GET boston.gov HTTP 200115 ms12.2 KB$0.000211 captured Aug 7, 2026

boston.gov, as data

One API turns any boston.gov 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.

target profile from the capture

Render mode: Plain HTTP, no browser needed
Response: HTTP 200 in 115 ms
Page size: 12.2 KB of markdown, 283 lines
Fields: Title, Department, Date, Description and 1 more
Captured: Aug 7, 2026

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Free balance on signup, no card. This boston.gov page cost $0.000211 to fetch.

response 200 · 115 ms · 12.2 KB

An official website of the City of Boston.A lock or https:// means you've safely connected to the.gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure## Boston.gov SearchGet direct answers to your questions about City of Boston services, programs, and information. While we strive for accuracy by sourcing directly from Boston.gov, our search can occasionally provide unexpected results. You can help us improve by using the feedback buttons below each answer.Questions? Contact us at digital@boston.gov.Please note: AI-generated responses may contain errors, including about real people. Please verify important information before acting on it.### Popular searches### Popular questions* How do I get a resident parking sticker?* What is my trash pickup schedule?## Friday, August 7City Hall Operating Hours Boston City Hall is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., but many offices close to the public at 4 or 4:30 p.m.Trash and recycling Pickup is on a normal schedule.Street Cleaning Street cleaning is on a normal schedule.Parking meters Parking meters are running on their normal schedules today.Tow lot The tow lot is only open Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Automated kiosks are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for vehicle releases.## Featured resourcesBuilding Permits and LicensesBoston Property Information LookupOrder Birth Certificates OnlineSearch Resources and Elected Officials for Your NeighborhoodSpecial Item / Bulk Item Trash PickupsView Projects across the City of Boston1 Guide: Summer in Boston 20262 Guide: Community Aid Resources3 Guide: Welcome to Boston Permitting## Latest newsAug 7 ### Council Supports Allowing Retired Police Officers to Work Paid Details City CouncilAug 7 ### Council Calls for Critical-Incident Administrative Leave Standards Following In City CouncilAug 7 ### Teen Dating Violence Awareness City Council

POST /scrape · boston.gov/index.md · markdown · Showing 31 of 283 lines · captured Aug 7, 2026

What Spider does on boston.gov

Same key, five endpoints. The numbers under a cell were measured on this page.

/scrape

Page to markdown

Clean text for RAG and LLM context, boilerplate removed. The lane that runs without a key.

115 ms · $0.000211

/fetch

Page to JSON

Spider reads the page and names the fields. Pass your own schema when you need exact keys.

/crawl

Whole site

Follows boston.gov's own links, respects robots, streams pages as they land.

/links

Link graph

Every internal and external URL on a page, before you decide what to fetch.

/screenshot

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.

request scrape.sh

curl -X POST https://api.spider.cloud/scrape \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPIDER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://boston.gov/", "return_format": "markdown"}'

from spider import Spider

app = Spider()
params = {"return_format": "markdown"}
page = app.scrape_url("https://boston.gov/", params=params)
print(page[0]["content"])

import { Spider } from "@spider-cloud/spider-client";

const app = new Spider();
const [page] = await app.scrapeUrl("https://boston.gov/", {
  return_format: "markdown",
});
console.log(page.content);

plain request · no browser, no selectors

What boston.gov costs

Multiplied from the measured 12.2 KB page. Estimates round to the cent.

cost measured

This page, once 12.2 KB over HTTP, measured $0.000211

This page, daily for a month 30 fetches at the measured price ≈ $0.006329

1,000 pages this size 11.9 MB at the measured price ≈ $0.21

10,000 pages this size 119.5 MB at the measured price ≈ $2.11

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.

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The capture above took 115 ms and cost $0.000211. The same call takes any URL on boston.gov.

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