Duke Scraper
Spider read duke.edu in 112 ms without a browser and returned 202 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "The Spaces We Inhabit", "Outer Space Check out our scholarly space pursuits" and "Green Space Take action with us to protect the environment".
* A nightime view of the Milky Way rotating in the sky behind the Rubin Observatory* An aerial view of Duke Chapel rising out of Duke Forest’s green space* A class learning in an outdoor space in Duke Gardens* Two clips of students using the 3D printers in the CoLab creative space## The Spaces We InhabitWe study far-off frontiers and the tiniest of organisms. We live in communal spaces and are inspired by them. At Duke, the spaces that surround us help unite us.## Outer Space Check out our scholarly space pursuits.## Common Space Explore where Duke’s communities connect across campus.## Tiny Space See how big results come from the smallest study subjects.## Green Space Take action with us to protect the environment.## Creative Space Discover the many means of expression at Duke.## Outer SpaceDuke scholars are focused on the greatest of the universe’s unknowns, from hibernation in space, to law and policy regulating space activity.### Cutting-Edge Space ExplorationA new Duke initiative will harness brainpower from across the university in an examination of the cosmos.### Creatures with SuperpowersIn this podcast, learn about the fat-tailed dwarf lemur, a creature that teaches us about everything from conservation to deep space travel.### When a Picture is Worth More Than 1,000 WordsDuke cosmologists were among many to marvel at the first images of the universe provided by the Rubin Observatory.### New Satellites Give a Clearer ViewA Duke engineer’s company is making new satellite imaging antennas that can deliver real-time images of Earth in 15 minutes.More Than a Rocket Scientist### Duke’s Provost is a Serious Rock-it ManDuke Provost Alec Gallimore is a rocket scientist and a rocker; he counts Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin among his favorite guitarists.### Can Space Travel Raise Risk of Blood Clots?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 duke.edu.
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://duke.edu");
// 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.duke.edu", {
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 duke.edu costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000444 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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