Geocaching Scraper
Spider read geocaching.com in 5.6 s without a browser and returned 264 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Maintain geocache container", "Changes after publication" and "Physical caches".
* Monitor logs for reported problems.* Post an Owner Maintenance log after doing maintenance.* Update the cache page if conditions or coordinates change.* Disable a cache page when the cache is not available or you need time to fix reported problems. A cache page can stay disabled for a reasonable amount of time - generally up to four weeks.* Occasionally mark trackables as missing if they are not in the geocache.* Delete logs that appear to be false or inappropriate.#### Maintain geocache containerTo keep the geocache in proper working order, the cache owner must* Visit the geocache regularly.* Fix reported problems (such as replace full or wet logbook, replace broken or missing container).* Make sure the location is appropriate and change it if necessary.* Remove the geocache container and any physical stages within 60 days after the cache page is archived.Cache owners who do not maintain their existing caches in a timely manner may temporarily or permanently lose the right to list new caches on Geocaching.com.#### Changes after publicationIf you make changes to your cache page or container after publication, and it no longer complies with guidelines, your cache may be disabled or archived.### Physical cachesFor all geocache types with multiple stages, the additional physical or virtual stages must be added to the cache page as Additional Waypoints.* A physical stage is a waypoint where the cache owner has placed an item, such as a container or a tag.* A virtual stage is a waypoint where the cache owner has not placed an item. Geocachers gather information at virtual stages to help them find or complete the cache.For physical caches other than challenge caches, any additional logging requirement (ALR) beyond finding the cache and signing the log must be optional. Caches can be logged online as "Found" after the geocacher has visited the coordinates and signed the logbook.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 geocaching.com.
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://geocaching.com");
// 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.geocaching.com", {
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 geocaching.com costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000103 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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