Overview
Get up and running with AnakinScraper in minutes
Get your API key and scrape your first page — choose the path that fits your workflow.
1. Get your API key
Sign up at the Dashboard — it's free, no credit card required. You start with 500 credits.
Copy your API key from the dashboard. It starts with ak-.
2. Choose your path
Pick your language
Native HTTP client examples — minimal or zero dependencies, copy-pasteable.
cURL
Talk to the API directly from a shell script or CI pipeline. No language runtime needed.
Python
The requests library. Drop-in for Django, FastAPI, Celery, and notebook workflows.
Node.js
Built-in fetch, no npm install. Works with Next.js, Express, NestJS, and TypeScript.
Go
Standard library net/http. Ideal for backends and CLI tools.
Ruby
Stdlib net/http + json. Drop-in for Rails service objects and Sidekiq jobs.
PHP
Built-in cURL extension. Works in Laravel, Symfony, and plain PHP 8+.
Java
Java 11+ HttpClient with Jackson. Plugs into Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut.
Rust
Lightweight ureq crate, no async runtime needed.
Elixir
Req — modern Elixir HTTP client, bundled with Phoenix 1.7+.
.NET
Built-in HttpClient and System.Text.Json. Works with .NET 6+ and ASP.NET Core.
Products
| I want to... | Product |
|---|---|
| Run pre-built website actions | Wire |
| Extract content from a URL | URL Scraper |
| Scrape multiple URLs at once | URL Scraper (batch) |
| Search the web with AI | Search API |
| Deep multi-source research | Agentic Search |
| Scrape login-protected pages | Browser Sessions |
See Pricing & Credits for costs per operation.
Quick reference
| Base URL | https://api.anakin.io/v1 |
| Auth header | X-API-Key: ak-your-key-here |
| Free credits | 500 on signup |
| Rate limits | 60/min per scraping/search endpoint, 20/min Wire tasks, 10/min AI eval — details |
| Failed jobs | Not charged — credits deducted only on success |