Frequently Asked Questions

General

What is Anyhunt?

Anyhunt is a web scraping API that extracts content from any webpage. You send a URL via our API, and we return clean, structured content in your preferred format (Markdown, HTML, links, or screenshots).

What output formats are supported?

We support multiple output formats:

Markdown - Clean, readable text (default)
HTML - Cleaned HTML without scripts
Raw HTML - Original unmodified HTML
Links - All hyperlinks on the page
Screenshot - Page capture in PNG, JPEG, or WebP

How fast is the scraping?

Most scrapes complete in 2-5 seconds, depending on page complexity and network conditions. We wait for JavaScript to fully render before extracting content.

Currently, we support public pages only. Authenticated page scraping is on our roadmap.

APIs

What's the difference between Scrape and Crawl?

Scrape - Extracts content from a single URL
Crawl - Starts from a URL and follows links to scrape multiple pages, with depth control and path filtering

Use Scrape for individual pages. Use Crawl when you need content from an entire website or section.

How does AI-powered extraction work?

The Extract API uses LLM (Large Language Model) to extract structured data from web pages. You provide a JSON Schema defining the data structure you want, and we return data matching that schema. Perfect for extracting product info, article metadata, or any custom data.

How do Page Actions work?

Page Actions let you interact with a page before scraping. You can:

click - Click elements (e.g., "Load More" buttons)
type - Enter text into inputs
scroll - Scroll the page
wait - Wait for elements or time
press - Press keyboard keys

This is useful for SPAs and pages with lazy-loaded content.

What is the Map API for?

The Map API discovers all URLs on a website. It first tries to parse the sitemap (/sitemap.xml), and falls back to browser-based crawling if unavailable. Great for understanding site structure before crawling.

Technical

What browser do you use?

We use Chromium via Playwright for consistent, high-fidelity rendering that matches what users see in Chrome.

Do you execute JavaScript?

Yes, JavaScript is fully executed. We wait for the page to be fully loaded and rendered before extracting content.

What's the maximum page height for screenshots?

Full-page screenshots can capture up to 16,384 pixels in height.

How does caching work?

Responses are cached for 1 hour by default. Cache keys are computed from SHA256(url + options), so identical requests return cached results. Cache hits are indicated by fromCache: true and don't count against your quota.

How is main content extracted?

We use Mozilla's Readability algorithm (same as Firefox Reader View) to identify and extract main content, filtering out navigation, ads, and other clutter. You can disable this with onlyMainContent: false to get the full page content.

Security

Is my API key secure?

API keys are stored as SHA256 hashes. The plaintext key is only shown once during creation. Always store keys securely and never expose them in client-side code.

What SSRF protections do you have?

We block all requests to:

Private IP ranges (10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, etc.)
Localhost and loopback addresses
Cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.x.x)
Internal DNS names

Documentation: You're here!
Email: support@anyhunt.app
Console: Use the feedback button in your dashboard

What's your uptime SLA?

We target 99.9% uptime. Check our status page at status.anyhunt.app for real-time availability.

Do you have rate limits?

Yes, rate limits depend on your plan:

Free: 10 requests/minute
Basic: 30 requests/minute
Pro: 60 requests/minute
Team: 120 requests/minute

Still have questions? Contact us at support@anyhunt.app.

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