Web Data API — Extract Structured Data from Any Website
One API. Any website. Structured JSON back. Pre-built endpoints for LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, and more. AI-generated endpoints for any other URL.
Why Web Data Extraction Is Still Broken
Every data source is its own integration project. LinkedIn requires its own auth pattern, Instagram has rate limiting quirks, Twitter's API pricing changed overnight, Reddit went paid. Building reliable access to even two platforms means maintaining two separate systems with different schemas, different error formats, and different breakage patterns.
Most engineering teams end up with a patchwork: a custom LinkedIn scraping script, an Apify actor for Instagram, a one-off Reddit parser. Each piece is owned by a different person, documented differently, and breaks independently when the platform changes its structure. The maintenance burden compounds with every source added.
The deeper problem is structural. Web data isn't designed to be machine-readable. Platforms change their markup to thwart extraction. Fields move, schemas shift, anti-bot defenses tighten. Code written against a page structure today is technical debt by next month. This is why teams looking for a reliable web scraping API keep cycling through tools — the problem isn't the scraper, it's the approach.
Turn Any Website into a JSON API
The Anysite web data API is a uniform HTTP interface to an extraction engine that maintains structured access to the web on your behalf. You call an endpoint, get back JSON. You don't manage sessions, don't parse HTML, don't handle DOM changes. That work happens in the infrastructure.
This is a different approach from traditional web scraping APIs. Instead of writing extraction logic yourself, you describe what data you want and the API returns structured JSON — whether that's a LinkedIn profile, an Instagram account, or any arbitrary URL you point it at.
Any URL, structured data back
Point the API at any webpage and the AI generates a structured endpoint on demand. LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit are pre-built for convenience — the engine works on any website.
Single authentication
One header (access-token: YOUR_TOKEN) works across every platform and every URL.
Consistent response format
JSON with predictable field names, whether you're querying a pre-built LinkedIn endpoint or an AI-generated one for an arbitrary URL.
Self-healing extraction
When a website changes its structure, the extraction layer adapts automatically — your code doesn't change.
Unified credit system
The same credits work across LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, and every other source.
No coding required for basic use
SDKs handle the HTTP details; the AI parser handles extraction logic for any URL you point it at.
Base URL: https://api.anysite.io — Full reference: docs.anysite.io
Pre-Built Social Media Data Extraction for Major Platforms
LinkedIn Scraping API
The deepest LinkedIn data extraction available through a single API. Profiles, companies, people search, job search, posts, email finder, employee lists, and company updates. Use cases include lead enrichment, recruitment pipelines, competitor intelligence, and market research. No LinkedIn API credentials required — authentication is handled by the infrastructure.
More Social Platforms
| Platform | Coverage | What's Available |
|---|---|---|
| Full | Profiles, posts, reels, comments, likes, followers, search | |
| Twitter / X | Full | User profiles, tweets, followers, full-text search with date and engagement filters |
| YouTube | Full | Videos, channels, subtitles/transcripts, comments, search |
| Full | Subreddit posts, comments, search, user history, thread data |
Business Intelligence
| Platform | Coverage | What's Available |
|---|---|---|
| SEC EDGAR | Filings | Company search, full filing documents (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) |
| Y Combinator | Full | Company profiles, founder data, batch search |
| Search, Maps, News | Web search, Maps business listings, News articles, DuckDuckGo results |
AI-Powered Extraction for Any URL
The pre-built platforms above are convenience endpoints — optimized and fine-tuned for their specific data structures. But the core engine turns any website into structured JSON. Point the Web Parser or AI Parser at any URL and it returns data you can use immediately.
| Capability | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Web Parser | Any webpage to structured JSON, sitemap extraction |
| AI Parsers | AI-generated extraction for specific sites — GitHub, Amazon, Glassdoor, G2, Trustpilot, ProductHunt, Crunchbase, Pinterest, Hacker News, and any other URL |
This is what separates a web data API from a traditional scraping tool. The platforms above are just pre-built configs — the AI engine handles anything you point it at. All endpoints return UTF-8 JSON with consistent field naming. Rate limiting headers are included in every response. Pagination follows a cursor-based pattern with 24-hour expiration.
