Is there an API for Visual Capitalist?

Visual Capitalist does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for visualcapitalist.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Visual Capitalist data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when visualcapitalist.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Visual Capitalist account?

No. Every Visual Capitalist action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Visual Capitalist API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

News Media

Visual Capitalist API

visualcapitalist.com

Visual Capitalist - data visualizations, market trend charts, and infographic articles by topic.

Actions: 3
Category: News Media
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Visual Capitalist API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_visualcapitalist_article_detail_ssr.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_visualcapitalist_article_detail_ssr",
    "params": {
      "article_slug": "fastest-growing-battery-materials-since-2020"
    }
  }'

3 actions on visualcapitalist.com

Read

Article Details
act_visualcapitalist_article_detail_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns an article's title, summary, body, and publish date for a given slug.
article_slug
string · required
Category Topic Listing
act_visualcapitalist_category_topic_listingread2 credits / call
Returns articles in a category with titles, URLs, images, excerpts, and publish dates.
category_slug
string · required
page
integer
page_path
string
Homepage Article Feed
act_visualcapitalist_homepage_article_feedread1 credit / call
Returns featured homepage articles with titles, URLs, images, sections, and summaries.

Visual Capitalist API questions

Is there an API for Visual Capitalist?: Visual Capitalist does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for visualcapitalist.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Visual Capitalist data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when visualcapitalist.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Visual Capitalist account?: No. Every Visual Capitalist action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Visual Capitalist API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.