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ScrapFly Substack Crawler
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ScrapFly Substack Crawler is a paid API for AI agents from scrapfly.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-24).
Scrapes and extracts structured content data from a given Substack URL
Price / call$0.02
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
69 endpoints for data, content generation, and web scraping. Pay per request via x402 on Base chain.
Output
Returns a JSON object with a 'success' boolean indicating whether the scrape succeeded, and a 'data' object containing the extracted page content and structured data from the Substack URL, including article text, metadata, and any other scrapeable fields available on the page.
Example use cases
Extract newsletter article for research
“I need you to pull the full text and metadata from this Substack article: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/links-for-june — grab everything you can from the page.”
Monitor competitor Substack publication
“Scrape the latest content from https://stratechery.substack.com so I can see what was published and summarize the main topics covered.”
Archive a Substack post offline
“Fetch all the content from this Substack post at https://platformer.news/p/the-future-of-ai-regulation so I can save a structured copy of the article for my records.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://scrapfly.vercel.app/api/crawl/substack?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you specifically need to extract content from Substack newsletters or posts. It is purpose-built for Substack's page structure, making it more reliable than a generic web scraper for this platform. Prefer it over general-purpose crawlers when targeting Substack URLs to get cleaner structured output.
Side effects
- Invalid or malformed URL returns failure with success: false
- Substack page behind paywall or login may return incomplete data
- Rate limiting or bot detection on Substack may cause scrape failures
- Non-Substack URLs passed to this endpoint may return unexpected results or errors
- Network timeout if the target page is slow to respond
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| urlrequired | string | url |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | object | |
| successrequired | boolean |
Tags
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