Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about using the WebLinq API.

General Questions

What is WebLinq?

How much does it cost?

Do you offer a free trial?

What programming languages do you support?

Technical Questions

How do you handle JavaScript-heavy sites?

We provide several options for JavaScript-heavy sites:

Wait Until Options:

{
  "wait_until": "networkidle0"  // Wait for network to be idle
}

JavaScript Execution:

{
  "javascript": true,  // Enable JavaScript execution
  "wait_time": 5000   // Wait 5 seconds after load
}

Custom Triggers:

{
  "wait_for": ".dynamic-content",  // Wait for element
  "timeout": 10000                 // Max wait time
}

What about rate limiting?

How do you handle authentication?

We support multiple authentication methods for target websites:

Cookie-based:

{
  "headers": {
    "Cookie": "session=abc123"
  }
}

Header-based:

{
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer token123"
  }
}

Form Login:

{
  "authentication": {
    "type": "form",
    "loginUrl": "https://example.com/login",
    "username": "user",
    "password": "pass"
  }
}

What about CAPTCHA and anti-bot measures?

Features & Capabilities

What file formats do you support?

We support multiple output formats:

Text: Clean, formatted text
HTML: Raw or cleaned HTML
JSON: Structured data
Markdown: Formatted markdown
PDF: High-quality PDFs
Images: PNG, JPEG, WebP

Specify the format in your request:

{
  "format": "markdown",
  "clean": true  // Remove ads, nav, etc.
}

Can I extract specific elements?

Yes! Use CSS selectors to target specific elements:

{
  "selectors": {
    "title": "h1.article-title",
    "author": ".author-bio h3",
    "content": "article.main-content",
    "date": "time.published-date"
  }
}

We also support:

XPath selectors
Regular expressions
AI-powered content extraction

How do you handle pagination?

We offer several pagination strategies:

Auto-pagination:

{
  "pagination": {
    "enabled": true,
    "maxPages": 5
  }
}

Custom Selectors:

{
  "pagination": {
    "nextButton": ".pagination .next",
    "maxPages": 5
  }
}

URL Patterns:

{
  "pagination": {
    "pattern": "page={i}",
    "start": 1,
    "end": 5
  }
}

What about geolocation and proxies?

We support geolocation-specific requests:

{
  "geolocation": {
    "country": "US",
    "city": "New York"
  }
}

Enterprise customers can also:

Use dedicated IP ranges
Specify residential proxies
Set custom User-Agent strings

Troubleshooting

Common Error Codes

Why is my request timing out?

Content not being extracted correctly?

Getting blocked by websites?

If you’re getting blocked:

Implement Delays:

{
  "delay": {
    "min": 2000,
    "max": 5000
  }
}

Rotate User Agents:

{
  "headers": {
    "User-Agent": "custom-agent"
  }
}

Use Enterprise Features:
- Residential proxies
- IP rotation
- Custom headers

Business & Support

Do you offer enterprise support?

What about data privacy?

Can I use the API in production?

How do I get help?

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