Chicagoreader Scraper
Spider read chicagoreader.com in 186 ms without a browser and returned 231 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Durian massaman curry at Eat Fine Design by Khun Kung", "The floor-cushion comfort of Kopi Cafe" and "If you’ve read this far, you really love the Reader".
## Hit the town with EverOut!### Durian massaman curry at Eat Fine Design by Khun Kung### Palestinian olive oil importers struggle with drought, tariffs, and settler violence to bring their product to Chicago.Purchasing West Bank oil enables Palestinian Americans to support friends and relatives, but also to maintain intangible connections to home.### The floor-cushion comfort of Kopi Cafe### If you’ve read this far, you really love the *Reader*.Our newsletters deliver the inside scoop on everything Chicago straight to your inbox.**Daily Reader:** Your guide to Chicago. Every weekday.**Early Warnings:** Chicago’s music calendar—be the first to know who’s coming to town. Tuesdays.**Arts & Culture:** Love the arts? So do we. Know what’s new and next. Thursdays.**Food & Drink:** The latest reviews, food pop-ups, and more from our critic Mike Sula. Fridays.**High Fidelity:** Chicago music news without distortion. Saturdays.**Sunday Reader:** Long-form features for your weekend. Sundays.**EverOut:** Your guide to the best things to do, see, and eat in Chicago.Leave this field empty if you're human:### Your Guide to Upscale Glamping: Locations, Tips and MoreCamping has long been a favorite way to disconnect from busy schedules and spend time outdoors. For many…Sponsored by Metro Times Promotions### Guide to Parking Garages in Downtown Chicago: Your 4 Best OptionsDowntown Chicago parking is competitive on any given day, but if you drive an electric vehicle, you face…### MUBI Fest Brings Three Days of Cinema, Live Music, and Community to ChicagoMUBI Fest returns to Chicago July 10-12 with a weekend of exclusive screenings, live music, and special events…### Help support Illinois residents experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness regain their independence with your purchase of a 7X Bingo Multiplier instant ticketThe Illinois Lottery has been nationally recognized for its trailblazing work with specialty tickets dedicated to raising awareness…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 chicagoreader.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://chicagoreader.com");
// 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.chicagoreader.com", {
return_format: "markdown",
});
console.log(result);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 chicagoreader.com costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000614 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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- Balance never expires
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Start scraping chicagoreader.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.