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Scrape → Estimate Cost

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Summary

Estimate the scraping cost for a URL without fetching or scraping the page. The operation sends the URL, selected mode, and applicable advanced options and cost controls to AlterLab’s estimate endpoint.

Inputs

  • URL (required) — The target URL to estimate.
  • Mode — Scraping mode: Auto (default), HTML, JavaScript, PDF, or OCR.
  • Advanced Options — The estimate uses Render JavaScript, Use Proxy, Use System Proxy, and Proxy Country when provided. Other advanced options shown in the UI are not included in this estimate request.
  • Cost Controls — Optionally set Max Spend in microcents, Force Tier, Max Tier, Prefer Cost, Prefer Speed, or Fail Fast to guide the estimate.

Output shape

A single item containing the estimate fields: url, estimatedTier, estimatedCredits, confidence, maxPossibleCredits, and reasoning.

Values are mapped from the API response; missing fields default to an empty URL, unknown tier, zero credits, low confidence, or empty reasoning as applicable. The operation makes an estimate API request and does not perform the scrape.

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