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Decodo Web Scraping API is a comprehensive data collection solution for eCommerce marketplaces, search engine results pages, social media platforms, and various other websites.

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Get API credentials

Obtain your API credentials by creating an account first. Once logged into the Dashboard, purchase a free trial or subscription (find more information about pricing here). Then navigate to the API Playground to retrieve your API Token or Username and Password. Group427323676

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First Request

Test your setup with a simple request: 
# update 'TOKEN VALUE' with your authorization token
curl --request 'POST' \
        --url 'https://scraper-api.decodo.com/v2/scrape' \
        --header 'Accept: application/json' \
        --header 'Authorization: Basic TOKEN VALUE' \
        --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
        --data '
    {
      "url": "https://ip.decodo.com"
    }
'
Don’t forget to update the Authorization section with your token. You should receive an HTML response; the location will be randomized and might differ from the example: 
{
    "results": [
        {
            "content": "{\n    \"browser\": {\n        \"name\": \"Firefox\",\n        \"version\": \"123.0\"\n    },\n    \"platform\": {\n        \"name\": \"Windows\",\n        \"os\": \"Windows 10\",\n        \"type\": \"desktop\"\n    },\n    \"engine\": {\n        \"name\": \"Gecko\",\n        \"version\": \"20100101\"\n    },\n    \"isp\": {\n        \"isp\": \"Cogent Communications\",\n        \"asn\": 174,\n        \"domain\": \"\",\n        \"organization\": \"Cogent Communications\"\n    },\n    \"city\": {\n        \"name\": \"New York\",\n        \"code\": \"NY\",\n        \"state\": \"New York\",\n        \"time_zone\": \"America/New_York\",\n        \"zip_code\": \"10118\",\n        \"latitude\": 40.7126,\n        \"longitude\": -74.0066\n    },\n    \"proxy\": {\n        \"ip\": \"149.115.134.88\"\n    },\n    \"country\": {\n        \"code\": \"US\",\n        \"name\": \"United States\",\n        \"continent\": \"North America\"\n    }\n}\n",
            "headers": {
                "content-length": "813",
                "content-type": "application/json",
                "date": "Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:06:35 GMT",
                "server": "nginx"
            },
            "cookies": [],
            "status_code": 200,
            "task_id": "7422278918918391809",
            "created_at": "2026-01-28 14:06:33",
            "updated_at": "2026-01-28 14:06:35"
        }
    ]
}

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Find out more

Our API offers many features that might interest you. Here are a few main topics. Three integration types are supported:
  • Synchronous (real-time) requests, read more here.
  • Asynchronous requests, read more here.
  • Batch requests, read more here.
We support a lot of parameters like JS rendering, browser actions, device types, and more. Read here. Check out our huge Target Template offering for Google, Amazon, ChatGPT, and more, read here.

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You can also reach us anytime via email at support@decodo.com.

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