Check a scraping API provider before I sign up
Checks a scraping API provider against a list of questions on compliance, data handling and cost, and flags what to verify before you pay.
Task:
Assess the scraping API provider described in the material below and tell me what to check before I sign up.
Context:
I want to use it for [use case] at about [requests per month] requests per month, on [kinds of sites]. My budget is [budget].
Rules:
- Cover how the provider describes compliance with site rules, what it says about the data it logs about my requests, how pricing scales with failed requests and retries, and what happens when a target site blocks it.
- Quote the provider's own wording from the material for each point and mark any point the material does not cover as "not covered".
- Answers on legal exposure are general information and not legal advice, so name what I should ask a qualified lawyer.
- Flag any marketing promise to bypass site protections as a reason to look for a different, compliant approach.
Result:
A verdict in one sentence, then a table with the columns topic, what the material says and my follow-up question, with at most 8 rows.
Material:
[paste the provider's documentation, pricing text and terms here]