Web Scraping API
Browser session status
One browser session: status, expiry, credits held and billed, and the supplier's live status while active.
Endpoint
/v1/web/sessions/getlive · provenfreeParameters
Query parameters
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
session_id | yes | Session id returned by web/sessions/create | ws_k3j2h1g0abcd |
dry_run | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. | 1 |
Examples
Make the request
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/web/sessions/get?session_id=ws_k3j2h1g0abcd" \ -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/web/sessions/get?session_id=ws_k3j2h1g0abcd",
{ headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();
if (!body.success) {
// one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}
console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);Python
import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/web/sessions/get?session_id=ws_k3j2h1g0abcd",
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()
if not body["success"]:
# one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")
print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])Response
Response fields and example
This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "web",
"endpoint": "/v1/web/sessions/get",
"data": {
"session_id": null,
"kind": null,
"status": null,
"url": null,
"viewer_url": null,
"expires_at": null,
"last_activity_at": null,
"closed_at": null,
"created_at": null,
"updated_at": null,
"execution": null,
"supplier_status": null,
"ttl_seconds": 0,
"activity_ttl_seconds": 0,
"credits_hold": 0,
"credits_billed": 0
},
"credits_used": 0,
"credits_remaining": 99,
"request_id": "req_…",
"cached": false
}The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.
Schema basis: reviewed response shaper. See schema coverage and validation limits.
Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.
| Field inside data | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
session_id | string | null | session id |
kind | string | null | kind |
status | string | null | status |
url | string | null | url |
viewer_url | string | null | viewer url |
expires_at | string | null | expires at |
last_activity_at | string | null | last activity at |
closed_at | string | null | closed at |
created_at | string | null | created at |
updated_at | string | null | updated at |
execution | string | null | execution |
supplier_status | string | null | supplier status |
ttl_seconds | number | null | ttl seconds |
activity_ttl_seconds | number | null | activity ttl seconds |
credits_hold | number | null | credits hold |
credits_billed | number | null | credits billed |
Core response fields reviewed from the public response shaper. Fields vary by requested options; additive fields remain allowed.
Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference