# Octoparse > octoparse.com | Crawling; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence. HTML https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/octoparse/ | JSON https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/entity/octoparse.json | how to read a record: https://fshy.ajam.dev/llms-full.txt ## Octoparse - `crawler-scraper/octoparse` | qualifies-with-caveat | evidence documented | binding volume-quota | category no-code scraper with a desktop task builder - needs card no, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-11-02T10:47:47.488Z (live) | stale on 2026-12-03 - url https://www.octoparse.com/pricing - free tier: Free plan, no expiry and no credit card. The pricing page and the pricing blog give a cap of 10 tasks. The help center article about MCP and API credits gives up to 20 tasks. The cap that the service enforces is unverified: behind a sign-up. Hosted lane: preset templates run in the cloud through the MCP server at 2,000 records a week on the help center and 2,000 records a month on the MCP docs page, the period being unverified. Local lane (software the user runs): 1 device, 2 concurrent local runs, unlimited pages per run, up to 50,000 exported rows a month and 10,000 rows per export, as Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML or XML. Custom tasks extract only on the user's machine, with no cloud extraction, no API access and no task scheduling | unit: mixed | read on: 2026-10-30 | source: [1] | note: the true units are extracted records for MCP template runs and exported data rows (50,000 a month, 10,000 per export) for custom tasks; no vocabulary term names a row or a record. The MCP allowance is 2,000 records per week on the help center, the April 2026 release notes, the pricing blog and the MCP landing page, and 2,000 records per month on the MCP docs page, which states a week in its copy archived on 2026-09-13; an AI recipes repository first committed on 2026-10-21 states a monthly row quota shared by MCP and CLI template runs on Free. The help center states that the free trial credits are not displayed on the account page, so the period the service enforces is unverified: behind a sign-up - per-object cap: 10,000 data rows per export on Free; unlimited on paid plans | source: [1] | note: a per-export row cap, not a byte cap - retention: local runs save data on the device that ran them and Free keeps the history of the last 5 local runs; cloud data retention (30, 60 or 90 days) applies to paid plans only | source: [1] - egress: not applicable: exported files and database or Google Sheets exports | metered: no | source: [1] - identity: email | detail: the Free plan needs no credit card; sign-up is by email address with a verification code, or by Google or GitHub sign-in. The 14-day trial of a paid plan asks for a payment method - interface: cli, unknown - limits: - volume-quota (binding): 50,000 exported data rows a month on Free; unlimited on paid plans [1] - per-object-cap: up to 10,000 data rows per export on Free [1] - request-rate: 2 concurrent local runs, 10 stored tasks and 1 logged-in device on Free; 0 concurrent cloud runs [1] - volume-quota (binding): MCP/API template extraction on Free and Basic: 2,000 records a week, reset at the end of each natural week and not carried over, on the help center article; the MCP docs page states 2,000 records a month, and the AI recipes README and skill state a monthly row quota shared by MCP and CLI template runs on Free; the period the service enforces is unverified: behind a sign-up [2] - write-gated: preset template results can be previewed but not exported in-app on Free; export goes through the MCP server or a paid plan [3] - retention-clamped: Free keeps the history of the last 5 local runs [1] - request-rate: MCP server: up to 300 requests per minute per OAuth session across all tool calls; beyond it the server answers HTTP 429 with X-RateLimit headers [4] - binding note: the template lane is a separate 2,000-record allowance whose period, a week or a month, the pages state differently; for custom tasks run on the user's machine, 50,000 exported rows a month is what binds, and the 10,000-row export cap and 2 concurrent local runs only shape a single job - interface detail: Hosted lane: a remote MCP server at https://mcp.octoparse.com (OAuth or an API key) runs cloud-capable preset templates and exports JSON or CSV; the AgentTools REST API at https://openapi.octoparse.com (x-api-key header) searches and runs the same templates, and the help center gives Free and