The Web Unlocker lets you retrieve fully-rendered page content from any URL without managing a browser session. It handles residential proxies, captcha solving, and fingerprinting automatically — so bot-protected sites respond as if you’re a real user.
Quick Start
curl -X POST "https://api.anchorbrowser.io/v1/tools/fetch/webpage" \
-H "anchor-api-key: $ANCHOR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "url": "https://www.g2.com/products/notion/reviews" }'
Request Reference
Endpoint: POST https://api.anchorbrowser.io/v1/tools/fetch/webpage
Headers:
| Header | Value |
|---|
anchor-api-key | Your API key |
Content-Type | application/json |
The fully-qualified URL to fetch (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/company/openai).
| Code | Meaning |
|---|
200 | Page content returned successfully |
400 | Invalid request — check the URL and try again |
422 | Could not reach the requested URL |
429 | Rate limit exceeded |
500 | Failed to fetch the requested page |
504 | The page took too long to load |
Examples
Scrape a protected site
curl -X POST "https://api.anchorbrowser.io/v1/tools/fetch/webpage" \
-H "anchor-api-key: $ANCHOR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "url": "https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=software+engineer&l=New+York" }'
Fetch multiple pages in parallel
urls=(
"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/openai"
"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/anthropic"
"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mistral-ai"
)
for url in "${urls[@]}"; do
curl -s -X POST "https://api.anchorbrowser.io/v1/tools/fetch/webpage" \
-H "anchor-api-key: $ANCHOR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"url\": \"$url\"}" &
done
wait
Web Unlocker vs. Browser Sessions
| Web Unlocker | Browser Session |
|---|
| Setup | No session needed | Create a session first |
| Stealth | Always on | Configurable |
| Speed | No cold start | Session startup time |
| Best for | High-volume scraping, one-shot fetches | Multi-step workflows, interactive automation |
