Gc Scraper
Spider read weather.gc.ca in 671 ms without a browser and returned 69 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Weather Information", "Weather Alerts for Canada" and "Alert Levels".
# Weather InformationUse this site to access weather information as layers on an interactive map. An **alert table** is available below for an alternative view of all **active alerts**. Learn more about the layers.Please note that the browser or operating system used on your device is no longer supported. Content may be missing or not displayed as expected, it is best to use the latest version of Edge, Firefox, Safari or Chrome.## Weather Alerts for CanadaThis table displays all active alerts for Canada, with the ability to view alerts by province or territory and searching by alert name, alert type or forecast location.Select a province, territory or national viewNational viewABBCNBNSNTONPEQCGo### Alert LevelsWarnings / AdvisoriesWatches## WeatherLatest hourly and 7-day weather forecasts for locations across Canada. Plus view local radar and satellite imagery.## AlertsWeather alerts 24/7 from Environment and Climate Change Canada, your authoritative source. Track lightning and hurricanes using our maps.## MarineThe latest alerts and forecasts for marine, sea state and ice conditions for regions across Canada.## Air QualityFind the latest local air quality forecasts and information.## Analyses and ModellingAccess environmental analysis and model data for different time horizons and application areas as well as geospatial web services.## Past WeatherCanadians and weather sensitive economic sectors can access past weather data, climate normals, historical radar, and climate data.## About WeatherLearn about weather events, health, safety, forecasting tools and services.## Canadian Centre for Climate ServicesThe Canadian Centre for Climate Services provides Canadians with the information and support they need to understand and reduce the risks from climate change.## MSC Open dataThe 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 weather.gc.ca.
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://weather.gc.ca");
// 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.weather.gc.ca", {
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 weather.gc.ca costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000618 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 weather.gc.ca.
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.