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ftc.gov · HTTP 200

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Spider read ftc.gov in 154 ms without a browser and returned 71 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "How to Spot and Avoid Imposter Scams", "Take Action" and "Fair Credit Reporting Act".

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Response ftc.gov/index.md markdown · 71 lines
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.The **https://** ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.# How to Spot and Avoid Imposter ScamsAmericans lost $3.5 billion to various kinds of imposter scams last year including FTC imposters. Learn how you can spot and avoid them, and what to do if you think you were scammed.## Take Action* **Report Take It Down violations### Fair Credit Reporting ActDo you use credit reports to make eligibility decisions about consumers? Learn about the Fair Credit Reporting Act and how to responsibly use, report and dispose of information in those reports.### Dealing with Weather EmergenciesLearn how to prepare for extreme weather, recognize disaster-related scams, find reputable charities, and more.### Our Refund ProcessWondering how we get settlement money to consumers? Learn the six steps involved in every refund program.## Sign up to get e-mail updates.## News and Updates### FTC Ditches ‘Disparate Impact’### Data VisualizationsUse our visualizations to explore scam and fraud trends in your state based on reports from consumers like you.How to spot investment training scams on social mediaHow to talk to your teens about credit and identity theftYouville: Helping kids build online safety skills this summer and school year### Open MeetingsTrack enforcement and policy developments by viewing records from the Commission’s open meetings —agendas, transcripts, videos, reports, and public comments.Military Consumer | How to Thank a Veteran with Commissioner Meador
Code · Fields · Cost · Run it keyless, no account

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 ftc.gov.

ftc-gov-scraper.ts
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://ftc.gov");

// No selectors, no schema. Spider reads the page and names the fields.
const data = await page.scrape();

console.log(data);
await spider.close();
ready to run · spider-browser, no selectors

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Fields you can pull.

TitleDepartmentDateDescription

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 ftc.gov costs to scrape.

The capture above cost $0.00154 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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Run it keyless, no account

curl -X POST https://api.spider.cloud/scrape -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"url": "https://ftc.gov/", "return_format": "markdown"}'

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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.