Authentication

API key authentication is the primary method for authenticating with the ScrapeRouter API. Pass your API key in the Authorization header as Api-Key {your_api_key}.

Header format

Authorization: Api-Key {your_api_key}

Example

#!/usr/bin/env bash
curl -X POST https://www.scraperouter.com/api/v1/scrape/ \
  -H "Authorization: Api-Key sr_live_abc123..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com", "scraper": "auto"}'

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://www.scraperouter.com/api/v1/scrape/",
    headers={"Authorization": "Api-Key sr_live_abc123..."},
    json={"url": "https://example.com", "scraper": "auto"},
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://www.scraperouter.com/api/v1/scrape/", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Api-Key sr_live_abc123...",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    url: "https://example.com",
    scraper: "auto",
  }),
});

const data = await response.json();

Rate limiting

API requests are subject to concurrency limits per user. The default limit is 50 concurrent requests per user. If you exceed the limit, the API returns a 429 Too Many Requests response. See the Errors page for details.

Need higher concurrency limits? Contact us at contact@scraperouter.com to discuss your requirements.

Managing API keys

You can create and revoke API keys from the API Keys section of your dashboard. We recommend:

• Use separate keys for development and production
• Rotate keys periodically
• Never commit keys to version control