Commonapp Scraper
Spider read commonapp.org in 146 ms without a browser and returned 72 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Plan your path", "Pay for college" and "Explore your options".
Common App helps you discover colleges, submit applications, and navigate every step of the college admissions process.### 1#### Plan your pathWhether you're applying to college for the first time or transferring from one college to another, college is within your reach. Use our application toolkit — for first-year students or transfer students — to help you take your next step.### 2#### Pay for collegeExplore financial aid resources and scholarships. Many colleges never charge an application fee, and many students qualify for fee waivers at those that do.### 3#### Explore your optionsFind your fit from 1,100+ Common App colleges* Public and private colleges* Minority-serving institutions (like HBCUs, HSIs, and more)### 4#### Start your applicationReady to take the next step? Create your account. Add your GPA and profile info, and you may get scholarship matches or direct admissions offers.## Your complete collegeIt’s go time — and we’ll be with you every step of the way.Here’s where you’ll find what you need to take that next step towards a brighter future.Access the first-year student guideAccess the transfer student guide## Featured research### Common App Next Chapter: 2026 impact report## News and updates### Common App opens application to launch 2026-27 season#### For counselors and recommendersThanks to you, your students aren’t alone. We’re here to make sure you’re not either.Access counselor resources#### Become a member collegeWe strive for access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. Your membership makes it all possible.## Events and webinars**5**Oct##### 2026 NCAN National ConferenceJoin college access leaders to share practical strategies, research, and innovations that help more students earn postsecondary credentials.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 commonapp.org.
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://commonapp.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.commonapp.org", {
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 commonapp.org costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000832 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.
- Free balance on signup
- No card required to test
- Balance never expires
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Start scraping commonapp.org.
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.