Skip to main content

​
Frequently asked questions

Find answers to common questions about using the ChatGPT Scraper API.
Any website is legal to be scraped as long as the information is publicly accessible. ChatGPT’s public interface can be scraped for legitimate research, analysis, and business purposes.
cloro’s ChatGPT endpoint is the most reliable and comprehensive monitoring solution available, offering:
  • Automatic shopping card extraction for e-commerce data
  • Query fan-out insights to see ChatGPT’s internal search queries
  • Raw response access for advanced debugging and analysis
  • >99% uptime with low latencies (P50 < 60s, P90 < 120s)
  • No infrastructure hassle - we handle rate limiting and browser management
The base ChatGPT scraper request uses 5 credits. Additional features have extra costs:
  • include.rawResponse: +2 credits per request
  • include.searchQueries: +2 credits per request
You can combine multiple features, and credits are added together. For example, enabling both rawResponse and searchQueries would cost 9 credits total (5 base + 2 + 2).
No, shopping cards are automatically extracted when available at no additional cost. They’re included by default in the response structure.When ChatGPT returns product or commercial information, cloro automatically extracts comprehensive shopping data including product titles, prices, ratings, merchant information, and multiple offers - all at no extra charge.
The ChatGPT Scraper API returns structured JSON by default, which includes:
  • Plain text response (result.text)
  • Optional Markdown format (result.markdown when include.markdown: true)
  • Shopping cards when available
  • Model information
  • Optional raw response and search queries
The Markdown format is particularly useful for integration with AI tools and documentation workflows.
cloro maintains >99% uptime with consistent performance:
  • P50 latency: < 60 seconds
  • P90 latency: < 120 seconds
  • Automatic retry mechanisms
  • No infrastructure management required
We handle all rate limiting, browser management, and anti-bot systems so you can focus on building your application.
Shopping cards are structured product data automatically extracted from ChatGPT responses when product or commercial information is included. Each shopping card contains:
  • Product titles, prices, and images
  • Ratings and review counts
  • Multiple merchant offers for price comparison
  • Stock and delivery information
  • Promotional tags (e.g., “Best price”)
  • Rating citations and supporting websites
This feature is unique to cloro’s ChatGPT scraper and requires no additional parameters or credits.
Yes! The ChatGPT Scraper API is excellent for e-commerce use cases:
  • Track how ChatGPT surfaces and recommends products
  • Monitor pricing across different merchants
  • Extract structured product data for competitive analysis
  • Understand marketing intelligence and product positioning
Shopping cards provide comprehensive e-commerce data automatically.
cloro provides scrapers for all major AI platforms:
  • AI Mode - Google AI Mode scraper
  • AI Overview - Google AI Overview scraper
  • Gemini - Google Gemini scraper
  • ChatGPT - ChatGPT scraper with shopping cards
  • Copilot - Microsoft Copilot scraper
  • Google Search - Google Search results scraper
  • Perplexity - Perplexity AI scraper
All scrapers use the same simple API design and credit system.

​
Still have questions?

Contact support

Our responsive support team is ready to help with integration, troubleshooting, and any other questions.

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Get started for freeTalk to us