Zero Touch

Zero Touch is Anakin's no-API-key, no-signup free tier. An AI agent or developer goes from nothing to scraped data — or a live read-only site action — in a single HTTP call with no auth header, then upgrades in place by adding a key or bearer. It inverts the usual order: prove value first, sign up second.

No auth header required. The endpoints below accept requests with no X-API-Key and no Authorization. Metering is by a per-IP free allowance.

When to use it

• Autonomous agents. An agent can't complete a signup form or an OAuth consent screen unattended — but it can make an HTTP call or open an MCP connection. Zero Touch is the surface it can use on its own.
• First contact. Try the API in one call before deciding to sign up — no account, no key, no SDK.
• Read-only work. Scraping and read-only site actions are open. Writes, crawl, agentic search, and account-connected actions require a free account.

Scrape — no key

Send a URL, get clean Markdown back. No auth header.

curl -s https://api.anakin.io/v1/url-scraper/scrape \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}'

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.anakin.io/v1/url-scraper/scrape",
    json={"url": "https://example.com"},
)
data = r.json()
print(data["markdown"])
print(r.headers["X-Trial-Credits-Remaining"])

const res = await fetch("https://api.anakin.io/v1/url-scraper/scrape", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: "https://example.com" }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.markdown);
console.log(res.headers.get("X-Trial-Credits-Remaining"));

The response carries the scraped markdown plus a trial object describing your remaining free allowance:

{
  "markdown": "# Example Domain\n...",
  "trial": {
    "remaining_credits": 47,
    "signup_url": "https://anakin.io/signup"
  }
}

The same information is mirrored in response headers so you don't have to parse the body:

Wire — read-only site actions, no account

Wire turns supported sites into managed API actions. The discovery and read surface is open with no key: discover an action by intent, then run it.

# 1. Find an action for your intent
curl -s "https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/resolve?q=search%20products%20on%20a%20marketplace"

# 2. Run it — no auth header, no account connected
curl -s https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire-run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"action_id": "act_search_products", "params": {"query": "wireless earbuds"}}'

Zero Touch runs read-only Wire actions only. State-changing (write) actions and anything that acts on a connected account require a signed-in Anakin account and a key.

MCP — no OAuth

Point any MCP client at Anakin with no bearer token to get the Zero Touch tool subset. There's no OAuth flow, so an agent can connect unattended.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.anakin.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

With no bearer, the connector exposes:

Add an Authorization: Bearer <key> header to upgrade the same connection to the full toolset — writes, crawl, agentic search, monitors, and account-connected actions. See the Claude Connector for the authenticated tool surface.

Limits and the 402 nudge

Zero Touch is metered by a per-IP free allowance. When it's exhausted, the API returns a graceful 402 with a signup URL instead of a hard failure:

HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
X-Anakin-Signup: https://anakin.io/signup
X-Trial-Credits-Remaining: 0

{
  "message": "Free allowance used — sign up for 300 credits and your own key.",
  "trial": {
    "remaining_credits": 0,
    "signup_url": "https://anakin.io/signup"
  }
}

Sign up free at anakin.io/signup for 300 credits, higher limits, writes, and account-connected actions.

Upgrade in place

Upgrading never means rewriting your integration. Add a single header to the same request — same endpoint, same body, same response shape:

curl -s https://api.anakin.io/v1/url-scraper/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: ak_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}'

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.anakin.io/v1/url-scraper/scrape",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "ak_live_..."},
    json={"url": "https://example.com"},
)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.anakin.io/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ak_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Get your key from the Dashboard after signing up.

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