BBC News Scraper
Spider read bbc.com in 198 ms without a browser and returned 568 lines of clean markdown, including the section "Must watch".
## Satellites may be the first target in modern warfare The satellites that orbit Earth have remained largely untouched in modern conflict. But in the 21st Century, space may no longer be a safe haven.## See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.## What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon? While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.## Must watch## Where is Jackie? Beloved live cam eagle in critical condition The bald eagle, who has gained worldwide fame as the protagonist of a nest live-stream in California, has been diagnosed with anemia. US & Canada## Watch: Nasa astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured out to install a mounting hardware for the future addition of solar arrays to the space station. US & Canada## The Odyssey: Meet Matt Damon's stunt woman Stunt woman Devyn Dalton , who is 4ft 6in tall (1.37m), was chosen to be a stunt double for Damon’s character to make the giants seem even bigger.## How Ukraine is taking the war 'deeper' into Russia Ukrainian strikes have targeted key economic and military supply chains in recent weeks. Europe## Team of former prison inmates on frontline of Spokane wildfires The Arcadia 20 team worked on preventing the spread of the Autumn Lane fire that continues to threaten areas of Spokane, Washington. US & Canada## Africa's richest man’s plan to change a continent Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote tells the BBC that he plans to build a new oil refinery in Kenya. World of BusinessThe 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 bbc.com.
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://www.bbc.com/news");
// No selectors, no schema. Spider reads the page and names the fields.
const data = await page.scrape();
console.log(data);
await spider.close();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://www.bbc.com/news");
await page.content();
const data = await page.evaluate(`(() => {
const articles = [];
document.querySelectorAll("[data-testid='card-headline']").forEach(el => {
const headline = el.textContent?.trim();
const link = el.closest("a")?.href;
if (headline) articles.push({ headline, link });
});
return JSON.stringify({ total: articles.length, articles: articles.slice(0, 15) });
})()`);
console.log(JSON.parse(data));
await spider.close();Ready for volume? Get an API key →
Fields you can pull.
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 bbc.com costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000984 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.
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Start scraping bbc.com.
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.