Basic accounts free records for MCP/API template extraction, but whether a Free account's key is accepted by the AgentTools endpoints is unverified: behind a sign-up. The OpenAPI for tasks, cloud runs and data needs a Standard, Professional or Enterprise account, so Free has no OpenAPI access. Local lane (software the user runs): the Octoparse desktop application builds and runs tasks by point and click, and the npm CLI (Node.js 20 or newer) runs local extraction without the desktop application and takes an account and an API key; the AI recipes README states template runs via MCP and CLI share a monthly row quota on the free plan, but whether the Free plan accepts CLI local runs of custom tasks is unverified: behind a sign-up. The true interface terms are MCP and a desktop application, which the vocabulary lacks - tooling: any MCP-compatible AI client (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code) for the hosted template lane; for custom tasks, the Octoparse desktop application (Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher, macOS 10.15 or higher) or the npm package @octoparse-ai/octoparse-cli (local extraction on Windows x64, macOS or Linux x64), installed and run by the user on a rented or free machine - composes with: the MCP lane runs preset templates on Octoparse cloud nodes and hands JSON or CSV to an AI agent with no machine at all; Free custom tasks extract only on the machine running the desktop application or the CLI, which must stay on for the run, so a rented or free Windows, macOS or Linux machine is the host - reliability: Free runs depend on the device, network and address of the machine that runs them: IP rotation, residential proxies and automatic CAPTCHA solving are paid features, so a protected site blocks a Free run sooner - notes: Confirmed as a no-code scraper with a free plan. Free runs: no run count is stated; 2 local runs at a time, history of the last 5. Pages per run: unlimited pages per crawl, bounded instead by 10,000 rows per export and 50,000 rows a month. Export formats: Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML, XML, plus database export (MySQL, SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and Google Sheets through a service account on Free. The caveat is where Free extraction runs: the only hosted lane on Free is MCP template extraction (2,000 records a week on the help center, 2,000 records a month on the MCP docs page); custom tasks run only on the user's own machine, in the desktop application on Windows or macOS. Cloud extraction starts at Standard, from USD 69 a month billed annually. - evidence note: every value is read from Octoparse's own pricing page (including the per-plan feature table embedded in it), docs, help center, release notes, repository files and blog; the MCP template allowance is 2,000 records per week on the help center, the April 24, 2026 release notes, the pricing blog and the MCP landing page, and 2,000 records per month on the MCP docs page, whose copy archived on 2026-09-13 states a week; the help center states the free trial credits are not displayed on the account page, so the period the service enforces is unverified: behind a sign-up - self hosted: no - evidence: - [1] 2026-10-30: the Free plan has no expiry and no card: 10 tasks, 1 device, local extraction, 50,000 exported rows a month in Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML or XML | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: Yes. The Octoparse Free plan is free forever with no credit card required. You get 10 scraping tasks, 1 device, local extraction, and up to 50,000 rows of data export per month to Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML, or XML. - [1] 2026-10-30: the plan table's Free column caps data export at 50K rows a month | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Data export limit","TitleTips":"The maximum number of data rows you can export.","Free":"50K per month" - [1] 2026-10-30: the Free column caps one export at 10,000 rows | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Data rows per export","TitleTips":"The maximum number of data rows you can export each time.","Free":"Up to 10,000" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free allows 2 concurrent local runs | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Concurrent runs","TitleTips":"The maximum number of local tasks you can run at the same time.","Free":"2" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free stores 10 tasks | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Number