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GET docs.github.com HTTP 200112 ms5.5 KB$0.00014 captured Aug 7, 2026

docs.github.com, as data

One API turns any docs.github.com 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 112 ms
Page size
5.5 KB of markdown, 100 lines
Fields
Footer, Main Content
Captured
Aug 7, 2026

Free balance on signup, no card. This docs.github.com page cost $0.00014 to fetch.

response 200 · 112 ms · 5.5 KB
# GitHub DocsHelp for wherever you are on your GitHub journey.## Get started* Subscriptions & notifications## Collaborative coding## GitHub Copilot## CI/CD and DevOps## Security and code quality* Find and fix code vulnerabilities## Client apps## Project management## Enterprise and teams* Enterprise administrators## Developers## Community## More docs## Getting started* ### Set up Git At the heart of GitHub is an open-source version control system (VCS) called Git. Git is responsible for everything GitHub-related that happens locally on your computer.* ### Connecting to GitHub with SSH You can connect to GitHub using the Secure Shell Protocol (SSH), which provides a secure channel over an unsecured network.* ### Creating and managing repositories You can create a repository on GitHub to store and collaborate on your project's files, then manage the repository's name and location.* ### Basic writing and formatting syntax Create sophisticated formatting for your prose and code on GitHub with simple syntax.## Popular* ### Pull requests Propose, review, and merge code changes using pull requests to collaborate effectively and maintain code quality.* ### Authentication documentation Authenticate securely to GitHub with passwords, tokens, SSH keys, and more—and keep your account protected.* ### Getting code suggestions in your IDE with GitHub Copilot Use GitHub Copilot to get code suggestions in your editor.* ### Managing remote repositories Learn to work with your local repositories on your computer and remote repositories hosted on GitHub.
POST /scrape · docs.github.com/index.md · markdown · 100 lines · captured Aug 7, 2026

What Spider does on docs.github.com

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.

112 ms · $0.00014
/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 docs.github.com'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://docs.github.com/", "return_format": "markdown"}'
plain request · no browser, no selectors

What docs.github.com costs

Multiplied from the measured 5.5 KB page. Estimates round to the cent.

cost measured
This page, once 5.5 KB over HTTP, measured $0.00014
This page, daily for a month 30 fetches at the measured price ≈ $0.004206
1,000 pages this size 5.4 MB at the measured price ≈ $0.14
10,000 pages this size 54.2 MB at the measured price ≈ $1.40

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.

Point this at the rest of docs.github.com.

The capture above took 112 ms and cost $0.00014. The same call takes any URL on docs.github.com.

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