Petfinder Scraper
Spider read petfinder.com in 332 ms without a browser and returned 42 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Find your New Best Friend and Adopt a Pet with Petfinder", "Finding pets for you" and "30 YEARS OF IMPACT AND JOY".
Browse pets from our network of over 14,500 animal shelters and rescues.# Find your New Best Friend and Adopt a Pet with Petfinder## Finding pets for you...## 30 YEARS OF IMPACT AND JOYYOU'VE GOT THISGet tips for a smooth adoption with this helpful checklist. Learn MoreOF HAPPY TAILSCelebrate the pets and people that make Petfinder possible. Learn MoreA SHELTER PETDonate a meal to a pet waiting in a shelter with one click. Learn More### Dog Adoption Articles Learn more about caring for your new dog Read More ### Cat Adoption Articles Helpful insights on what to expect. 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 petfinder.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://www.petfinder.com/search/dogs-for-adoption/us/ca/los-angeles/");
// 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!,
stealth: 2,
});
await spider.connect();
const page = spider.page!;
await page.goto("https://www.petfinder.com/search/dogs-for-adoption/us/ca/los-angeles/");
await page.content(10000);
const data = await page.evaluate(`(() => {
const pets = [];
document.querySelectorAll("[data-test='Pet_Card']").forEach(el => {
const name = el.querySelector("[data-test='Pet_Card_Name']")?.textContent?.trim();
const breed = el.querySelector("[data-test='Pet_Card_Breed']")?.textContent?.trim();
const age = el.querySelector("[data-test='Pet_Card_Age']")?.textContent?.trim();
const location = el.querySelector("[data-test='Pet_Card_Location']")?.textContent?.trim();
const link = el.querySelector("a")?.href;
if (name) pets.push({ name, breed, age, location, link });
});
return JSON.stringify({ total: pets.length, pets: pets.slice(0, 10) });
})()`);
console.log(JSON.parse(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 petfinder.com costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000225 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.
- Free balance on signup
- No card required to test
- Balance never expires
Run it keyless, no account
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Start scraping petfinder.com.
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.