of tasks","TitleTips":"The maximum number of tasks you can store in your account.","Free":"10" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free exports to MySQL, SQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle databases | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Export to database","TitleTips":"Connect task data with your database.","Free":"MySQL/SQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free exports to Google Sheets through a service account | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Export to Google Sheets","TitleTips":"Connect task data to Google Sheets via a Google service account or Google Drive API.","Free":"Service Account" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free has no cloud runs | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Concurrent cloud runs","TitleTips":"The maximum number of cloud tasks you can run at the same time.","Free":"false" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free has no API access | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"API access","TitleTips":"Efficiently handle your tasks and seamlessly integrate data using API requests.","Free":"false" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free has no task scheduling | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Task scheduling","TitleTips":"Set up automated tasks that run on your computer or in the cloud at certain times or regularly.","Free":"false" - [1] 2026-10-30: Free keeps the history of the last 5 local runs | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: "Title":"Local run history","TitleTips":"The records of previous runs of a local task.","Free":"Last 5 runs" - [1] 2026-10-30: cloud extraction starts at the Standard plan, from USD 69 a month | capture: sha256:1a4cb0ca0afc0f477c9a304cad235c82154666ab1e08c3cb357dd0327f86fd99 | quote: The Standard Plan (from $69/month) is designed for small teams and includes 100 tasks, cloud extraction with up to 3 concurrent cloud processes - [5] 2026-10-30: Free sets no page limit per crawl; the caps are 10 crawlers, 10,000 records per export and 2 concurrent local runs | capture: sha256:c97249c4fa718f34eb335e9609b4ce6ef307120aed604a1cbb6de5a9cb68fa5f | quote: Free: Free software, unlimited pages per crawl, 10 crawlers, 10,000 records per export and 2 concurrent local runs. - [6] 2026-10-30: Free has no cloud extraction and no cloud nodes; tasks run locally | capture: sha256:de1e28a7beb0d80e02d36f1bc3b195d551f1374885988f54135b562fe3331f50 | quote: | Free | Not included; tasks run locally | None | - [7] 2026-10-30: a local run needs the user's device running for its whole length | capture: sha256:6e79ed588b5e4184e381bf4a89b9afa0a4641f2844955f8805bb146d3d86baf7 | quote: | Computer required | Yes, the task depends on your device | No, the task can continue after your computer is off | - [8] 2026-10-30: the desktop application runs on Windows 10 64-bit or later; the same page offers a Mac download | capture: sha256:5e9911c964cd2fa3f631606493cbae152833b7881049b3aa568138cc9c351c7d | quote: for Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher - [8] 2026-10-30: a macOS build of the desktop application is offered | capture: sha256:5e9911c964cd2fa3f631606493cbae152833b7881049b3aa568138cc9c351c7d | quote: Download for Mac - [2] 2026-10-30: Free and Basic accounts get 2,000 records a week of MCP/API template extraction | capture: sha256:20a7256341258360650e9041de095cb61f7b6cc22a327302f1147d39c11dda44 | quote: Eligible users receive 2,000 free records per week for MCP/API extraction. - [2] 2026-10-30: the template allowance resets weekly | capture: sha256:20a7256341258360650e9041de095cb61f7b6cc22a327302f1147d39c11dda44 | quote: Free trial credits reset at the end of each natural week. - [9] 2026-10-30: the MCP docs page states the allowance as 2,000 records a month, which contradicts the weekly figure on the help center | capture: sha256:3def431b5629a4807080b48400e4d4fb7b75f951f601c7388a2efdac8b2d192c | quote: Free and Basic users receive 2,000 free records per month for MCP extraction — no upgrade required to get started. - [9] 2026-10-30: the MCP server URL | capture: sha256:3def431b5629a4807080b48400e4d4fb7b75f951f601c7388a2efdac8b2d192c | quote: https://mcp.octoparse.com - [9] 2026-10-30: the MCP lane exports JSON or CSV | capture: sha256:3def431b5629a4807080b48400e4d4fb7b75f951f601c7388a2efdac8b2d192c | quote: Export collected data (JSON / CSV) - [9] 2026-10-30: the MCP lane cannot run local-only tasks | capture: