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Website WebUnlocker API

WebUnlocker is a hybrid of realistic JS rendering and request-mode crawling, engineered to bypass advanced anti-bot systems on whitelisted websites.

Active3 credits = 1 requestGET/v2/website/webunlocker
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Endpoint Overview

Detailed documentation, pricing, and usage examples.

OverviewLink to Overview

The Website WebUnlocker API combines Piloterr's Website Rendering and Website Crawler technologies to bypass sophisticated anti-bot protection systems on approved whitelisted domains. It handles advanced bot detection mechanisms including Cloudflare Enterprise, DataDome, PerimeterX, and Akamai Bot Manager. This is the most powerful scraping endpoint available for protected websites.

Beta notice: This API is currently in beta. Features and functionality may change as the service continues to improve.

Whitelist required: The target domain must be added to Piloterr's approved whitelist before use. Contact support to request a new domain.

QuickstartLink to Quickstart

GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/website/webunlocker?query=https://www.norauto.fr/t/pneu/w-185-h-55-r-14/ete-s/80-l-h-q.html

ParametersLink to Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
query string yes A website URL with either the http or https protocol (domain must be whitelisted)
allow_redirects boolean no If set to false, do not follow redirects. true by default
return_page_source boolean no If set to true, returns the raw HTML source. false by default

Response fieldsLink to Response fields

Field Type Description
(response body) string Full HTML content of the page after bypassing anti-bot protection

NotesLink to Notes

  • This endpoint costs 2 credits per request
  • Supported example domains: mobile.de, leroymerlin.fr, norauto.fr
  • Contact Piloterr support to request whitelisting of additional domains

Main use casesLink to Main use cases

  • Extract product data from heavily protected e-commerce sites that block standard crawlers
  • Monitor competitor pricing on retail websites using DataDome or Akamai bot protection
  • Collect structured listings from automotive, real estate, or classifieds platforms with advanced anti-bot systems
  • Build data pipelines on top of websites that aggressively fingerprint and block scraping attempts

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