Spider read archlinux.org in 134 ms without a browser and returned 152 lines of clean markdown, including the section "A simple, lightweight distribution".
## A simple, lightweight distributionCurrently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64architecture. We complement our official package sets with acommunity-operated package repository that grows in size and quality each and every day. Our strong community is diverse and helpful, and we pride ourselves on the range of skillsets and uses for Arch that stem from it. Please check out our forums and mailing lists to get your feet wet. Also glance through our wiki if you want to learn more about Arch. Learn more... ### Latest News #### virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention 2026-07-21 Previously, we installed its contents in a way that made `pacman` not aware of the files (using `VBoxManage extpack install ...` from an install script). 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Run it keyless, no account
The same call, in code.
The capture above came back as markdown. These examples add a key, so you get browser rendering, proxies, and concurrency on archlinux.org.
archlinux-org-scraper.ts
import { SpiderBrowser } from "spider-browser";const spider = new SpiderBrowser({ apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY!,});await spider.connect();const page = spider.page!;await page.goto("https://archlinux.org");// No selectors, no schema. Spider reads the page and names the fields.const data = await page.scrape();console.log(data);await spider.close();
import { Spider } from "@spider-cloud/spider-client";const spider = new Spider({ apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY! });const result = await spider.scrapeUrl("https://www.archlinux.org", { return_format: "markdown",});console.log(result);
Spider names these from the page. The capture above came back as markdown; the same
call with return_format: "json" returns them as keys.
What archlinux.org costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.00005 to fetch. Pricing is $1 per GB of pre-transformation bandwidth plus $0.001 per CPU minute, so a page like this one lands at a fraction of a cent. Failed requests are billed at $0.
You already have the call. A key raises the rate limit and turns on browser rendering,
proxies, and concurrency. Balance never expires, and top-ups go through secure checkout.