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# Scrapingdog compatible: change the address, keep the JSON

Compared on Nov 10, 2026. The page: https://specstream.ai/migrate/scrapingdog

Scrapingdog's Google search costs 5 credits a request, so its $40 Lite plan buys 40,000 searches. SpecStream answers the same `GET /google` in Scrapingdog's JSON at $0.005 a search, with no plan.

The switch is one line: `https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog` in place of `https://api.scrapingdog.com`, and a SpecStream key as `api_key`. The parameters and your parser stay.

SpecStream scores 97.9 F-score on all 1,000 SimpleQA Verified questions. A new account gets $10 of credit, no card, which covers 2,000 searches.

[Get an API key](https://specstream.ai/signup?src=alternatives-migrate-scrapingdog&utm_source=alternatives-md&utm_campaign=migrate-scrapingdog&returnTo=%2Fworkspace%2Fsearch%3Froute%3Dscrapingdog) New accounts get $10 of credit, no card. It covers 2,000 searches.

## Scrapingdog to SpecStream, parameter by parameter and field by field

| | SpecStream | Scrapingdog |
|---|---|---|
| Address | `GET https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog/google` | `GET https://api.scrapingdog.com/google` |
| The key | A SpecStream key as `api_key` in the address | A Scrapingdog key as `api_key` in the address |
| Results | 10 results a page, with `page` for the next one | Up to 10 results a page. `results` has no effect |
| Country, language, time | `country`, `language`, `cr`, `lr`, `safe` and `tbs` are applied | `country`, `language`, `cr` (such as `countryFR`), `lr` (such as `lang_en`), `safe` and `tbs` |
| Cost of a search | $0.005, whatever the parameters | 5 credits for a standard search, 10 for `advance_search` or `mob_search` |
| Each result | `title`, `link`, `displayed_link`, `snippet` and `rank`. Not returned: `source`, `favicon`, `highlighted_keywords` and `extended_sitelinks` | `organic_results` with `title`, `link`, `displayed_link`, `source`, `snippet` and `rank` |
| Errors | A `message` body: `401` for a wrong key, `400` for an empty `query`. A busy call gets `429` with `Retry-After` and is not charged | Failed requests are never charged |
| Price | $0.005 a search, $5 per 1,000, with no plan | Lite $40 a month for 200,000 credits, which is 40,000 searches at $1 per 1,000 |
| Free to start | $10 of credit, no card, which covers 2,000 searches | 100 credits, no credit card |

## The Scrapingdog reference, on SpecStream

### The call, before and after

```
# Before
curl "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google?query=football&api_key=$SCRAPINGDOG_API_KEY"

# After
curl "https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog/google?query=football&api_key=$SPECSTREAM_API_KEY"
```

With Scrapingdog's Python client, `scrapingdog` 1.1.0, the change is one line: `client = Client(SPECSTREAM_KEY, base_url="https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog")`. Its Google search then runs as before.

### What the route reads, and what it refuses

Read and applied: `query`, `page`, `tbs`, `country`, `language`, `cr`, `lr`, `safe`, and `scrapingdog_pagination.page_no` for the next page.

Refused: an empty `query` gets `400`, and a wrong `api_key` gets `401`, each with a `message` body that Scrapingdog's client reads. Every parameter was measured on production on Nov 10, 2026, and the full [pass table](https://specstream.ai/specstream/dialects/scrapingdog.md) lists each one and its result.

### Every field that comes back

The reply has `search_information` with `time_taken`, `total_results`, `query_displayed` and `organic_results_state`, `organic_results[]` with `title`, `link`, `displayed_link`, `snippet` and `rank`, and `scrapingdog_pagination` with `current` and `page_no`.

The route does not return `search_information.url`, a result's `source`, `favicon`, `highlighted_keywords` or `extended_sitelinks`, `pagination`, `relatedSearches`, `peopleAlsoAskedFor`, `ai_overview`, `knowledge_graph`, `sports_results` or `ads`. One field is added, `specstream`, with the call's `price_usd`.

### One price a search, no credits to count

On Scrapingdog a Google search takes 5 credits, and 10 with `advance_search` or `mob_search`. On SpecStream every search costs $0.005, there is no plan to renew, and credit you buy never expires. A busy call gets `429` with `Retry-After` and charges nothing.

### The most accurate web search API, in about one second

On SimpleQA Verified the SpecStream Search API scores 97.9 F-score on all 1,000 official questions, 978 of them correct. On WideSearch it scores 64.0 item F1 and 43.4 row F1 on all 200 official tasks. The Extract API scores 0.908 F1 on WCXB. Every score and its method is on the [benchmarks](https://specstream.ai/benchmarks?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=migrate-scrapingdog) page.

A call of up to 10 results on the first page runs the fast search. Measured on production on November 9, 2026, its median was 0.82 s at 1 search a second and 1.07 s at 20 a second, the 95th percentile stayed between 1.09 and 1.73 s, and it answered 718 of 720. One account can send up to 26,666 searches a minute.

