Oxforddictionaries Scraper
Spider read oxforddictionaries.com in 148 ms without a browser and returned 68 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Why choose Oxford Languages?", "Expertise" and "Quality".
For over 150 years, Oxford Languages has provided the highest-quality lexical data, powering cutting-edge linguistic research and enterprise solutions that drive innovation, communication, and global understanding.## Trusted by leading organizations and research institutionsWe’re proud to power some of the most well-known dictionary definition and language solutions, used daily across the world. Speak to us about our range of products, or to create a bespoke solution for your specific requirements.## Oxford Languages is committed to unlocking the power of language for learning and for lifeFrom bespoke language datasets to self-service APIs to our flagship*Oxford English Dictionary*, all Oxford Languages content is uniquely curated and delivered by our expert team of lexicographers, linguists, and language technologists to the highest of standards.## Why choose Oxford Languages?### ExpertiseWith 150+ years of experience, we have a rich heritage and deep expertise in lexicography.### QualityOur meticulously human-curated content ensures the highest quality, accuracy, and reliability.### IntegrityAs part of Oxford University Press, we uphold ethical standards in everything we do.### AuthorityTrusted by millions worldwide, we collaborate with top institutions to access local language data for our customers.### Customer SuccessEach customer receives dedicated support, and we strive to understand each customer’s unique needs.### InnovationWe invest in research and technology to enhance our offerings, pushing the boundaries of what is possible.## What our customers say“Working with the Oxford Languages team has been a huge asset for us. Their dataset pronunciations are succinct, straight to the point, and have the right balance of contextual, historical, and alternative metadata for each entry.”Machine Learning Product ManagerThe 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 oxforddictionaries.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://oxforddictionaries.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.oxforddictionaries.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 oxforddictionaries.com costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000277 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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