Gov Scraper
Spider read direct.gov.uk in 191 ms without a browser and returned 146 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Benefits", "Births, deaths, marriages andcare" and "Business and self-employed".
## Cookies on GOV.UKWe use some essential cookies to make this website work.We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.HMRC account: sign in or set upeVisas: access and use your online immigration statusUniversal Credit account: sign inPersonal tax account: sign in or set upCheck your State Pension forecast### BenefitsIncludes eligibility, appeals, tax credits and Universal Credit### Births, deaths, marriages andcareParenting, civil partnerships, divorce and Lasting Power of Attorney### Business and self-employedTools and guidance for businesses### Childcare and parentingIncludes giving birth, fostering, adopting, benefits for children, childcare and schools### Citizenship and living in theUKVoting, community participation, life in the UK, international projects### Crime, justice and thelawLegal processes, courts and the police### Disabled peopleIncludes carers, your rights, benefits and the Equality Act### Driving and transportIncludes vehicle tax, MOT and driving licences### Education and learningIncludes student loans, admissions and apprenticeships### Employing peopleIncludes pay, contracts, hiring and redundancies### Environment and countrysideThe 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 direct.gov.uk.
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://direct.gov.uk");
// 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.direct.gov.uk", {
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 direct.gov.uk costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000147 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 direct.gov.uk.
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.