Recipe News and finance

Snopes scraper API: search results and articles as JSON

Send any Snopes page URL with recipe=snopes and get url, headline, summary 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=snopes/listing

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

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "headline": "Image allegedly shows Paris burning amid ongo...",
        "summary": "While real photos authentically show fires on...",
        "published": "Oct. 21, 2026"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from Snopes

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

Search and listing pages `recipe=snopes/listing` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`articles`	list of 3+ items
`articles[].url`	URL	https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/image-paris-burning-riots/
`articles[].headline`	text	Image allegedly shows Paris burning amid ongoing unrest. Is it real?
`articles[].summary`	text	While real photos authentically show fires on the streets of the ci...
`articles[].published`	text	Oct. 21, 2026

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-29

{
    "articles": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/image-paris-burning-riots/",
            "headline": "Image allegedly shows Paris burning amid ongoing unrest. Is it real?",
            "summary": "While real photos authentically show fires on the streets of the city, this particular claim nee ...",
            "published": "Oct. 21, 2026"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.snopes.com/collections/kim-jong-un-rumors/",
            "headline": "10 Kim Jong Un rumors we've investigated over the years",
            "summary": "Reports of the North Korean supreme leader's death have once again been greatly exaggerated.",
            "published": "Oct. 21, 2026"
        }
    ]
}

Articles `recipe=snopes/detail` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`article.description`	text	A photograph circulating on social media authentically depicted an...
`article.headline`	text	Fake photo allegedly showing unmasked ICE agent who shot Renee Nico...
`article.image`	image URL	https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.s...
`article.modified`	date	2026-01-08T10:02:59Z
`article.published`	date	2026-01-08T15:30:04Z
`article.publisher`	text	Snopes.com
`article.section`	text	News
`url`	URL	https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photo-renee-nicole-good-ice-agent/

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-29

{
    "article": {
        "description": "A photograph circulating on social media authentically depicted an unmasked ICE agent who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman on Jan. 7, 2026.",
        "headline": "Fake photo allegedly showing unmasked ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good spreads online",
        "image": "https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/2026/01/ice.png",
        "modified": "2026-01-08T10:02:59Z",
        "published": "2026-01-08T15:30:04Z",
        "publisher": "Snopes.com",
        "section": "News"
    },
    "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photo-renee-nicole-good-ice-agent/"
}

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 Snopes (JavaScript rendering).

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

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://www.snopes.com/latest/", "recipe": "snopes/listing"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.snopes.com/latest/",
  recipe: "snopes/listing",
});
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. Other page types: recipe=snopes/detail, or recipe=snopes and the API picks the page type from the URL. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

What people build with Snopes data

Media monitoring
Track the articles published on the topics and companies you follow.
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Content for AI and RAG
Collect headlines, dates and summaries as structured input for search and LLM pipelines.
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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 type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Search results, Article	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the Snopes recipe return?

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

How much does it cost to scrape Snopes?

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 Snopes: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=snopes/listing.

What happens when Snopes changes its pages?

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

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Snopes scraper API: search results and articles as JSON

What you get from Snopes

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

Articles recipe=snopes/detail 5 credits a page