API Playground, here you’ll be able to test our scraping solution, including its dedicated scrapers and parsers (Amazon, Wayfair, Google, Bing, Baidu, and Yandex). You can access it via our dashboard.

Before we look at the step-by-step guide, the question may arise regarding who this solution is beneficial for. Suppose you’re curious about our Web Scraper API and want to see them in action. In that case, Web Scraper API Playground is the perfect way to check how our solutions function and decide which one suits you the most. The process couldn’t be more straightforward as all you need to do is give a URL and test it yourself, that's it! Below, we have a step-by-step guide on how to do so.

How to use the Web Scraper API Playground

The process of testing out our Web Scraper API is easy:

Initially, you’ll be asked to enter the Target Query. This entails entering a search query or URL (depending on your selected source) and submitting the request when you have filled out all the wanted parameters. Notably, you can submit a request without customization.
If your testing requirements necessitate gathering specific public data, then you only need to customize your request within our Web Scraper API Playground. Depending on the target, you can choose various parameters such as user agent type, parsing, JavaScript rendering, localization (geographic location and interface language), result limits, filtering, session ID options, and more.
Once you're happy with the result, you can export the request code in the language of your choice. Also, by adding your credentials to the request code, you can use it for further scraping operations. It’s also possible to export the scraped result in HTML or JSON format.

If you have any questions regarding Web Scraper API Playground or any other solution provided by Oxylabs, don't hesitate to contact us at support@oxylabs.io, and we’ll be happy to help!

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About the author

Danielius Radavicius

Former Copywriter

Danielius Radavičius was a Copywriter at Oxylabs. Having grown up in films, music, and books and having a keen interest in the defense industry, he decided to move his career toward tech-related subjects and quickly became interested in all things technology. In his free time, you'll probably find Danielius watching films, listening to music, and planning world domination.

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