Any web page, into your Zaps. In plain words.
Three actions named after the job: a whole list, one page, or a question. Connect with your API key and map the fields into the next step.
Set it up
- Get an API key from your dashboard. New accounts get 100 free pages.
- Open Plainscrape on Zapier and accept the invite.
- In a Zap, add an action, search Plainscrape and choose one of the three jobs below.
- When Zapier asks to connect, paste your API key. The connection is named with your account's email.
- Fill in the page URL and what you want in plain words, then Test.
Three jobs, named the way you'd say them
| Action | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Get a Whole List from a Page | Every item on a page, each with the fields you name. | Every product on a shop page: title, price, rating. |
| Get Details from One Page | One thing from a page, as named fields. | A company's name, address and phone number. |
| Ask a Question About a Site | A question about a site, answered in plain words, with the pages it used. | What is the refund policy? |
A whole list comes back as line items, so Google Sheets Create Multiple Spreadsheet Rows adds one row per item. There is also a Find Answer search for an earlier answer by its ID.
Long answers
Zapier gives a step 30 seconds. A Plainscrape step hands Zapier's callback URL to the ask and waits until the answer is posted back, so a long list finishes in the same Zap. Like every answer, it is capped at 12 minutes and returns what it has by then. While you are building the Zap, Test waits up to 25 seconds.
Budget: your cost cap
Budget (max pages) is the most pages a step may read, and so the most it can cost. One page fetched is one page billed; pages that fail are free. Leave it empty and a list reads up to 10 pages, a question up to 5. The free trial allows 10 pages a step; paid plans go up to 10,000 (a question: 20). The receipt on every answer says what was billed and how many pages you have left.
What people build with it
- Prices into Google Sheets every morning. A schedule, then Get a whole list from a page, then Google Sheets Create Multiple Spreadsheet Rows: one row per product.
- New listings into a CRM. Jobs, homes or products from a listing page become records in your CRM.
- Alerts in Slack or email. Ask a question about a site, such as whether a price has dropped, and send the reply.
- Answers for AI steps. Feed the fields to a ChatGPT or Claude step instead of a whole page.
FAQ
No. Pick an action, give it a page URL and say what you want in plain words. The fields come back ready to map into the next step.
The same meter as the API: one page fetched is one page billed, and failed pages are free. New accounts get a one-time 100-page trial (14 days, no card). Plans are on the pricing page.
The step waits. Plainscrape posts the answer back to Zapier when it is ready. An answer is capped at 12 minutes and returns what it has by then.
Public pages: shops, listings, news, docs and the like, including pages that need JavaScript. It does not log in, and it follows each site's robots.txt.