Dal Scraper
Spider read dal.ca in 121 ms without a browser and returned 162 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Dal News", "What's Happening" and "Dalhousie's campaign for transformational change".
Big enough to find a world of possibilities, small enough to feel like you belong.As a Dalhousie student, you're in for a journey filled with endless opportunities at one of Canada's top universities. Experience the exceptional personal attention that comes with the Dalhousie community.Information for international studentsDalhousie-India research partnershipsJoin us at the Dalhousie Summer AcademyDalhousie University is a vibrant hub that is making significant contributions at regional, national, and global levels. Recognized for the outstanding quality of our research and innovation and a drive for discovery that results in more than $210 million in research funding each year.Strategic research clusters## Dal News## Dalhousie signs Atlantic Canada Prosperity Charter to expand student work opportunities A new partnership between universities and businesses aims to help students gain valuable workplace experience while supporting the region’s future talent needs. ")## Progress Pride Flag raising celebrates season of belonging ")## Dalhousie‑led study could change how patients prevent blood clots after joint replacement ")## Alum’s scholarship supports future African Nova Scotian pharmacists ")## Dalhousie’s new Killam Memorial Chairs push boundaries in health, humanities, and agriculture## What's HappeningCampus app and web portal ### Get announcements, see upcoming events, join groups and more in the DalU app2026/2027 Academic Year ### Don't miss anything! Find all the upcoming important dates and deadlines at DalSustainability at Dal ### See how we support, research, study, and take action on sustainability including UN's sustainable goals## Dalhousie's campaign for transformational changeAt Dalhousie University, we believe we have a greater purpose, to be a force for positive change in the world. But we can’t do it alone. That's why we're bringing worlds together.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 dal.ca.
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://dal.ca");
// 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.dal.ca", {
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 dal.ca costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000243 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
Run it keyless, no account
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Start scraping dal.ca.
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.