Scraping Modes
Parameter mode | string | Scraping mode options: request, browser, or auto
request - Fast HTTP request without JavaScript
- Best for static sites (blogs, news, documentation)
- Works with both datacenter (1 credit) and residential proxies (2 credits)
- Timeout: 30 seconds
browser - Full browser with JavaScript rendering
- Best for SPAs (React, Vue, Angular)
- Supports PDFs, screenshots and JavaScript automation
- Requires premium (residential) proxies - 5 credits flat rate
- Timeout: 45 seconds
auto (default) - Intelligent detection
- Tries HTTP request first, upgrades to browser if needed
- Requires premium (residential) proxies
- Charges 2 credits if request succeeds, 6 credits if upgraded to browser
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Mode Restrictions: Browser and auto modes only work with premium (residential) proxies. Attempting to use datacenter proxies with
mode="browser" or mode="auto" will return an error.