API Errors
WebscrapingAPI uses the following HTTP error codes:
| Error Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request – Your request is invalid or has invalid parameters. This error code along the error message is also sent when the url could not be properly scraped. |
401 |
Unauthorized – Your API key is wrong or invalid or your credit quota is exceeded. |
403 |
Forbidden – You do not have sufficient rights to a resource such as JavaScript rendering or country specific geolocation. Please upgrade your subscription plan accordingly. |
406 |
Not Acceptable – You requested a format that is not supported. |
422 |
Unprocessable Entity - Your request was correct but the API failed to fulfill it. You can receive this code in one of the following situations: * the target website returned a CAPTCHA challenge under status 200 OK * the target website returned a CAPTCHA challenge after a request with render_js disabled * the response HTML does not contain a tag * the target website is an Instagram profile and the response is the Instagram login page * you used the wait_for_css parameter and the selector does not exist/appear on the website |
429 |
Too Many Requests – You’re making too many requests in short succession or too many parallel requests. This error code is also thrown by Google when the API is detected. |
500 |
Internal Server Error – We had a problem with our server. Try again later. |
503 |
Service Unavailable – We’re temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later. |