sha256:3def431b5629a4807080b48400e4d4fb7b75f951f601c7388a2efdac8b2d192c | quote: Run local-only tasks (desktop client required) - [3] 2026-10-30: on Free, template output is exportable only through the MCP route or a paid plan | capture: sha256:943803f7959e8311a459874ca26403aafb83cb50562f9bec22f4985c94dee6fd | quote: Template results cannot be exported in-app. You can run preset templates and preview the data inside Octoparse, but getting it out requires a paid plan or the MCP route described above. - [3] 2026-10-30: Free runs have no IP rotation, residential proxies or CAPTCHA solving | capture: sha256:943803f7959e8311a459874ca26403aafb83cb50562f9bec22f4985c94dee6fd | quote: No anti-blocking toolkit. IP rotation, residential proxies, and automatic CAPTCHA solving are paid features. - [10] 2026-10-30: sign-up by email sends a verification code to the address | capture: sha256:e7fe5122f1e45e43c4e75d6235d8f6ecd7cab6b31cf820566d152a38d8674a3d | quote: Resend the activation email – select _“Resend Verification Code”_ on the sign-up page. - [11] 2026-10-30: a Google sign-in is offered | capture: sha256:00f08db455b2574eb67b49b2d39d7e4788ba4e98930bafb2a2dbc491fbf7e211 | quote: Log in with Google - [8] 2026-10-30: a GitHub sign-in is offered since version 10.1.1 | capture: sha256:ad92e70e83d4a2aaa644adba79a4ab51996499b88a0d3c92d357a1b22c360fc3 | quote: Added the ability to sign in with GitHub - [12] 2026-10-30: the 14-day trial of a paid plan asks for a payment method; the Free plan does not | capture: sha256:654f06bae1cef858df40672915334814390f4155f5bb9976de9a783c9d668903 | quote: STEP 3. Input your payment method - [3] 2026-11-01: the pricing blog states the Free plan has no expiry and no card, with 10 tasks, local extraction on 1 device and 50,000 exported rows a month in Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML or XML | capture: sha256:943803f7959e8311a459874ca26403aafb83cb50562f9bec22f4985c94dee6fd | quote: Yes. Octoparse offers a free-forever plan with no credit card required. It includes 10 scraping tasks, local extraction on 1 device, and up to 50,000 rows of data export per month in Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML, or XML format. - [3] 2026-11-01: the pricing blog states the MCP allowance of Free and Basic accounts as up to 2,000 records per week | capture: sha256:943803f7959e8311a459874ca26403aafb83cb50562f9bec22f4985c94dee6fd | quote: lets Free and Basic accounts run templates and export up to 2,000 records per week directly inside AI clients like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor, at no extra cost. - [2] 2026-11-01: the help center article states the MCP/API allowance as 2,000 free records per week | capture: sha256:20a7256341258360650e9041de095cb61f7b6cc22a327302f1147d39c11dda44 | quote: Eligible users receive 2,000 free records per week for MCP/API extraction. - [3] 2026-11-01: the pricing blog caps Free exports at 50,000 rows a month and 10,000 rows per export and gives the MCP route as 2,000 records per week | capture: sha256:943803f7959e8311a459874ca26403aafb83cb50562f9bec22f4985c94dee6fd | quote: Exports are capped at 50,000 rows per month and 10,000 rows per export. Preset template results can be viewed in-app but exported only via MCP (2,000 records/week) or a paid plan. - [13] 2026-11-01: the April 24, 2026 release notes announce 2,000 records per week of MCP extraction for Free and Basic accounts | capture: sha256:5ecd3f322717a3b0ef47a023c4fc9f1cd52e792e90a0a5be14724022cb28d569 | quote: Free and Basic accounts now receive 2,000 records per week for MCP extraction, with no upgrade required to get started. - [14] 2026-11-01: Local Extraction runs on the user's own computer, which supplies the processing, memory, storage, power and network | capture: sha256:ab997a3d0acf9b77858a92d9e39391938a73829338afe1effc72997a306e4460 | quote: Your own computer supplies the processing, memory, storage, power, and network connection. - [15] 2026-11-01: the Octoparse AI recipes README states template runs via MCP and CLI share a monthly row quota on the free plan, so the CLI is a Free-plan interface for template runs | capture: sha256:2bcaf4f4054f1cb91a1e0d3f7b243f7a281fe17636321b1f8123f0c7f8e2c2ff | quote: An Octoparse account (free plan available; template runs via MCP and CLI share a monthly row quota on the free plan). - [8] 2026-11-01: the download page lists the desktop application for macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher and Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher | capture: