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Substack scraper API: articles as JSON

Send any Substack page URL with recipe=substack and get title, description, image and 1 more field as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
4 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
Working · 100% in 7 days

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recipe=substack

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/will-data-centers-crash-the-economy/comments' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=substack'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "title": "Will data centers crash the economy?",
        "description": "This time let's think about a financial crisi..."
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from Substack

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

Articles `recipe=substack` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`title`	text	Will data centers crash the economy?
`description`	text	This time let's think about a financial crisis before it happens.
`image`	URL	https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qlx9!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f...
`url`	URL	https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/will-data-centers-crash-the-economy/c...

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-30

{
    "title": "Will data centers crash the economy?",
    "description": "This time let's think about a financial crisis before it happens.",
    "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qlx9!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaw...",
    "url": "https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/will-data-centers-crash-the-economy/comments"
}

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 Substack (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/will-data-centers-crash-the-economy/comments' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=substack'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/will-data-centers-crash-the-economy/comments", "recipe": "substack"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/will-data-centers-crash-the-economy/comments",
  recipe: "substack",
});
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 Substack recipe return?

JSON with 4 fields from article (recipe=substack), for example title, description, image, url. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape Substack?

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 Substack: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=substack.

What happens when Substack changes its pages?

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

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