GuidesAPI Documentation
API Documentation

Start a new crawl

put https://{api_key}:@api.80legs.com/v2/crawls/

Start a new crawl named {crawl_name}

This queues a new crawl, using app to start crawling the urls in urllist. It begins with the status QUEUED.

This request can fail if:

  • max_depth and max_urls are out of bounds for the user's plan level
  • The specified app does not exist for this user
  • The specified urllist does not exist for this user
  • A crawl with this name already exists for this user
  • The user is already running the maximum number of crawls their plan allows

The crawl will be marked STARTED once it is automatically approved and work begins on it.

Language
Credentials
Basic
base64
:
URL
Click Try It! to start a request and see the response here!