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Ars Technica scraper API: search results and articles as JSON

Send any Ars Technica page URL with recipe=arstechnica and get title, url, image and 6 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

  • 2 page types
  • 9 fields
  • 5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
  • Working · 100% in 7 days
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recipe=arstechnica/listing
curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://arstechnica.com/ai/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=arstechnica/listing'
200 OK · JSON
{
    "result": {
        "title": "Meta drops the word “train” from its commerci...",
        "summary": "Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add...",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:07:58-04:00"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from Ars Technica

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Search and listing pages recipe=arstechnica/listing 5 credits a page

FieldTypeExample
articleslist of 3+ items
articles[].urlURLhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/meta-drops-the-word-tra...
articles[].titletextMeta drops the word “train” from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
articles[].imageimage URLhttps://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-...
articles[].summarytextMeta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting r...
articles[].publisheddate2026-10-20T16:07:58-04:00

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-29

{
    "articles": [
        {
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/meta-drops-the-word-train-from-its-commercial-tos-after-ai-backlash/",
            "title": "Meta drops the word “train” from its commercial TOS after AI backlash",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2299491134-300x300-1792525442.jpg",
            "summary": "Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.",
            "published": "2026-10-20T16:07:58-04:00"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/10/geminis-personal-intelligence-is-coming-to-cars/",
            "title": "Gemini’s Personal Intelligence is coming to cars",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/google-gemini-android-auto-300x300.png",
            "summary": "It’s probably time to audit your Gemini settings.",
            "published": "2026-10-20T16:00:33-04:00"
        }
    ]
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on Ars Technica (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://arstechnica.com/ai/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=arstechnica/listing'

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Other page types: recipe=arstechnica/detail, or recipe=arstechnica and the API picks the page type from the URL. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

What people build with Ars Technica data

  • Media monitoring

    Track the articles published on the topics and companies you follow.

    Learn more

  • Content for AI and RAG

    Collect headlines, dates and summaries as structured input for search and LLM pipelines.

    Learn more

  • Publishing timeline

    Measure when and how often a site publishes, by section.

Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page typeCredits a pagePer 1,000, StarterPer 1,000, Pro
Search results, Article5$0.82$0.50

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FAQ

What does the Ars Technica recipe return?

JSON with 9 fields from search results (recipe=arstechnica/listing) and article (recipe=arstechnica/detail), for example title, url, image, summary, published. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape Ars Technica?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on Ars Technica: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=arstechnica/listing.

What happens when Ars Technica changes its pages?

We check Ars Technica every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I change the fields?

Yes. Send your own extract_rules or any setting (js, proxy_type, wait_for) and it wins over the recipe. The developer guide shows the recipe rules to start from.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape Ars Technica: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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