Turn any website into a live, structured data feed

Source: meter.sh
35 points by chadwebscraper a day ago on hackernews | 32 comments

Scrape once.
Know when it changes.

Stop re-scraping unchanged pages. We detect real content changes—not layout noise—so you only re-process what's new.

Smart change detectionDiff-only processingAntibot & proxies included

Try it now — extract real data in seconds

How it works

You describe it. We scrape it. You get notified if anything changes.

"Extract all posts with title, points, author"

news.ycombinator.com

POST your-url.com

{
 "added": [...]
 "updated": [...]
}

Describe what you want

Tell us the URL and what data you need—in plain English. Our AI figures out the selectors. No CSS maintenance.

Antibot, proxies, retries — handled

Cloudflare, PerimeterX, DataDome. Rotating proxy pool. Exponential backoff. You don't touch any of it.

Real changes only

Webhooks fire only when actual content changes. No noise from ads, timestamps, or layout shifts.

Why teams choose meter

Stop building infrastructure. Start shipping scrapers.

Zero infrastructure

No queues, no workers, no proxy pools to manage. We run the scraping infra so you don't have to.

Antibot bypass

Cloudflare, PerimeterX, DataDome—we handle them automatically. You never touch a CAPTCHA solver.

Proxy rotation

Managed proxy pool—residential and datacenter. No more 403s or IP bans.

Smart change detection

Ignore noise from ads, timestamps, and layout shifts. Get real changes only.

Perfect for RAG

Only re-embed what changed. Teams report cutting embedding costs by 95%.

No credit card • Free tier available • Setup in 5 minutes

What teams are building

From job boards to RAG pipelines—if you need to scrape it and know when it changes, we've got you.

Job board monitoring

Track new postings across Indeed, LinkedIn, company career pages. Get notified when relevant jobs appear.

News aggregation

Monitor news sites, blogs, RSS alternatives. Know when articles publish or update.

Price monitoring

Track competitor pricing, product availability, deals. React to changes in real-time.

Competitor tracking

Monitor competitor sites for product launches, feature changes, content updates.

RAG pipelines

Keep your knowledge base current. Only re-embed changed content—cut embedding costs by up to 95%.

Your use case

If you need to scrape it and know when it changes, meter can handle it.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for every team

Free

Get started for free. No credit card required.

$0/month

  • 10 strategies
  • Basic scraping
  • Community support

Most popular

Pro

For teams that need more power.

$29/month

7-day free trial

  • 60 strategies
  • Unlimited scheduled jobs
  • Hourly monitoring
  • Webhook notifications
  • Priority support

Enterprise

For large teams with custom needs.

Custom

Contact Us

  • Everything in Pro
  • Unlimited strategies
  • Antibot bypass (DataDome, etc.)
  • Rotating proxy pool
  • Custom integrations

Frequently asked questions

Do you offer antibot bypass?

Yes. We handle Cloudflare, PerimeterX, DataDome, and most major antibot systems automatically. You don't need to configure anything.

How does AI strategy generation work?

Simply provide a URL and describe what you want to extract. Our AI analyzes the page structure, identifies the best extraction method, and generates a strategy. You can refine it with feedback if needed—all without re-scraping the page.

Do I need to manage proxies?

No. We maintain a rotating proxy pool—residential and datacenter. You never see a 403 or IP ban.

How do you detect changes?

We use a combination of content hashing, structural signatures, and semantic similarity. This means we ignore ads, timestamps, and layout changes—only alerting you when the actual content you care about has changed.

What happens after the AI generates a strategy?

Once the strategy is created, meter switches to raw scraping (CSS selectors and DOM parsing) for all future scrapes—no LLM costs. You only pay for the initial generation. This gives you the speed, consistency, and cost-efficiency of traditional scraping with the intelligence of AI-powered setup. Scrapes run fast and efficiently using the saved strategy, saving you money on every run.

How do webhooks work?

When we detect meaningful content changes, we POST the updated data to your webhook URL. You can then update your vector database with only the changed content. If nothing meaningful changed, you won't get a webhook—saving you processing time and costs.

What sites can you scrape?

We handle JavaScript-heavy sites, dynamic content, paginated data, and more. Our system automatically chooses the best extraction method—whether that's API calls or CSS selectors.

How does pricing work?

Free tier includes 10 strategies with basic scraping. Pro is $29/month with 60 strategies, unlimited jobs, hourly monitoring, webhooks, and priority support. Enterprise plans with custom pricing include antibot bypass, proxy rotation, and custom integrations. Start with a 7-day free trial—no credit card required.

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