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PolitiFact scraper API: articles as JSON

Send any PolitiFact page URL with recipe=politifact and get title, description, image and 2 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
5 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
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recipe=politifact

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/04/donald-trump/jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=politifact'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "title": "U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro fact-checks Trump...",
        "description": "Even after prosecutors blamed botched constru...",
        "summary": "On July 31, federal prosecutors filed a motio..."
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from PolitiFact

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

Articles `recipe=politifact` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`title`	text	U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro fact-checks Trump on Reflecting Pool ‘v...
`description`	text	Even after prosecutors blamed botched construction for Reflecting P...
`image`	image URL	https://politifact.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Reflecting-Pool-D...
`url`	URL	https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/04/donald-trump/jeanine-...
`summary`	text	On July 31, federal prosecutors filed a motion debunking the claim...

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-28

{
    "title": "U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro fact-checks Trump on Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’",
    "description": "Even after prosecutors blamed botched construction for Reflecting Pool damage, President Donald Trump falsely blamed vandals. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro fil...",
    "image": "https://politifact.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Reflecting-Pool-DC-7-29-26-APjpg.jpg",
    "url": "https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/04/donald-trump/jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism/",
    "summary": "On July 31, federal prosecutors filed a motion debunking the claim that vandals defaced the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., and dismissing charges again..."
}

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 PolitiFact (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/04/donald-trump/jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=politifact'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/04/donald-trump/jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism/", "recipe": "politifact"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/04/donald-trump/jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism/",
  recipe: "politifact",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?${params}`, {
  headers: { ApiKey: process.env.UJEEBU_API_KEY },
});
console.log((await res.json()).result);

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

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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 type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Article	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the PolitiFact recipe return?

JSON with 5 fields from article (recipe=politifact), for example title, description, image, url, summary. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape PolitiFact?

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 PolitiFact: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=politifact.

What happens when PolitiFact changes its pages?

We check PolitiFact 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 PolitiFact: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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