Smithsonian Scraper
Spider read smithsonian.org in 384 ms without a browser and returned 229 lines of clean markdown, including the section "Sidedoor Podcast".
Smithsonian Collection SpotlightTake an American road trip through our collections to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk.National Museum of American HistoryOn August 6, 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act that prohibited racial discrimination in access to voting.Put yourself in the scene! Download high-res images to use as your video meeting or desktop background.Along with the Ruby Slippers, the Smithsonian has some fabulous footwear in the collections.Six Animals the Smithsonian Has Helped Save from ExtinctionConservation efforts help bring endangered species back from the brink.Cake Is Art: Creative Cakes Inspired by Museum CollectionsIn this video series, follow along as two cake artists get inspired by their visits to several Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C.Scientists from across the Smithsonian research the natural history of Earth and how it has changed and adapted over time.American music flourishes within a wide variety of traditions drawn from our multicultural heritage.Explore and download 3D models of Armstrong's spacesuit and other Apollo 11 objects.Race Cars and Motorsport History in the CollectionsExplore motorsport history through landmark vehicles, planes, and the innovators who helped shape racing.Starting with solar studies in 1890, the Smithsonian has been exploring questions spanning from our atmosphere to deep space.## Sidedoor PodcastThe Smithsonian's flagship podcastsneaks you through the side door to hear stories you won't find anywhere else.American Aspirations: A Nation in PursuitIf you had to tell the story of the United States through just a handful of things, where would you begin?The Secret of Lincoln's Watch*Sidedoor* digs into the family story of a secret message etched inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch.The Curse of the Hope DiamondThe 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 smithsonian.org.
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://smithsonian.org");
// 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.smithsonian.org", {
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 smithsonian.org costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000194 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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