n8n-nodes-scrapingant

n8n community node for the ScrapingAnt web scraping API.

Scrape websites, convert pages to Markdown, extract structured data with AI, and monitor API usage — all from your n8n workflows. Works as an AI Agent tool out of the box.

Installation

n8n Cloud / Desktop

1. Open any workflow and click + (or press N) to open the nodes panel
2. Search for ScrapingAnt
3. Look for the "More from the community" section at the bottom of the results
4. Click the ScrapingAnt node and hit Install

Note: Only verified community nodes are available on n8n Cloud. If ScrapingAnt does not appear yet, it may still be pending verification.

Self-hosted

Install from the n8n UI: Settings > Community Nodes > enter n8n-nodes-scrapingant > Install

Or via npm:

npm install n8n-nodes-scrapingant

Credentials

1. Sign up at app.scrapingant.com
2. Copy your API key from the dashboard
3. In n8n: Credentials > Add Credential > ScrapingAnt API
4. Paste your API key and save

The credential is validated automatically against the ScrapingAnt API.

Operations

| Operation | Endpoint | Description | |-----------|----------|-------------| | Scrape | /v2/general | Scrape a webpage and return raw HTML. Supports headless Chrome, datacenter/residential proxies, custom JS snippets, and country targeting. | | Get Markdown | /v2/markdown | Convert a webpage to clean Markdown — optimized for LLM and RAG pipelines. | | AI Extract | /v2/extract | Extract structured data from any page using natural language. Describe what you need (e.g., "title, price, reviews") and get back JSON. | | Get Usage | /v2/usage | Check your plan name, total credits, remaining credits, and billing period. |

Scrape Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | URL | string | — | Target webpage URL (required) | | Browser Rendering | boolean | true | Use headless Chrome for JavaScript rendering | | Proxy Type | options | datacenter | datacenter or residential | | Proxy Country | string | — | Two-letter country code (e.g., us, gb, de) | | Return Page Source | boolean | false | Return raw page source instead of rendered HTML | | JavaScript Snippet | string | — | Custom JS to execute on the page before returning (auto Base64-encoded) | | Timeout | number | 30 | Request timeout in seconds (5–60) |

Get Markdown Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | URL | string | — | Target webpage URL (required) | | Browser Rendering | boolean | true | Use headless Chrome | | Proxy Type | options | datacenter | datacenter or residential | | Proxy Country | string | — | Two-letter country code |

AI Extract Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | URL | string | Target webpage URL (required) | | Extract Properties | string | Comma-separated list of properties to extract (required). Supports nested structures, e.g., "title, price(number), reviews(list: author, text)" |

AI Agent Tool

This node has usableAsTool enabled, so it can be connected directly to the n8n AI Agent node. The agent can autonomously scrape pages, extract data, and check usage.

Credit Costs

Credit costs vary by operation, rendering mode, and proxy type. See the official credit cost reference for current pricing.

Resources

• ScrapingAnt Documentation
• ScrapingAnt API Reference
• Credit Cost Reference
• n8n Community Nodes Documentation

License

MIT