GET bom.gov.au HTTP 2006.6 s6.7 KB$0.000059 captured Aug 7, 2026
bom.gov.au, as data
One API turns any bom.gov.au page into markdown, structured JSON, its link graph or a screenshot, and crawls the whole site the same way. The panel shows the real response we captured.
- Render mode
- Plain HTTP, no browser needed
- Response
- HTTP 200 in 6.6 s
- Page size
- 6.7 KB of markdown, 109 lines
- Fields
- Location, Temperature, Conditions, Forecast
- Captured
- Aug 7, 2026
Free balance on signup, no card. This bom.gov.au page cost $0.000059 to fetch.
FORECAST SOL: Normal MAG: Normal ION: NormalFilter Aurora Sightings by DateAustralian Antarctic Stations# Auroral oval and the limits of aurora visibilityThe auroral oval tool displays estimates of the equatorward and poleward boundaries of the auroral ovals aroundthe north and south geomagnetic poles. It uses a model that predicts the location of the auroral ovals as a function of theK index. The tool also displays an estimate of the equatorward visibility line,assuming a clear night sky and an aurora height of 150 km.The aurora oval model used by the tool is in the process of being updated since its estimate of the equatorward visibility linedoes not always agree with the aurora sighting reports in the ASWFC archive. These discrepancies could be due to the assumed maximumaurora height of 150 km. They could also be due to the model using Kaus instead of Kp for the K index.The model uses Kaus since it is available in near real-time. In addition, the tool will be updated to use a moreaccurate conversion from corrected geomagnetic coordinates (CGM) to geographic coordinates.# ParametersThe K index can be set manually. This is useful for checking observing conditions for times in the future. Click on the"Get Kaus Index" button to reset the K index to the actual value for the date and time displayed.Changing the date or time will change the K index value to the actual value for the date and time displayed. If the date ortime is in the future, the last displayed K index value will be used as the tool does not have forecasts of K indices. When enteringClick on the "Get Current Datetime" button to reset the K index and the display to the current date and time.# Aurora SightingsThe locations of aurora sightings are displayed on the map for matching date and time. The "Filter Aurora Sightings by Date"selector turns the date filter on/off, allowing sightings to be displayed for matching time and K index, and any date. Clicking onWhat Spider does on bom.gov.au
Same key, five endpoints. The numbers under a cell were measured on this page.
Page to markdown
Clean text for RAG and LLM context, boilerplate removed. The lane that runs without a key.
6.6 s · $0.000059Page to JSON
Spider reads the page and names the fields. Pass your own schema when you need exact keys.
Rendered capture
Real Chromium, full-page PNG. The same call also returns the rendered HTML.
The call behind the panel
This request produced the response above. Paste it with your key and you get the same bytes.
curl -X POST https://api.spider.cloud/scrape \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SPIDER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora/3/1", "return_format": "markdown"}'from spider import Spider
app = Spider()
params = {"return_format": "markdown"}
page = app.scrape_url("https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora/3/1", params=params)
print(page[0]["content"])import { Spider } from "@spider-cloud/spider-client";
const app = new Spider();
const [page] = await app.scrapeUrl("https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora/3/1", {
return_format: "markdown",
});
console.log(page.content);What bom.gov.au costs
Multiplied from the measured 6.7 KB page. Estimates round to the cent.
1 GB of transfer costs $1, plus $0.001 per CPU minute, and failed requests cost $0. Crawling daily? The Unlimited plan is a flat monthly rate.
Point this at the rest of bom.gov.au.
The capture above took 6.6 s and cost $0.000059. The same call takes any URL on bom.gov.au.