Thespec Scraper
Spider read thespec.com in 188 ms without a browser and returned 1,155 lines of clean markdown.
How Lake Superior and a 50-foot replica lighthouse transformed this Ontario mill town * 2 hrs ago * CommentsIn the height of Ontario’s summer, eggplant from the discounted produce rack is the star in this dish * 2 hrs ago * CommentsLincoln to move quickly to put dollar figure on flood damage after premier’s visit * 30 mins ago * CommentsSuspects in Niagara Falls homicide ‘taking steps to conceal their identity,’ police warn as Canada-wide manhunt continues * 33 mins ago * CommentsAwards 2026 Best of Hamilton VOTING IS NOW OPEN! VOTE TODAYNew Shopping and Services sectionAre you looking for local shopping, services, entertainment, dining and more?Visit our new Shopping and Services section.Doly Begum looms large over Scarborough Southwest byelection * 3 hrs ago * CommentsInterim Indigenous languages commissioner says she’s participating in probe of office * 4 hrs ago * CommentsOntario Conservative MP Larry Brock announces his resignation * 10 hrs ago * CommentsConservative MP Larry Brock announces he will resign next month * 10 hrs ago * CommentsAnand says women are key in pursuit of shared economic growth with African countries * 15 hrs ago * CommentsU.S. Homeland Security says Canadian to be deported after assault in New Jersey * 15 hrs ago * CommentsThird week wraps up in New York trial of man accused of killing daughter * 43 mins ago * CommentsCries in the dark: Neighbours form human chain to pull father and son from raging St. Catharines floodwaters * 30 mins ago * CommentsHer niece went missing from a Toronto hotel. Now, this woman says big cities are no place for wildfire evacuees * 24 mins ago * CommentsIn the news today: Thailand school shooting, jet program, job numbers, fish study * 4 hrs ago * CommentsCanada pays no entry fee as observer in next-generation jet fighter program, feds say * 4 hrs ago * CommentsThe 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 thespec.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://thespec.com");
// 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.thespec.com", {
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 thespec.com costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.001202 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
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Start scraping thespec.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.