The scraping API that picks the right engine for every site.

DreamScrape routes each request through the cheapest tier that works — plain HTTP, stealth browser, or anti-detect Firefox. Credits match the real cost, so you pay for what you actually need.

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terminal

$ curl -X POST https://api.dreamscrape.app/scrape \

-d '{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com", "renderMode": "auto"}'

Response · 142ms

http$0.0001

{

"status": "completed",

"engineTier": "http",

"timing": { "fetchMs": 142 },

"markdown": "# Hacker News\n1. Show HN: DreamScrape — scraping router..."

}

HTTP — ~200ms JA4 HTTP — ~200ms Stealth Browser — ~3s Camoufox — ~10s

How it works

Your request finds the cheapest path

Send a URL. Our router checks what has worked for that domain before and starts with the fastest, cheapest engine. If it gets blocked, it escalates automatically.

72% of requests never leave Tier 0

HTTP

Most used

Plain fetch with JA4 TLS fingerprint

Hacker NewsBBRefHLTVGitHub APIpump.fun

~200ms

$0.0001/req

escalates if blocked

Stealth Browser

Headless Chromium + fingerprint injection

JS-heavy SPAsdynamic dashboardsReact apps

~3s

$0.002/req

escalates if blocked

Anti-detect Firefox

Patched Firefox with C++ fingerprinting

Cloudflare EnterpriseDexScreenerprotected APIs

~10s

$0.006/req

You get clean markdown, metadata, and timing info back — regardless of which engine handled it. One API, zero engine config.

Transparency

Updated 14m ago

Live scorecard

Real results from real scrapes.

6/10

pass rate

170ms

avg latency

$0.0003

median cost

70%

Tier 0 hit rate

no browser needed

Domain	Success	Tier	Latency	Tested
Working
news.ycombinator.com	100%	HTTP	142ms	2026-04-09
www.basketball-reference.com	100%	HTTP	71ms	2026-04-09
www.hltv.org	100%	HTTP	87ms	2026-04-09
pump.fun	100%	HTTP	410ms	2026-04-09
api.github.com	100%	HTTP	262ms	2026-04-09
example.com	100%	HTTP	45ms	2026-04-09

Known limitations
www.etsy.comCAPTCHA wall — needs solver integration	0%	browser	2900ms	2026-04-09
www.zillow.comResidential proxy required	0%	HTTP	—	2026-04-09
www.reddit.comDatacenter IP blocked	0%	camoufox	—	2026-04-09
dexscreener.comJS challenge not yet bypassed	0%	camoufox	—	2026-04-09

Capabilities

Built different

Every feature exists because we hit the problem ourselves.

Smart Routing

Automatically picks HTTP, stealth browser, or anti-detect Firefox per domain. Learns from every scrape and gets smarter over time.

Actionable Errors

Every failure tells you exactly why and what to try next. 11 block reasons with specific fixes. No more guessing at 403s.

Cost Control

Free tier for simple sites. Only pay when you need browser engines. Most sites work on the cheapest tier — we prove it.

CAPTCHA Detection

Automatically detects captcha pages and returns a clear error instead of garbage HTML. Optional auto-solve with vision AI.

Sub-200ms HTTP

JA4 TLS fingerprinting makes plain HTTP requests look like real Chrome. Most sites never need a browser.

Usage Transparency

Every response shows which engine tier served it and how long it took. Your cost is never a surprise.

Interactive demo

Try it now

No signup required. Paste a URL and see DreamScrape work.

Try:

10 free scrapes per day

Pricing

Simple pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

Free

$0/mo

1,000 simple scrapes/month

Or ~200 stealth-browser scrapes, or ~40 anti-detect Firefox scrapes.

1,000 credits/month
HTTP + JA4 TLS engines
60 requests/minute
Actionable error messages
Community support

Get started free

How credits work

DreamScrape uses credits instead of flat request counts because not every scrape costs the same. A simple HTTP scrape is fractions of a cent. An anti-detect Firefox session costs hundreds of times more. Our router picks the cheapest engine that works, and you only use credits for what you actually need.

Engine tier	Credits	Example domains
HTTP	1	Hacker News, GitHub API
JA4 HTTP	1	Basketball Reference, HLTV
Stealth browser	5	JS-heavy SPAs, React dashboards
Anti-detect Firefox	25	Cloudflare Enterprise, DexScreener
+ Residential proxy	+10	Geo-restricted or IP-reputation sites
+ CAPTCHA solve	+5	Sites with hCaptcha or Turnstile

Most DreamScrape users spend 80%+ of their credits on Tier 0, which means your Starter plan effectively covers 15,000+ real-world scrapes — not the 5,000 a flat-rate competitor would give you. The router's efficiency becomes your savings, not our margin.

Estimate your usage

See how many credits you'd need based on your mix of sites.

How many scrapes per month?

1005,000 scrapes50,000

What kind of sites?

Estimated monthly credits

9,000

Suggested plan

Starter

90% HTTP (4,500 × 1 credit) + 8% stealth (400 × 5) + 2% anti-detect (100 × 25)

Comparison

How DreamScrape compares

Feature	DreamScrape	Firecrawl	ScrapingBee	Bright Data
Smart engine routing
Bypass rate (hard targets)	80%+ published	Not published	Not published	Not published
JA4 TLS fingerprinting				Likely
Anti-detect browser				Likely
Actionable error taxonomy	11 reasons	Basic	Basic
Self-host option
Free tier	1,000/mo	500/mo	1,000/mo
Starting price	$29/mo	$19/mo	$49/mo	$500/mo
Per-request cost awareness