Haystack Scraper
Spider read haystack.tv in 127 ms without a browser and returned 118 lines of clean markdown, including the section "My Headlines".
Try playing this video in troubleshooting modeAll channels](https://haystack.tv/channels)### Download for free on# Iran Tightens Strait of Hormuz Control as US Blockade Disrupts Global Shipping9h ago](https://haystack.tv/channel/aljazeera)## Share this videoSend it to a friend or copy the link* [X](<https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.haystack.tv/v/iran-tightens-strait-hormuz-control-blockade-disrupts-global-shipping?utm_campaign=website_share_video&utm_content=via_X&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=haystack_website_share&text=Al Jazeera&via=haystacktv>)* [email](<mailto:?subject=Al Jazeera&body=You should check out this video: https://www.haystack.tv/v/iran-tightens-strait-hormuz-control-blockade-disrupts-global-shipping?utm_campaign=website_share_video&utm_content=via_email&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=haystack_website_share>)https://www.haystack.tv/v/iran-tightens-strait-hormuz-control-blockade-disrupts-global-shipping?utm_campaign=website_share_video&utm_content=copy_link&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=haystack_website_share### Sign in to save your preferencesGet personalized suggestions and save your favorite channel and topics## My Headlines01:58 Now Playing Iran Tightens Strait of Hormuz Control as US Blockade Disrupts Global Shipping Al Jazeera9h ago 00:50 Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt after pleading Fifth in COVID hearing ABC News2h ago 02:31 Israeli air strikes hit southern Lebanon again as ceasefire talks stall Al Jazeera8h ago 03:54 Trump angry that leaked report on depleted munitions making U.S. look weak amid Iran War CNN1h ago 01:33 Major foodborne illnesses growing across the U.S. ABC News2h ago 02:22 Mitch McConnell discharged from rehab facility ABC News7h ago 04:32 Trump signs new executive orders to limit birthright citizenship Al Jazeera3h ago 01:14 International manhunt after bodies found in backyard ABC NewsThe 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 haystack.tv.
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://haystack.tv");
// 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.haystack.tv", {
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 haystack.tv costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000243 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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Start scraping haystack.tv.
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.