XHR Capture

Record matching XHR and fetch bodies from a real browser load — when the data lives in JSON, not in the DOM.

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Ridgeline

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Nova Static — Arena Tour

Fri Oct 9 · 20:00 · Ridge Arena · Sec B

onsale

Select seats

avail held sold

STAGE

Selected

B2 · seat 4

Price

$89.00 + fees

Inventory via /api/inventory · holds expire in 120s

POST /v1/extractcapture_xhr: */api/inventory*

{'{'}
  "captured_xhr": [
    {'{'}
      "url": "https://ridgeline.tickets/api/inventory?show=nova-static&section=B",
      "method": "GET",
      "status": 200,
      "body": {'{'}
        "show": "nova-static",
        "section": "B",
        "seats": [
          {'{'} "id": "B2-4", "status": "held", "price": 8900 {'}'},
          {'{'} "id": "B2-5", "status": "available", "price": 8900 {'}'}
        ],
        "hold_ttl_s": 120
      {'}'}
    {'}'}
  ]

{'}'}

What you can do with XHR capture

ScoutAPI captures XHR and fetch bodies whose URL matches a glob or substring. Ideal when prices, cart, or search arrive as JSON, not in the DOM.

Glob or substring, e.g. */api/pricing*
Up to 20 responses, bodies up to 32k (truncated flag)
Available on extract, inspect, assert, and journey
+1 credit per request with capture_xhr

API Call

editable

Request bodyJSON

{'{'}

{'}'}

Extract: adjust selector and viewport.

No result yet — run the API call.

Endpoints & parameters

Pick an endpoint for a sample request and a clear list of parameters.

POST /v1/extract

Extract plus matching XHR/fetch bodies in captured_xhr[].

Example request

{
  "url": "https://shop.example/pricing",
  "capture_xhr": "*/api/pricing*",
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "headline",
      "selector": "h1",
      "type": "text"
    }
  ]
}

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`url`req	string	Target URL.
`capture_xhr`req	string	Glob or substring for XHR/fetch URLs.
`fields`req	array	DOM fields as in extract.
`dismiss_cookie_banner`	boolean	Attempts to dismiss known cookie banners before measuring or checking.
`wait_for_selector`	string	Waits for a CSS selector before continuing.
`wait_ms / settle_ms`	number	Additional wait time after loading (depends on endpoint).
`device`	string	Playwright device preset; overrides width/height/UA when set.
`color_scheme`	'light'\|'dark'\|'no-preference'	Preferred color scheme in the browser.
`block_ads`	boolean	Blocks known ad and tracker requests.
`capture_xhr`	string	Glob or substring for XHR/fetch URLs whose bodies ScoutAPI captures (max. 20).
`fetch_mode`	'browser'\|'http'	http loads without JavaScript (static document). Default: browser.
`solve_captcha`	boolean	Owned-site Cloudflare JS / Turnstile checkbox. Pair with stealth. Cloud: domain verify. Self-host: always allowed. Not an image-puzzle solver.
`record_har`	boolean	Optionally records HAR (where supported by the endpoint).
`respect_robots`	boolean	Respect robots.txt (default: on).