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Recent product updates, API additions, and platform improvements.

September 2026

Latest
  1. New

    Provider router

    Put a router object in a scrape or crawl body to ask for an outside provider on your own keys, or set mode to off to keep a URL on Spider's own stack. Set funding to own to keep a request to routes your keys can pay for. Rolling out; write to support@spider.cloud to check access. See the provider router page, or the router docs for every field.

March 2026

  1. New

    Browser AI commands

    Send AI commands directly through Spider's Browser API WebSocket. Three modes: Act (click, type, navigate), Extract (pull structured data from the visible page), and Observe (describe what's on screen). Requires an AI Studio subscription.

  2. Update

    Dashboard logs redesign

    Redesigned the logs tab with a dark theme, click-to-expand detail panels, and an inline browser preview for live sessions.

February 2026

  1. New

    Scraper catalog

    1,000+ ready-made scraper examples across 32 categories. Each includes working code and a report button if a scraper breaks.

  2. New

    Case studies and showcase

    Added case studies with real production numbers and a showcase of verified integrations built with Spider.

  3. New

    Proxy location pages

    199 country-specific proxy pages with unique profiles. Useful if you need to verify geo-targeted content or route crawls through specific regions.

  4. AI

    Smarter AI extraction fallback

    AI extraction now uses a two-phase fallback: a fast model handles most pages, and a more capable model kicks in for complex layouts. Happens automatically per page.

  5. New

    Data connectors

    Pipe crawl results straight into S3, GCS, Google Sheets, Azure Blob, or Supabase as pages are found. Set data_connectors on any crawl request. Works alongside webhooks.

  6. AI

    Better extraction quality

    Raised the max extraction rounds so the models have more room to produce clean structured output on complex pages.

January 2026

  1. New

    Relevance gate

    When you use a prompt with AI extraction, pages that aren't relevant to your query get skipped before they're billed. Big savings on broad crawls with targeted prompts.

  2. New

    AI usage tracking

    Every AI extraction logs token usage and deducts from your balance automatically. Per-request costs show in the dashboard.

  3. New

    /ai/unblocker

    New endpoint that combines AI extraction with anti-bot bypassing in one call. No separate config needed.

  4. New

    extraction_schema parameter

    Pass a JSON schema via extraction_schema and the AI output conforms to it. Works with every extraction model.

  5. Update

    AI pricing breakdown

    Added a per-model token pricing table to the AI Studio pricing page.

December 2025

  1. New

    /ai/search

    Search the web and scrape results in a single call. AI extraction runs on each result page automatically.

  2. Update

    Dashboard refresh

    Reworked the dashboard layout, fixed the cost breakdown display, improved mobile usability, and added a light mode for the playground editor.

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