ScrapeBox

Local REST scraping API. Double-click to start, curl to use.

ScrapeBox is a local HTTP scraping service that runs entirely on your machine. Start it once, then call it from any script, tool, or browser to fetch and extract web content — no cloud, no API keys, no subscription.

Features

• Extract HTML / text / links / tables from any page
• Handles low/medium anti-bot protection automatically
• Runs 100% locally — data never leaves your machine
• Works on Windows / macOS / Linux
• Zero cloud dependency, works even offline (after setup)
• No subscription, no monthly fees, lifetime use

Quick Start

1. 1. Run setup.bat (Win) or bash setup.sh (Mac/Linux) to install
2. 2. Double-click start.bat to launch the service
3. 3. Open a browser or terminal:
4. curl "http://localhost:8080/status"
5. curl "http://localhost:8080/text?url=https://example.com"

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