generated: '2026-07-12'
method: documented
source: https://crawlbase.com/docs/crawling-api/
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
schemes:
- name: tokenAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameterName: token
  description: >-
    Crawlbase authenticates every request with a `token` query parameter (for
    example `?token=YOUR_TOKEN`), not an Authorization header. Each account is
    issued two tokens: a Normal (TCP) token for static HTML/JSON responses, and
    a JavaScript token that renders the target in headless Chrome. The Scraper
    and Screenshots APIs require the JavaScript token when rendering is involved.
    The same token model applies across the Crawling, Scraper, Storage,
    Screenshots, and Leads products. Crawlbase also supports a proxy interface
    (smartproxy.crawlbase.com) where the token is supplied as the proxy username.
  tokenTypes:
  - name: Normal (TCP) token
    use: Static HTML/JSON pages; faster and cheaper.
  - name: JavaScript token
    use: SPAs, client-side rendering, lazy-loaded content, screenshots; renders in headless Chrome.
  sources:
  - https://crawlbase.com/docs/crawling-api/
  - https://crawlbase.com/docs/scraper-api/
  - https://crawlbase.com/docs/screenshots-api/