Slack App Directory Scraper
Extract app listings, categories, install counts, and compatibility info from the Slack App Directory.
curl -X POST https://api.spider.cloud/scrape \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://slack.com/apps", "return_format": "markdown"}'Returns slack.com/apps as markdown, live. Get a key →
We have not stored a capture of slack.com/apps, so there is nothing real to show here yet. Run the call above and you get the live page back as markdown.
The same call, in code.
The keyless call above returns markdown. These examples add a key, so you get browser rendering, proxies, and concurrency on slack.com/apps.
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://slack.com/apps/category/At0MQP5BEF-project-management");
// 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://slack.com/apps/category/At0MQP5BEF-project-management");
await page.content(10000);
const data = await page.evaluate(`(() => {
const apps = [];
document.querySelectorAll("[data-qa='app_card']").forEach(el => {
const name = el.querySelector("[data-qa='app_name']")?.textContent?.trim();
const description = el.querySelector("[data-qa='app_short_description']")?.textContent?.trim();
const installs = el.querySelector("[data-qa='app_installs']")?.textContent?.trim();
const category = el.querySelector("[data-qa='app_category']")?.textContent?.trim();
if (name) apps.push({ name, description, installs, category });
});
return JSON.stringify({ total: apps.length, apps: apps.slice(0, 15) });
})()`);
console.log(JSON.parse(data));
await spider.close();Ready for volume? Get an API key →
Fields you can pull.
What slack.com/apps costs to scrape.
Pricing is $1 per GB of pre-transformation bandwidth plus $0.001 per CPU minute, so most pages land at a fraction of a cent. Failed requests are billed at $0.
- Free balance on signup
- No card required to test
- Balance never expires
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Start scraping slack.com/apps.
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.