Learn Pay Per Crawl

Everything you need to know about integrating Cloudflare's Pay Per Crawl into your AI applications. From basic concepts to advanced optimization techniques.

Quick Start Guide

1. Get Your API Key

Sign up for an account and generate your API key from the dashboard.

curl -X POST https://aipaypercrawl.com/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "you@example.com", "password": "secure_password"}'

2. Get a Quote

Request a quote for the URLs you want to crawl.

curl -X POST https://aipaypercrawl.com/api/quote \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"urls": ["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2"]}'

3. Execute Crawl

Accept the quote and execute the crawl request.

curl -X POST https://aipaypercrawl.com/api/crawl \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"quoteId": "quote_abc123", "accept": true}'

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl?

Pay Per Crawl is a new standard that allows AI companies to pay publishers directly for crawling their content. It ensures fair compensation while enabling AI training on high-quality data.

How does pricing work?

Publishers set their own per-request prices. You only pay for successful crawls, with transparent pricing shown upfront. Bulk discounts are available for high-volume usage.

What data formats are supported?

We support JSON, HTML, and structured data extraction. All responses include metadata like timestamps, content-type, and extraction quality scores.

How fast are crawl requests?

Most requests complete in under 50ms thanks to Cloudflare's global edge network. Complex JavaScript-rendered pages may take up to 2-3 seconds.

Can I crawl any website?

Only websites that have enabled Pay Per Crawl through Cloudflare are available. Our directory shows all available domains with their pricing.

Is there an API rate limit?

API limits vary by plan. Free tier allows 1,000 requests/day, while enterprise plans offer unlimited requests with custom SLAs.

Still have questions?

Ready to start crawling?

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