Anysite vs. Other Web Data Extraction Tools
| Feature | Anysite | Apify | Bright Data | Proxycurl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unified API | One API, one schema for all platforms | Separate actors per source | Proxy infrastructure, you write extractors | LinkedIn only |
| AI-generated endpoints | Any URL, on demand | No | No | No |
| Self-healing extraction | Automatic | Depends on actor maintainer | Manual | Partial |
| LinkedIn depth | Profiles, companies, search, jobs, email finder | Via third-party actors | Via proxy + your code | Profiles and companies |
| Social media coverage | LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit | Per-actor, varies | Via proxy + your code | LinkedIn only |
| Authentication | Single API key | Per-actor configuration | Complex proxy setup | Single API key |
| Pricing model | Credit-based, from $49/mo | Per-actor, usage-based | Bandwidth + proxy fees | Per-request, from $49/mo |
How to Extract Data from Any Website
Getting structured data from any website takes one API call. Every request uses the same authentication pattern — no OAuth flows, no token refresh, no platform-specific setup.
curl -X POST "https://api.anysite.io/api/linkedin/user" \ -H "access-token: YOUR_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"url": "https://linkedin.com/in/username"}'
Python (requests)
import requests headers = {"access-token": "YOUR_TOKEN", "Content-Type": "application/json"} profile = requests.post("https://api.anysite.io/api/linkedin/user", headers=headers, json={"url": "https://linkedin.com/in/username"}).json() print(profile["headline"]) print(profile["experience"])
CLI (recommended)
pip install anysite-cli anysite api /api/linkedin/user user=username
Sample Response: LinkedIn Profile
{
"id": "ABC123",
"name": "Jane Smith",
"headline": "VP of Engineering at Acme Corp",
"location": "San Francisco, CA",
"followers": 12400,
"experience": [
{
"title": "VP of Engineering",
"company": "Acme Corp",
"start_date": "2022-03",
"end_date": null,
"description": "..."
}
],
"education": [...],
"skills": ["Python", "Distributed Systems", "..."],
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}
What People Actually Build with a Web Data API
Lead Enrichment at Scale
Domain → company LinkedIn URL → employee search → profile enrichment for target titles → email lookup. Each step is one API call. The result is a structured dataset with name, headline, experience timeline, and verified email — ready to import into a CRM or pass to an AI agent for personalized outreach drafts. The LinkedIn scraping API handles the data extraction; the sales team focuses on outreach instead of maintaining parsers.
Competitor Intelligence
Track what a competitor's company page posts, monitor their job listings for signals about roadmap investments, watch for employee movement. LinkedIn company posts, job search by company, and employee growth data are all available endpoints. Running this on a schedule gives a continuous signal feed without maintaining any extraction code.
AI Agent Data Layer
An autonomous agent that researches companies before a meeting needs structured data, not a web browser. The web data API provides the data access layer: LinkedIn profile lookup, company data, recent news via Google search, SEC filings for public companies. The agent makes HTTP calls with known schemas — this is the architectural difference between a reliable agent and a brittle one.
Social Media Data Extraction
An analyst studying market trends needs Reddit discussions, YouTube content, Instagram engagement data, and Twitter activity for a set of topics. With a single API key spanning all platforms, the pipeline is straightforward: parallel requests per platform, all returning consistent JSON, combined into a unified dataset.
Automated Web Data Collection
Product teams monitoring review sites, job boards, or competitor pricing use the AI parser to extract structured data from any URL on a schedule. Point the API at a Glassdoor page, a G2 listing, or a competitor's pricing page — the AI generates the extraction schema automatically. No selectors to write, no maintenance when the page structure changes.
Credit-Based, Plan-Scaled
All plans include REST API access, CLI access, n8n nodes, and the same self-healing infrastructure. The MCP Unlimited plan is separate and covers MCP access only.
| Plan | Price/mo | Credits | Rate Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49 | 15K | 60 req/min |
| Growth | $200 | 100K | 90 req/min |
| Scale | $300 | 190K | 150 req/min |
| Pro | $549 | 425K | 200 req/min |
| Enterprise | $1,199+ | 1.2M+ | 200 req/min |
Starter comes with a 7-day free trial and 1,000 credits. No free tier is available (discontinued March 1, 2026). Pay-as-you-go credits are available at $2.90 per 1,000 credits with a $20 minimum. PAYG credits require an active subscription and roll over for 12 months.
What a Credit Gets You
| Operation | Credits | Starter Plan Calls/mo |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn profile (basic) | 1 | 15,000 |
| LinkedIn profile (full, all fields) | 9 | 1,666 |
| Instagram profile | 1 | 15,000 |
| Reddit search page | 1 | 15,000 |
| Company employee list (100 results) | 150 | 100 |
For high-volume workflows, the Growth and Scale plans bring per-credit cost down to $1.58–$2.00 per 1,000 requests.
Enterprise
Enterprise ($1,199+/mo) adds custom rate limits beyond 200 req/min and white-glove support. GDPR-aware data handling practices. Contact hello@anysite.io for compliance documentation and volume pricing.
Four Ways to Access Web Data — One Extraction Engine
The REST API is one of four ways to access the same Anysite extraction engine. Choosing between them is an architectural decision, not a capability tradeoff.
| Interface | Best For | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| MCP Server | Explore data conversationally in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT | $30/mo unlimited |
| CLI | Production pipelines — YAML, batch, schedule, database | Credit-based |
| REST API | Direct HTTP integration into applications | Credit-based |
| n8n | Visual workflow automation, no code | Credit-based |