Crawleo Documentation

Overview

Crawleo uses a credits-based billing system that gives you flexibility and predictability in your API usage. Credits are deducted from your monthly allowance based on which API endpoints you use and their configuration.

Credit Costs

Bing Search API

Optimized for LLM and RAG pipelines with auto-crawling and content extraction.

Operation	Credits Cost
Search (per page of results)	10 credits

Each page of search results (controlled by max_pages parameter) costs 10 credits. For example, searching with max_pages=3 will cost 30 credits.

Google Search API

Structured Google SERP data for SEO, lead generation, and competitor research.

Operation	Credits Cost
Google search request	10 credits

Each Google Search request costs a flat 10 credits regardless of result count. Supports web, news, images, places, and shopping search types.

Crawl API

Rendering Mode	Credits Cost
HTTP request (`render_js=false`)	1 credit per URL
Browser rendering (`render_js=true`)	10 credits per URL

Failed requests cost 0 credits. You only pay for successful responses.

Use browser rendering (render_js=true) only for JavaScript-heavy sites that require dynamic content. Default HTTP requests are the most cost-effective.

Headful Browser API

Premium crawling using a real headed browser with advanced anti-bot evasion, dedicated GPU rendering, and SOAX residential proxies.

Operation	Credits Cost
Headful browser request (per URL)	50 credits

The Headful Browser API is designed for sites protected by Cloudflare, Akamai, DataDome, or other advanced bot-detection systems where the standard Crawl API is insufficient.

At 50 credits per URL, use the Headful Browser API only when necessary. Always try the standard Crawl API (render_js=false or render_js=true) first. Failed requests cost 0 credits.

Subscription Plans

Free Plan

$0/month

500 credits/month
500 page crawls
50 searches
Email support
Zero data retention

Developer

20/month** (or

200/year)

100,000 credits/month
20 concurrent requests
Email support
Zero data retention

Pro

100/month** (or

1,000/year)

1,000,000 credits/month
50 concurrent requests
Email + Dedicated support
Zero data retention

Scale

200/month** (or

2,000/year)

2,500,000 credits/month
100 concurrent requests
Email + Dedicated support
Zero data retention

View All Plans

Compare plans and subscribe at crawleo.dev/pricing

Usage Examples

Bing Search API Examples

Use Case	Parameters	Credits Used
Basic search	`query="AI news"` (1 page)	10 credits
Deep search	`query="AI news"&max_pages=5`	50 credits
Multi-page research	`query="machine learning"&max_pages=10`	100 credits

Google Search API Examples

Use Case	Parameters	Credits Used
Basic search	`q="best CRM software"`	10 credits
News search	`q="AI news"&type=news`	10 credits
Local businesses	`q="coffee shops"&type=places&gl=gb`	10 credits
Shopping	`q="wireless headphones"&type=shopping`	10 credits

Crawl API Examples

Use Case	Parameters	Credits Used
Single page crawl	`urls=https://example.com`	1 credit
Crawl with JavaScript	`urls=https://example.com&render_js=true`	10 credits
5 pages, HTTP only	`urls=url1,url2,url3,url4,url5`	5 credits
5 pages, with JS rendering	`urls=url1,url2,url3,url4,url5&render_js=true`	50 credits

Headful Browser API Examples

Use Case	Parameters	Credits Used
Crawl a protected site	`urls=https://protected-site.com`	50 credits
With screenshot	`urls=https://protected-site.com&screenshot=true`	50 credits
With country proxy	`urls=https://protected-site.com&country=gb`	50 credits

When using Crawleo via MCP (Model Context Protocol), the same credit costs apply:

MCP Tool	Credits Cost
`search_web`	10 credits per page
`google_search`	10 credits per request
`google_maps`	10 credits per request
`crawl_web` (HTTP request)	1 credit per URL
`crawl_web` (browser rendering)	10 credits per URL
`headful_browser`	50 credits per URL

Response Fields

Every API response includes credit usage information:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": { ... },
  "credits_used": 10,
  "credits_remaining": 9990
}

credits_used

integer

Number of credits consumed by this API call.

credits_remaining

integer

Your remaining credit balance for the current billing period.

Monitoring Your Usage

Track your credit usage in the Crawleo Dashboard:

View current credit balance
See usage history and trends
Set up usage alerts
Monitor API call patterns

Optimizing Credit Usage

Use Appropriate Rendering Mode

Start with HTTP requests (1 credit) for most static sites
Use browser rendering (10 credits) only for JavaScript-heavy sites
Test with HTTP first before enabling JavaScript rendering

Optimize Search Depth

Only request the number of search pages you need. Each additional page costs 10 credits.

Batch Crawl Requests

Crawl multiple URLs in a single request when possible to reduce overhead.

Cache Results

Cache crawled content on your side to avoid re-crawling the same URLs.

Rate Limits

In addition to credits, each plan has concurrent request limits:

Plan	Concurrent Requests
Free	5
Developer	20
Pro	50
Scale	100

If you exceed your concurrent request limit, you’ll receive a 429 response:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "CONCURRENT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
    "message": "Concurrent request limit reached (5). Please wait for other requests to finish."
  }
}

Upgrading Your Plan

Need more credits? Upgrade your plan at any time:

Upgrades take effect immediately
Unused credits don’t roll over
Pro-rated billing for mid-cycle upgrades

Contact Sales

Need a custom plan or have questions? Contact our sales team.

Getting Started

API Overview

Search APIs

Crawling APIs

Core Concepts

MCP Integration

Integrations

Credits & Pricing

Overview

Credit Costs

Bing Search API

Google Search API

Crawl API

Headful Browser API

Subscription Plans

Free Plan

Developer

Pro

Scale

View All Plans

Usage Examples

Bing Search API Examples

Google Search API Examples

Crawl API Examples

Headful Browser API Examples

Response Fields

Monitoring Your Usage

Optimizing Credit Usage

Rate Limits

Upgrading Your Plan

Contact Sales

​Overview

​Credit Costs

​Bing Search API

​Google Search API

​Crawl API

​Headful Browser API

​Subscription Plans

Free Plan

Developer

Pro

Scale

View All Plans

​Usage Examples

​Bing Search API Examples

​Google Search API Examples

​Crawl API Examples

​Headful Browser API Examples

​Response Fields

​Monitoring Your Usage

​Optimizing Credit Usage

​Rate Limits

​Upgrading Your Plan

Contact Sales

Overview

Credit Costs

Bing Search API

Google Search API

Crawl API

Headful Browser API

Subscription Plans

Usage Examples

Bing Search API Examples

Google Search API Examples

Crawl API Examples

Headful Browser API Examples

Response Fields

Monitoring Your Usage

Optimizing Credit Usage

Rate Limits

Upgrading Your Plan