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POST
/
api
/
v2
/
scrape
Scraper API - Multi-format content extraction
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.llmlayer.dev/api/v2/scrape \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog",
  "formats": [
    "markdown",
    "screenshot"
  ],
  "include_images": true,
  "include_links": true,
  "advanced_proxy": false,
  "main_content_only": false
}
'
{
  "url": "<string>",
  "statusCode": 123,
  "markdown": "<string>",
  "html": "<string>",
  "pdf": "<string>",
  "screenshot": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "cost": 123,
  "metadata": {}
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer token authentication using your LLMLayer API key. Include in Authorization header as: Bearer YOUR_LLMLAYER_API_KEY

Body

application/json
​
url
string<uri>
required

URL to scrape

Example:

"https://www.ycombinator.com/blog"

​
formats
enum<string>[]
required

Output formats to generate: markdown, html, or screenshot. Direct PDF URLs are rejected; use /api/v2/get_pdf_content. If older clients send 'pdf', it is ignored.

Available options:
markdown,
html,
screenshot
Example:
["markdown", "screenshot"]
​
include_images
boolean
default:true

Include images in markdown output

​
include_links
boolean
default:true

Include hyperlinks in markdown output

​
advanced_proxy
boolean | null
default:false

Enable advanced proxy for heavily protected sites.

​
main_content_only
boolean | null
default:false

Extract only the main content, excluding navigation and boilerplate.

Response

Scraped content in requested formats

​
url
string
required

Final URL after any redirects

​
statusCode
integer
required

HTTP status code (200 for success)

​
markdown
string | null

Markdown content when available/requested.

​
html
string | null

Content in HTML format (when 'html' in formats)

​
pdf
string | null

Legacy field. Present for backward compatibility; usually null/empty.

​
screenshot
string | null

Base64-encoded screenshot image (when 'screenshot' in formats)

​
title
string | null

Page title extracted from metadata

​
cost
number

Cost in USD ($0.001 per format requested)

​
metadata
object

Additional metadata extracted from the page