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Web data API for AI agents that scrapes, searches, crawls, and monitors the web, plus company brand data, with an MCP server and 1,000 free credits a month
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Context.dev is a developer-focused API that gives AI agents and products live web data through one credit balance. You can scrape any page or PDF into Markdown, HTML, structured JSON fields, images, or screenshots, map the URLs on a domain, crawl whole sites, run batches of thousands of URLs, search the web or news, and ask research questions that return structured answers with source URLs. It also retrieves brand data from a domain (company profile, logos, colors, fonts, and style guides), enriches people and company records, and monitors pages on a schedule with webhook alerts when pricing or content changes. Every request is rendered in a real browser, with automatic proxy escalation and retries, and the company reports a 99.96% scrape success rate on its own measure. It ships SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, and Go, a CLI, and an MCP server so agents can sign up and call it directly. The company says it is backed by Y Combinator, SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, and offers zero data retention. Pricing is credit-based: a standard scrape costs 1 credit, while JSON extraction costs 5, Answers start at 10, and person enrichment costs 20 per match. Customer stories on the site are the company's own examples. Check each target site's terms and the privacy rules that apply before you scrape or enrich personal data.
- Best for
- Developers and product teams building AI agents, RAG pipelines, research tools, or onboarding flows that need reliable web scraping, search, and company data from one API
- Pricing
- Free tier $0 (1,000 credits a month, 2 concurrent, 10 req/min, no overage); Developer $19/mo (7,500 credits, $2.20 per 1,000 overage); Pro $99/mo (125,000 credits, $1.80 per 1,000); Growth $299/mo (500,000 credits, $1.40 per 1,000); Scale $499/mo (1,000,000 credits, $1.00 per 1,000, SSO/SAML); Enterprise custom; yearly billing listed as 2 months free; eligible startups and nonprofits get 30% off an annual plan for 12 months
Pros
- One API and one credit balance for scraping, crawling, search, answers, monitors, and brand data, instead of stitching several vendors together
- Every request renders in a real browser with automatic proxy escalation and retries, so you do not tune proxy tiers or pay extra for them
- SDKs in five languages, a CLI, and an MCP server that lets an agent sign up and integrate on its own
- A free tier with 1,000 credits a month and no card, plus SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and zero data retention for sensitive inputs
Cons
- It is an API for developers, so non-technical users need engineering help to get value from it
- Credit costs differ by call (JSON extraction 5, Answers from 10, person enrichment 20), so real usage can run well above one credit per page
- The free tier has no overage, 2 concurrent requests, and 10 requests per minute, and paid plans charge $1.00 to $2.20 per 1,000 extra credits
- The 99.96% success rate and customer results are the company's own figures, and scraping or enriching personal data can raise legal and privacy issues you must check yourself
Core features
- • Scrape any URL or PDF to Markdown, HTML, JSON fields, images, or screenshots
- • Crawl sites, map domain URLs, and run batches of thousands of URLs
- • Web and news search with ranked results and page content
- • Answers API returning structured JSON with source URLs
- • Monitors that watch pages and send webhook alerts on changes
- • Brand data: company profile, logos, colors, fonts, and style guides
- • Person and company enrichment
- • SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, and Go, plus CLI and MCP server
- • SOC 2 Type 2 and zero data retention option
Use cases
- 1. Feeding fresh web content into a RAG pipeline or knowledge base
- 2. Giving an AI agent live web search and page scraping
- 3. Pre-filling onboarding forms with company data from a work email domain
- 4. Monitoring competitor pricing or content pages for changes
- 5. Generating branded experiences from a company's logo, colors, and fonts
How to use
Create a free account to get an API key, install an SDK or connect the MCP server, call the scrape, search, or answers endpoint, then add monitors or batches as your volume grows. Review the target sites' terms and privacy rules first.
Pricing plans
Free
$0/month
- • 1,000 credits a month
- • 2 concurrent, 10 req/min
- • 10 monitors
- • Email support
Developer
$19/month
- • 7,500 credits a month
- • 10 concurrent
- • 100 monitors
- • Usage alerts
Pro
$99/month
- • 125,000 credits a month
- • 100 concurrent
- • 1,000 monitors
- • Email and Slack support, spend controls
Growth
$299/month
- • 500,000 credits a month
- • 250 concurrent
- • 5,000 monitors
- • Priority support
Scale
$499/month
- • 1,000,000 credits a month
- • 500 concurrent
- • 10,000 monitors
- • SSO / SAML
FAQ
How much does Context.dev cost?
There is a free tier at $0 with 1,000 credits a month. Paid plans are Developer at $19 a month, Pro at $99, Growth at $299, and Scale at $499, with custom Enterprise pricing. Yearly billing is listed as two months free.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free tier includes 1,000 credits a month with no credit card, 2 concurrent requests, and 10 requests per minute, with no overage.
How do credits work?
A standard scrape uses 1 credit. Scraping with JSON extraction uses 5 credits per page, Answers start at 10 credits per call, and person enrichment costs 20 credits per match.
Does it support MCP?
Yes. It offers an MCP server, a CLI, and SDKs so AI agents and coding assistants can sign up and call the API.
Is it secure?
The company says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and offers zero data retention, where inputs and outputs are kept out of its logs, caches, and storage.
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