### You decide what is kept, on each key

Create the key with `zero_retention` and a search made with it keeps no request text and no answer after the reply. `spend_cap_cents` is the most the key can spend.

```
curl -X POST https://api.specstream.ai/v1/account/keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPECSTREAM_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "production", "scopes": ["account:read", "finds:spend"], "spend_cap_cents": 500000, "zero_retention": true}'
```

### Search, pages and rows on one key

The same key reads up to 20 pages or documents a call with the [Extract API](https://specstream.ai/extract-api?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=migrate-scrapingdog) at $0.80 per 1,000 pages, and a page with no text is not charged. [Deep Search](https://specstream.ai/deep-search?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=migrate-scrapingdog) returns every match for a request in plain words as structured rows, at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a row, with a source URL on every value. The most a run can cost is approved before it starts. The full comparison is on the [Scrapingdog alternative](https://specstream.ai/alternatives/scrapingdog?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=migrate-scrapingdog) page.

## What else Scrapingdog users price

### SerpApi

Google results on monthly plans: Starter is $25 for 1,000 searches with 200 an hour, Developer $75 for 5,000. SpecStream charges $0.005 a search with no plan, and its credit never expires.

### Serper

Google results in credit packs from $1.00 per 1,000 for 50,000 credits, valid for 6 months, with 2,500 free queries. SpecStream credit never expires, and it scores 97.9 F-score on SimpleQA Verified.

### Scale SERP

Traject Data's Google results API: 1,000 searches for $23 a month billed annually, then $0.038 per extra request, with 125 free searches a month. SpecStream answers Scale SERP's own `/search` call at `/scaleserp`, at $0.005 a search with no plan.

## How to migrate, step by step

1. Create a key under Agents & API in the workspace. A new account gets $10 of credit, no card, which covers 2,000 searches.

2. Set the address to `https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog/google` where your code has `https://api.scrapingdog.com/google`, and send the SpecStream key as `api_key`. In Python:

```
import requests

URL = "https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog/google"  # was https://api.scrapingdog.com/google

reply = requests.get(URL, {"api_key": SPECSTREAM_KEY, "query": "football", "country": "us"}, timeout=30)
reply.raise_for_status()
for result in reply.json()["organic_results"]:
    print(result["rank"], result["title"], result["link"])
```

3. In JavaScript:

```
const url = new URL("https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog/google");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({ api_key: process.env.SPECSTREAM_KEY, query: "football", tbs: "qdr:w" });
const data = await (await fetch(url)).json();
for (const result of data.organic_results) console.log(result.rank, result.title, result.link);
```

4. Follow `scrapingdog_pagination.page_no` for the next page, and read `429` as a call to send again after `Retry-After`. It is not charged.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is there a Scrapingdog compatible API?

Yes. SpecStream answers Scrapingdog's `GET /google` at `https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog` in Scrapingdog's JSON, as measured on production on Nov 10, 2026. A search costs $0.005.

### How do I migrate from Scrapingdog?

Change one address: `https://api.scrapingdog.com` becomes `https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog`, and a SpecStream key goes in `api_key`. `query`, `page`, `tbs`, `country`, `language`, `cr`, `lr` and `safe` keep their meaning.

### How much does Scrapingdog cost?

Lite is $40 a month for 200,000 credits, and a Google search takes 5 credits, so it buys 40,000 searches at $1 per 1,000. The free plan has 100 credits. SpecStream costs $5 per 1,000 searches with no plan.

### Does the Scrapingdog Python client work with SpecStream?

Yes. `scrapingdog` 1.1.0 works with `base_url="https://api.specstream.ai/scrapingdog"` and a SpecStream key, as tested on production on Nov 10, 2026.

### Which Scrapingdog fields does SpecStream not return?

A result's `source`, `favicon`, `highlighted_keywords` and `extended_sitelinks`, and the `relatedSearches`, `peopleAlsoAskedFor`, `ai_overview`, `knowledge_graph`, `sports_results` and `ads` blocks. Each result keeps `title`, `link`, `displayed_link`, `snippet` and `rank`.

## Sources

SpecStream wrote this page. Each Scrapingdog figure comes from Scrapingdog's own pages, and each other provider's figure from that company's own page. The route's behavior comes from its code and the pass table measured on production.

- [Scrapingdog pricing](https://www.scrapingdog.com/pricing), read Nov 10, 2026
- [Scrapingdog Google Search API](https://docs.scrapingdog.com/google-search-api), read Nov 10, 2026
- [SpecStream Scrapingdog pass table](https://specstream.ai/specstream/dialects/scrapingdog.md), read Nov 10, 2026
- [SerpApi pricing](https://serpapi.com/pricing.md), read Nov 10, 2026
- [Serper](https://serper.dev/), read Nov 10, 2026
- [Scale SERP pricing](https://trajectdata.com/pricing/scaleserp-api), read Nov 10, 2026
- [SpecStream benchmarks](https://specstream.ai/benchmarks), read Nov 10, 2026
- [SpecStream pricing](https://specstream.ai/pricing), read Nov 10, 2026
- [SpecStream for agents](https://specstream.ai/agents.md), read Nov 10, 2026