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ZenRows Universal Scraper API

Scrape any URL with anti-bot bypass and optional rendering.

ZenRows Universal Scraper API is one of 6 APIs that ZenRows publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Universal Scraper. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.zenrows.com/v1.

2 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Server
https://api.zenrows.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

ZenRows Universal Scraper API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as apikey (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — ZenRows API key, passed as the apikey query parameter on every request.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Universal Scraper 2

Scrape any URL with anti-bot bypass and optional rendering.

GET
/
Scrape a URL
scrapeUrl 24 params → 200400401402403404413422
POST
/
Scrape a URL With a POST Body
scrapeUrlPost 4 params body → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ScrapeJsonResponse (11 properties), ZenRowsError (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ZenRowsError
object
Error payload returned by the ZenRows API.
3 properties 2 required
ScrapeJsonResponse
object
JSON envelope returned when jsonresponse, autoparse, cssextractor, or outputs is enabled.
11 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

zenrows-universal-scraper-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs ZenRows publishes across the network.

ZenRows Scraping Browser
ZenRows Residential Proxies
ZenRows Scraper APIs
ZenRows MCP Server
ZenRows SDKs