Rice Scraper
Spider read rice.edu in 195 ms without a browser and returned 87 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Hurricane Season is Here – Be Aware, Be Prepared", "Van der Westhuizen Crowned National Champion" and "RICE MAGAZINE".
Guidance and support for Rice international community and global travel## Rice expands signature financial aid program, offering free tuition to families earning up to $200,000Read story on news.rice.edu (opens in a new window)## Rice’s new business building named Asha and Farid Virani Hall## Rice and Max Planck advance global leadership in quantum materials and technology## Hurricane Season is Here – Be Aware, Be Prepared**Rice’s Emergency Management and Incident Management teams are ready to respond to severe weather. Learn how we keep our community protected and what you can do to stay ready.**More info on emergency.rice.edu (opens in a new window)## Van der Westhuizen Crowned National ChampionRead story on riceowls.com(opens in a new window)## RICE MAGAZINEThe arts are entering an exciting new moment at Rice. From the opening of Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall, including its new home for Rice Cinema, to new gallery spaces, academically inspired public art and cross-campus collaborations that blend art with music, science and more, we’re exploring how creative work is increasingly woven into the everyday life of the university.Explore the Winter 2026 Issue(opens in a new window)## Advancing Discovery Through Interdisciplinary ResearchRice University has focused on key areas of research, showcased through its interdisciplinary institutes and centers. These efforts drive progress in nanoscale science, computing, quantum studies, and collaborative research across biology, chemistry, and engineering. Together, they support excellent education, strengthen research facilities, foster collaboration, and help share scientific knowledge with students and the wider community.Office of Research(opens in a new window)Office of Innovation(opens in a new window)Research Institutes and Centers(opens in a new window)R3 Magazine(opens in a new window)### Cancer Research[Molecular jackhammers’ ‘good vibrations’ eradicate cancerThe 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 rice.edu.
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://rice.edu");
// 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.rice.edu", {
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 rice.edu costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000249 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 rice.edu.
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.