Scrappey n8n Node

🚀 Advanced web scraping and anti-bot bypass node for n8n workflows

A powerful n8n community node that integrates with the Scrappey.com API to provide advanced web scraping capabilities with built-in anti-bot protection bypass. Perfect for automating data extraction from protected websites, handling CAPTCHAs, and managing complex browser interactions.

✨ Key Features

🛠️ Three Operation Modes

1. Request Builder - Create fully customized HTTP/browser requests with granular control
2. HTTP Auto-Retry - Automatically retry failed HTTP requests through Scrappey's anti-bot network
3. Browser Auto-Retry - Advanced browser-based retry with full anti-bot protection

🔒 Anti-Bot Protection Bypass

• Cloudflare challenge solving
• Datadome bypass capabilities
• hCaptcha & reCAPTCHA automatic solving
• JavaScript-heavy websites full browser simulation
• Mouse movement simulation for enhanced stealth

🌍 Advanced Proxy Management

• Residential proxies with country targeting
• Datacenter proxies for fast requests
• Mobile proxies for mobile-specific content
• Custom proxy support (SOCKS4/5, HTTP/HTTPS)
• 150+ countries available for geo-targeting

⚙️ Flexible Configuration

• Multiple request types: Standard HTTP, Browser, Patched Chrome
• Custom headers & cookies with field-based or JSON input
• Session management for maintaining state across requests
• POST/PUT/PATCH support with body or form parameters
• CSS selector waiting for dynamic content
• XHR/Fetch interception for API data extraction

🚀 Installation

Method 1: n8n Community Nodes (Recommended)

1. Open your n8n instance
2. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
3. Enter: @automations-project/n8n-nodes-scrappey
4. Click Install

Method 2: Manual Installation

# Using npm
npm install @automations-project/n8n-nodes-scrappey

# Using pnpm
pnpm add @automations-project/n8n-nodes-scrappey

# Using yarn
yarn add @automations-project/n8n-nodes-scrappey

Method 3: Development Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Automations-Project/n8n-nodes-scrappey.git
cd n8n-nodes-scrappey

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build the node
pnpm run build

# Link for development
pnpm run start:dev

🔧 Configuration

1. Set Up Scrappey API Credentials

1. Sign up at Scrappey.com to get your API key.
2. In n8n, create new Scrappey API credentials
3. Enter your API key and optional proxy settings

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2. Credential Options

• API Key (required): Your Scrappey.com API key
• Custom Proxy (optional): Your own proxy URL (SOCKS4/5, HTTP/HTTPS)
• Whitelisted Domains (optional): JSON array of allowed domains for enhanced security

📋 Operation Modes

🛠️ Request Builder (Manual)

Primary mode for creating custom requests with full control

// Example configuration options:
{
  "url": "https://example.com/api/data",
  "httpMethod": "GET",
  "request_type": "Browser", // or "Request", "PatchedChrome"
  "whichProxyToUse": "proxyFromScrappey",
  "proxyType": "residential", // residential, datacenter, mobile
  "customProxyCountry": "UnitedStates",
  "antibot": true,
  "mouseMovements": true,
  "datadome": true
}

Use Cases:

• Complex form submissions with CAPTCHA solving
• JavaScript-heavy SPA scraping
• API data extraction with anti-bot protection
• Multi-step workflows with session management

🔁 HTTP Auto-Retry

Fallback solution for failed n8n HTTP Request nodes Connect the error output (red connector) of a standard HTTP Request node to this operation. It automatically retries the same request through Scrappey's network when blocked by:

• Cloudflare challenges
• Rate limiting
• IP blocks
• Basic anti-bot measures

🌐 Browser Auto-Retry

Advanced browser-based retry with full anti-bot protection

Similar to HTTP Auto-Retry but uses a full browser environment with:

• Automatic CAPTCHA solving (hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA)
• Mouse movement simulation
• Datadome bypass enabled
• JavaScript execution
• 3 automatic retries

💡 Usage Examples

Basic Web Scraping

// Request Builder - Simple GET request
{
  "operation": "requestBuilder",
  "url": "https://httpbin.org/get",
  "httpMethod": "request.get",
  "request_type": "Request"
}

Advanced Browser Automation

// Browser request with anti-bot protection
{
  "operation": "requestBuilder",
  "url": "https://protected-site.com",
  "request_type": "Browser",
  "antibot": true,
  "mouseMovements": true,
  "datadome": true,
  "cssSelector": ".content-loaded",
  "proxyType": "residential",
  "customProxyCountry": "UnitedStates"
}

Form Submission with CAPTCHA

// POST request with CAPTCHA solving
{
  "operation": "requestBuilder",
  "url": "https://example.com/submit",
  "httpMethod": "request.post",
  "request_type": "Browser",
  "bodyOrParams": "body_used",
  "body_for_request": "{\"name\":\"John\",\"email\":\"[email protected]\"}",
  "antibot": true
}

Auto-Retry Fallback

// Connect HTTP Request node error output to Scrappey node input
// Set operation to "httpRequestAutoRetry" or "httpRequestAutoRetryBrowser"
{
  "operation": "httpRequestAutoRetry",
  "whichProxyToUse": "proxyFromScrappey",
  "proxyType": "residential"
}

🔒 Error Handling

The node provides detailed error messages for common Scrappey API error codes:

| Code | Description | Solution | | --------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------------- | | CODE-0001 | Server overloaded | Retry after a few minutes | | CODE-0002 | Cloudflare blocked | Try different proxy or browser mode | | CODE-0003 | Too many attempts | Wait before retrying | | CODE-0004 | Invalid command | Check request configuration | | CODE-0005 | Tunnel failed | Retry with different proxy |

🏗️ Development

Building from Source

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Development build with watch
pnpm run build:watch

# Production build
pnpm run build

# Linting & formatting
pnpm run lint
pnpm run format

# Type checking
pnpm run type-check

# Full validation
pnpm run validate

Project Structure

n8n-nodes-scrappey/
├── nodes/Scrappey/          # Main node implementation
│   ├── Scrappey.node.ts     # Node definition and execution
│   ├── execute.ts           # Operation dispatcher
│   ├── RequestMethods.ts    # HTTP/Browser request handlers
│   ├── requestBodyBuilder.ts # Request body construction
│   ├── fields.ts            # Node field definitions
│   ├── GenericFunctions.ts  # API integration utilities
│   └── utils.ts             # Helper functions
├── credentials/             # Credential definitions
│   └── ScrappeyApi.credentials.ts
├── scripts/                 # Build and deployment scripts
├── .github/workflows/       # CI/CD pipelines
└── dist/                    # Built output

CI/CD Pipeline

This project includes a comprehensive CI/CD setup:

• Continuous Integration: Automated testing, linting, and building on every PR
• Auto-versioning: Automatic version bumps based on commit messages
• Automated Releases: Publishes to GitHub Packages and optionally npm
• Security Scanning: CodeQL analysis and dependency auditing
• Dependabot: Automated dependency updates

Commit Message Conventions

• feat: description → Minor version bump
• fix: description → Patch version bump
• BREAKING CHANGE or [major] → Major version bump
• [skip ci] or [skip version] → Skip automation

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'feat: add amazing feature'
4. Push to branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

🔗 Links

• Scrappey Website: https://scrappey.com
• Scrappey Documentation: https://wiki.scrappey.com
• n8n Community: https://community.n8n.io
• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features
• Nskha Discord: ⚠️Incative community

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