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GET oclc.org HTTP 2001.2 s8.9 KB$0.000158 captured Aug 7, 2026

oclc.org, as data

One API turns any oclc.org 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 1.2 s
Page size
8.9 KB of markdown, 126 lines
Fields
Business Name, Address, Phone, Category and 2 more
Captured
Aug 7, 2026

Free balance on signup, no card. This oclc.org page cost $0.000158 to fetch.

response 200 · 1.2 s · 8.9 KB
* If updating the Institution Name for a branch, enter the Branch Registry ID.* SeeRelationshipsfor information about authorizingusers for specific branch registry IDs.Contact OCLC Supportif you do not have access to edit your branch locations in Service Configuration.* Refer to the Holding Codes & Shelving Location Messages page for information aboutthe **Branch Registry ID**.* For information on signing into Service Configuration, seeSigning In.* Navigate to the Name and Location screen.* Update the **Institution Name**.* Once you have edited the Institution Name, update the Display Name in theHolding Codes & Shelving Location Messages module.Caution: After you have completed the above, contact OCLC Support to update internal information regarding this Institution Name.For information on signing into Service Configuration, seeSigning In.### AddressesEnter an addressfor the institution. Address types include:#### Address fields* **Main address**: Theaddress users will see when searching for your institution inWorldCat.org or in OCLC products, such as WorldShare ILL. Only one Main address may be entered per institution.* **Business address**: The Business address informs users of your business address if different from your Main address.Multiple Business addresses may be included in your WorldCat registry public-facing profile.* **Shipping address**: The shipping address for your institution.Multiple Shipping addresses may be included in your WorldCat registry profile.|Enter a descriptive name for the address.Specify a contact name for the address.Institution’s address.Other address information, such as P.O. Box, Suite, etc.City of institution’s location.Select your country from the drop-down list. ISO standard names,see ISO 3166 Country Codes.
POST /scrape · help.oclc.org/WorldCat/WorldCat_registry/OCLC_Service_Configuration_WorldCat_registry/040Name_and_Location.md · markdown · Showing 21 of 126 lines · captured Aug 7, 2026

What Spider does on oclc.org

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.

1.2 s · $0.000158
/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 oclc.org'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://help.oclc.org/WorldCat/WorldCat_registry/OCLC_Service_Configuration_WorldCat_registry/040Name_and_Location", "return_format": "markdown"}'
plain request · no browser, no selectors

What oclc.org costs

Multiplied from the measured 8.9 KB page. Estimates round to the cent.

cost measured
This page, once 8.9 KB over HTTP, measured $0.000158
This page, daily for a month 30 fetches at the measured price ≈ $0.00473
1,000 pages this size 8.7 MB at the measured price ≈ $0.16
10,000 pages this size 86.6 MB at the measured price ≈ $1.58

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.

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The capture above took 1.2 s and cost $0.000158. The same call takes any URL on oclc.org.

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