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Author: Marco Vinciguerra, Lorenzo Padoan

Requires Python: <4.0,>=3.10

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Python :: 3

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Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules

🌐 ScrapeGraph Python SDK

Official Python SDK for the ScrapeGraph API - Smart web scraping powered by AI.

📦 Installation

Basic Installation

pip install scrapegraph-py

This installs the core SDK with minimal dependencies. The SDK is fully functional with just the core dependencies.

Optional Dependencies

For specific use cases, you can install optional extras:

HTML Validation (required when using website_html parameter):

pip install scrapegraph-py[html]

Langchain Integration (for using with Langchain/Langgraph):

pip install scrapegraph-py[langchain]

All Optional Dependencies:

pip install scrapegraph-py[html,langchain]

🚀 Features

🤖 AI-powered web scraping and search
🕷️ Smart crawling with both AI extraction and markdown conversion modes
💰 Cost-effective markdown conversion (80% savings vs AI mode)
🔄 Both sync and async clients
📊 Structured output with Pydantic schemas
🔍 Detailed logging
⚡ Automatic retries
🔐 Secure authentication

🎯 Quick Start

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

[!NOTE] You can set the SGAI_API_KEY environment variable and initialize the client without parameters: client = Client()

📚 Available Endpoints

🤖 SmartScraper

Extract structured data from any webpage or HTML content using AI.

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

# Using a URL
response = client.smartscraper(
    website_url="https://example.com",
    user_prompt="Extract the main heading and description"
)

# Or using HTML content
# Note: Using website_html requires the [html] extra: pip install scrapegraph-py[html]
html_content = """
<html>
    <body>
        <h1>Company Name</h1>
        <p>We are a technology company focused on AI solutions.</p>
    </body>
</html>
"""

response = client.smartscraper(
    website_html=html_content,
    user_prompt="Extract the company description"
)

print(response)

Output Schema (Optional)

from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

class WebsiteData(BaseModel):
    title: str = Field(description="The page title")
    description: str = Field(description="The meta description")

response = client.smartscraper(
    website_url="https://example.com",
    user_prompt="Extract the title and description",
    output_schema=WebsiteData
)

🍪 Cookies Support

Use cookies for authentication and session management:

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

# Define cookies for authentication
cookies = {
    "session_id": "abc123def456",
    "auth_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
    "user_preferences": "dark_mode,usd"
}

response = client.smartscraper(
    website_url="https://example.com/dashboard",
    user_prompt="Extract user profile information",
    cookies=cookies
)

Common Use Cases:

E-commerce sites: User authentication, shopping cart persistence
Social media: Session management, user preferences
Banking/Financial: Secure authentication, transaction history
News sites: User preferences, subscription content
API endpoints: Authentication tokens, API keys

🔄 Advanced Features

Infinite Scrolling:

response = client.smartscraper(
    website_url="https://example.com/feed",
    user_prompt="Extract all posts from the feed",
    cookies=cookies,
    number_of_scrolls=10  # Scroll 10 times to load more content
)

Pagination:

response = client.smartscraper(
    website_url="https://example.com/products",
    user_prompt="Extract all product information",
    cookies=cookies,
    total_pages=5  # Scrape 5 pages
)

Combined with Cookies:

response = client.smartscraper(
    website_url="https://example.com/dashboard",
    user_prompt="Extract user data from all pages",
    cookies=cookies,
    number_of_scrolls=5,
    total_pages=3
)

🔍 SearchScraper

Perform AI-powered web searches with structured results and reference URLs.

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

response = client.searchscraper(
    user_prompt="What is the latest version of Python and its main features?"
)

print(f"Answer: {response['result']}")
print(f"Sources: {response['reference_urls']}")

Output Schema (Optional)

from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

class PythonVersionInfo(BaseModel):
    version: str = Field(description="The latest Python version number")
    release_date: str = Field(description="When this version was released")
    major_features: list[str] = Field(description="List of main features")

response = client.searchscraper(
    user_prompt="What is the latest version of Python and its main features?",
    output_schema=PythonVersionInfo
)

📝 Markdownify

Converts any webpage into clean, formatted markdown.

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

response = client.markdownify(
    website_url="https://example.com"
)

print(response)

🕷️ Crawler

Intelligently crawl and extract data from multiple pages with support for both AI extraction and markdown conversion modes.

AI Extraction Mode (Default)

Extract structured data from multiple pages using AI:

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

# Define the data schema for extraction
schema = {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "company_name": {"type": "string"},
        "founders": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {"type": "string"}
        },
        "description": {"type": "string"}
    }
}

response = client.crawl(
    url="https://scrapegraphai.com",
    prompt="extract the company information and founders",
    data_schema=schema,
    depth=2,
    max_pages=5,
    same_domain_only=True
)

# Poll for results (crawl is asynchronous)
crawl_id = response.get("crawl_id")
result = client.get_crawl(crawl_id)

Markdown Conversion Mode (Cost-Effective)

Convert pages to clean markdown without AI processing (80% cheaper):

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

response = client.crawl(
    url="https://scrapegraphai.com",
    extraction_mode=False,  # Markdown conversion mode
    depth=2,
    max_pages=5,
    same_domain_only=True,
    sitemap=True  # Use sitemap for better page discovery
)

# Poll for results
crawl_id = response.get("crawl_id")
result = client.get_crawl(crawl_id)

# Access markdown content
for page in result["result"]["pages"]:
    print(f"URL: {page['url']}")
    print(f"Markdown: {page['markdown']}")
    print(f"Metadata: {page['metadata']}")

🔧 Crawl Parameters

url (required): Starting URL for the crawl
extraction_mode (default: True):
- True = AI extraction mode (requires prompt and data_schema)
- False = Markdown conversion mode (no AI, 80% cheaper)
prompt (required for AI mode): AI prompt to guide data extraction
data_schema (required for AI mode): JSON schema defining extracted data structure
depth (default: 2): Maximum crawl depth (1-10)
max_pages (default: 2): Maximum pages to crawl (1-100)
same_domain_only (default: True): Only crawl pages from the same domain
sitemap (default: False): Use sitemap.xml for better page discovery and more comprehensive crawling
cache_website (default: True): Cache website content
batch_size (optional): Batch size for processing pages (1-10)

Cost Comparison:

AI Extraction Mode: ~10 credits per page
Markdown Conversion Mode: ~2 credits per page (80% savings!)

Sitemap Benefits:

Better page discovery using sitemap.xml
More comprehensive website coverage
Efficient crawling of structured websites
Perfect for e-commerce, news sites, and content-heavy websites

⚡ Async Support

All endpoints support async operations:

import asyncio
from scrapegraph_py import AsyncClient

async def main():
    async with AsyncClient() as client:
        response = await client.smartscraper(
            website_url="https://example.com",
            user_prompt="Extract the main content"
        )
        print(response)

asyncio.run(main())

📖 Documentation

For detailed documentation, visit docs.scrapegraphai.com

🛠️ Development

For information about setting up the development environment and contributing to the project, see our Contributing Guide.

💬 Support & Feedback

📧 Email: support@scrapegraphai.com
💻 GitHub Issues: Create an issue
🌟 Feature Requests: Request a feature

⭐ API Feedback: You can also submit feedback programmatically using the feedback endpoint:

from scrapegraph_py import Client

client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")

client.submit_feedback(
    request_id="your-request-id",
    rating=5,
    feedback_text="Great results!"
)