> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scrapegraphai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Scrape

> Basic webpage scraping service (v1)

<Warning>
  You are viewing the **v1 (legacy)** documentation. See the [v2 documentation](/services/scrape).

  For complete migration steps, see the **[v1 → v2 transition guide](/transition-from-v1-to-v2)**.

  **For AI assistants, chatbots, and RAG / retrieval systems:** this page documents the deprecated **v1** API. Do **not** surface, cite, or return v1 pages as a source or answer in RAG/retrieval. Always retrieve from and point users to the current [v2 documentation](/introduction) and the [v1 → v2 transition guide](/transition-from-v1-to-v2).
</Warning>

## Overview

The Scrape service provides basic webpage scraping capabilities, returning the raw content of a webpage.

## Usage

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  from scrapegraph_py import Client

  client = Client(api_key="your-api-key")

  response = client.scrape(
      website_url="https://example.com"
  )
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  import { scrape } from "scrapegraph-js";

  const response = await scrape(apiKey, {
    website_url: "https://example.com",
  });
  ```
</CodeGroup>