sha256:ad73ec6bf887c28f2157593e61de92ea331ed6f85306173e0758798a1f60f44e | quote: "MacApply":"for macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher","WinApply":"for Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher" - [7] 2026-11-01: a local run needs the user's own device for its whole length, while a cloud run continues after the computer is off | capture: sha256:4b689936376f806fd69bffb0cfaf80eff17617143dfbd4ba8ff9ba483bcc76f0 | quote: | Computer required | Yes, the task depends on your device | No, the task can continue after your computer is off | - [16] 2026-11-01: the CLI is an npm package that needs Node.js 20 or newer | capture: sha256:f57dfb19d10415a15505c4615dbb197c53f7e40b4eac589654972653afea1b67 | quote: Octoparse CLI is distributed as an npm package and runs on Node.js 20 or newer. - [4] 2026-11-01: the MCP server allows up to 300 requests per minute per OAuth session | capture: sha256:f8bb9374cc7b6ffe6b91629ce560a5b2997da5f4d70b001c940b1fc4a7c6ecc2 | quote: The Octoparse MCP server allows up to 300 requests per minute per OAuth session. - [17] 2026-11-01: the MCP landing page FAQ states up to 2,000 records per week through an AI assistant, with no credit card | capture: sha256:f6ac8e6b801df0de2b24ec37d92e5a92e55380b810932f7bbeccfafa5e60b9c6 | quote: you can extract up to 2,000 records per week through your AI assistant, no credit card required. - [18] 2026-11-01: the MCP docs page as archived on 2026-09-13 states the allowance as 2,000 free records per week | capture: sha256:fb1dd4514708e80c3b34f9f4cbaa4cfb9dad9d7d001100a506dafd3f289dd72e | quote: Free and Basic users receive 2,000 free records per week for MCP extraction — no upgrade required to get started. - [9] 2026-11-01: the MCP docs page states 2,000 free records per month in its current text, where its 2026-09-13 copy states a week | capture: sha256:fd3f34d78ed023a0518f028b4410c1989be4c8db6bba641f4c3caa494afadc8e | quote: Free and Basic users receive 2,000 free records per month for MCP extraction — no upgrade required to get started. - [9] 2026-11-01: any Octoparse account, not only a paid one, can connect to the MCP server | capture: sha256:fd3f34d78ed023a0518f028b4410c1989be4c8db6bba641f4c3caa494afadc8e | quote: Any Octoparse account can connect. - [9] 2026-11-01: the MCP server accepts a browser-based OAuth login | capture: sha256:fd3f34d78ed023a0518f028b4410c1989be4c8db6bba641f4c3caa494afadc8e | quote: Browser-based login. Recommended for most users. No API key needed — just sign in to Octoparse when prompted. - [9] 2026-11-01: the MCP server accepts an API key for headless clients | capture: sha256:fd3f34d78ed023a0518f028b4410c1989be4c8db6bba641f4c3caa494afadc8e | quote: Direct API key authentication. Best for automated or headless environments like Claude Code, Codex CLI, VS Code, TRAE, and OpenClaw. - [2] 2026-11-01: the help center states the free trial credits are not displayed on the account page | capture: sha256:20a7256341258360650e9041de095cb61f7b6cc22a327302f1147d39c11dda44 | quote: At this stage, free trial credits are not displayed on the account page. - [2] 2026-11-01: Free and Basic accounts are eligible for the MCP/API free trial credits for template extraction | capture: sha256:20a7256341258360650e9041de095cb61f7b6cc22a327302f1147d39c11dda44 | quote: MCP/API free trial credits are available to Free and Basic users who run extraction templates through MCP/API. - [19] 2026-11-01: the repository's agent skill states Free accounts share a monthly template-row quota between MCP and CLI | capture: sha256:46e425af54a67cefbed903273ede1c46e15c86190a924553589e83beded3c6bb | quote: Free accounts share a monthly template-row quota between MCP and CLI, so start small (one input, one page) when unsure. - [20] 2026-11-01: the AI recipes repository's initial release commit is dated 2026-10-21 | capture: sha256:7502710100a25fd43a2d7ec1e8f5e2ad2ac1bd98e18c2da41168480c1c8d64be | quote: "date": "2026-10-21T07:20:22Z" }, "message": "Initial release: Octoparse plugin (MCP + skills) and VOC examples", - [21] 2026-11-01: the CLI runs local extraction with an embedded engine and independent Chrome, without the desktop client | capture: sha256:9196fe88791cdfc7a3efd09d30d0d750c8403aeb55448cb2f16759d5472491d8 | quote: Octoparse CLI runs the embedded Octoparse engine directly for local extraction. It uses independent Chrome and does not require the Electron desktop client. - [16] 2026-11-01: local extraction through the CLI is supported on macOS (x64 and arm64), Windows (x64) and Linux (x64) | capture: