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Quick Start

Get your API key and make your first request in minutes.

50+ Crawlers

Google Maps, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and more — ready to use.

Python SDK

Typed models, auto-pagination, sync and async clients.

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Core Concepts

The lobstr.io API is built around three primitives:
  • Squid — a configured scraper instance tied to a crawler and your settings
  • Task — a URL or keyword the squid will scrape
  • Run — a single execution of a squid against its tasks
A typical workflow:
1

Authenticate

Include Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY in every request. Get your key from the dashboard.
2

Create a squid

Pick a crawler (e.g. google-maps-leads-scraper) and create a squid with your settings.
3

Add tasks

Add URLs or keywords as tasks to the squid.
4

Start a run

Trigger a run and poll for completion.
5

Get results

Fetch structured JSON results from GET /v1/results.

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Developer Tools

Python SDK

pip install lobstrio-sdk

CLI

pip install lobstrio

MCP Server

Connect Claude or Cursor to the docs.