Patient Info Articles Scraper
Spider read patient.info in 283 ms without a browser and returned 239 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Healthcare tools, trackers & calculators", "Latest features" and "Is Pilates good for weight loss?".
Currently trendingNon-diabetic hyperglycaemiaEssential hypertensionUTILow back painChronic kidney diseaseAbdominal painOsteoarthritis kneeSkin lesionOur clinical information meets NHS England's Information Standard. Read our editorial policy.Women's health #### Too many pills? The worrying rise of polypharmacy in midlife women When a health gap warrants more attention, most healthcare professionals focus on finding better ways to support people. Others, however, see that same gap as a business opportunity. One result is the rise of polypharmacy - taking multiple medications or supplements at the same time without clear clinical guidance. by Victoria Raw Healthy living #### How to become more flexible The word flexibility conjures up an image of an advanced yogi becoming tied up in knots. But the truth is, flexibility is something we all need to think about. However fit you are, if you neglect your flexibility, you leave yourself more prone to injury or find yourself unable to perform daily tasks as you age. by Lynn Stephen## Healthcare tools, trackers & calculatorsAssess your symptoms #### Symptom checker Check for interactions between medicines, supplements and foods #### Drug interaction checker Calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index) #### BMI calculator Stay one step ahead of hay fever #### Check pollen levels in your areaView all tools and calculators## Latest features#### Is Pilates good for weight loss?by Lynn Stephen](https://patient.info/features/healthy-living/is-pilates-good-for-weight-loss)[#### What is 'Skinnymaxxing' - and why are health experts concerned about it?by Helena Barham-Coppola](https://patient.info/features/mental-health/what-is-skinnymaxxing-and-why-are-health-experts-concerned-about-it)[#### Vitamin C: benefits, sources, and deficiencyby Lynn Stephen](https://patient.info/features/diet-and-nutrition/vitamin-c-benefits-sources-and-deficiency)[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 patient.info.
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://www.patient.info");
// No selectors, no schema. Spider reads the page and names the fields.
const data = await page.scrape();
console.log(data);
await spider.close();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://www.patient.info");
const data = await page.extractFields({
main_content: "main",
meta_description: "meta[name='description']",
site_footer: "footer",
});
console.log(data);
await spider.close();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 patient.info costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000675 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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