Web Crawler API vs Page Fetch API: Do You Need Discovery or One URL?
Choose a single-page Fetch, query-driven Search, or bounded site crawl by the URLs you know and the coverage you need. Includes a tested public probe and verification checklist.
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Choose a single-page Fetch, query-driven Search, or bounded site crawl by the URLs you know and the coverage you need. Includes a tested public probe and verification checklist.
Choose Search for source discovery and a scraping or page-read API for known-URL extraction, then connect them with a verifiable handoff contract.
Choose between page extraction and browser interaction using task contracts, verified outcomes, session boundaries, and a tested public-page read example.
A practical decision framework for AI agents choosing between web search, HTML fetch, JavaScript rendering, screenshots, and browser automation—with real failure signals and validation rules.