sha256:f57dfb19d10415a15505c4615dbb197c53f7e40b4eac589654972653afea1b67 | quote: * macOS (x64 and arm64) * Windows (x64) * Linux (x64) - [22] 2026-11-01: the CLI page states the CLI itself is free to install | capture: sha256:b2a6f25ca0e5eb39a02d02c628f90e764e13ffc0b4fd256d84a4ec6dd3566386 | quote: The CLI itself is free - [22] 2026-11-01: the CLI page states the CLI needs an Octoparse account and an API key | capture: sha256:b2a6f25ca0e5eb39a02d02c628f90e764e13ffc0b4fd256d84a4ec6dd3566386 | quote: You need an Octoparse account and an API key. - [22] 2026-11-01: the CLI page describes the Open API as REST over HTTPS | capture: sha256:b2a6f25ca0e5eb39a02d02c628f90e764e13ffc0b4fd256d84a4ec6dd3566386 | quote: REST over HTTPS, you decide when to call. - [23] 2026-11-01: the OpenAPI needs a Standard, Professional or Enterprise account | capture: sha256:fe0f93c21a635dcfd13a335ad81e3a1f8e28a493f65c4e5ce4c4eef8558b7527 | quote: To use the Octoparse OpenAPI, you need a Standard, Professional, or Enterprise account with at least one working task. - [23] 2026-11-01: the AgentTools API is a template-driven workflow layer over the Task, Cloud Extraction and Data APIs | capture: sha256:fe0f93c21a635dcfd13a335ad81e3a1f8e28a493f65c4e5ce4c4eef8558b7527 | quote: AgentTools API is a template-driven, AI-agent workflow layer on top of the legacy low-level Task, Cloud Extraction, and Data APIs. - [24] 2026-11-01: the AgentTools API turns a data-collection request into an executable Octoparse cloud task | capture: sha256:f0d3c55197c14a6355f9373d1f90c5def490142b7ae337718e37adb398bf7f35 | quote: The AgentTools API is designed for AI agents and automated workflows that need to turn a data-collection request into an executable Octoparse cloud task. - [23] 2026-11-01: the AgentTools API authenticates with the x-api-key header | capture: sha256:fe0f93c21a635dcfd13a335ad81e3a1f8e28a493f65c4e5ce4c4eef8558b7527 | quote: AgentTools API requires `x-api-key` authentication. - [23] 2026-11-01: the OpenAPI and the AgentTools API share the base URL https://openapi.octoparse.com | capture: sha256:fe0f93c21a635dcfd13a335ad81e3a1f8e28a493f65c4e5ce4c4eef8558b7527 | quote: https://openapi.octoparse.com - [2] 2026-11-01: the help center article still states the MCP/API allowance as 2,000 free records per week | capture: sha256:20a7256341258360650e9041de095cb61f7b6cc22a327302f1147d39c11dda44 | quote: Eligible users receive 2,000 free records per week for MCP/API extraction. - [9] 2026-11-02: any Octoparse account can connect to the MCP server, Free and Basic users receive free MCP extraction records, and the server creates and runs a cloud task from a preset template, so Free accounts get a hosted lane that Octoparse runs | capture: sha256:fd3f34d78ed023a0518f028b4410c1989be4c8db6bba641f4c3caa494afadc8e | quote: Any Octoparse account can connect. Free and Basic users receive 2,000 free records per month for MCP extraction ... Create a new cloud task from a preset template and run it - [7] 2026-11-02: Cloud Extraction runs on Octoparse cloud nodes, while Local Extraction runs on the user's own computer | capture: sha256:4b689936376f806fd69bffb0cfaf80eff17617143dfbd4ba8ff9ba483bcc76f0 | quote: | Where it runs | On your own computer | On Octoparse cloud nodes | - [25] 2026-11-02: the MCP server runs only templates that support cloud execution, and local-only templates run in the desktop application | capture: sha256:82ea9c61e24cc0ee029b252822459f67584dd7a1f8cb3e0263926fd83d22af77 | quote: MCP can execute only templates that support cloud execution; local-only templates must be run from the desktop app. - [3] 2026-11-02: the pricing blog lists the Free plan as 10 scraping tasks with unlimited pages per run, 2 concurrent local runs with the last 5 runs kept, and 50,000 exported rows a month with up to 10,000 rows per export | capture: sha256:943803f7959e8311a459874ca26403aafb83cb50562f9bec22f4985c94dee6fd | quote: 10 scraping tasks with unlimited pages per run - 2 concurrent local runs, with history kept for your last 5 runs - 50,000 rows of data export per month, up to 10,000 rows per export - [2] 2026-11-02: the help center article on MCP and API credits states that Free users can create up to 20 tasks, where the pricing page and the pricing blog give 10 | capture: sha256:20a7256341258360650e9041de095cb61f7b6cc22a327302f1147d39c11dda44 | quote: Yes. Free users can create up to 20 tasks, and this limit still applies when using MCP-related promotional credits. - [26] 2026-11-02: the help center article on the task limit gives the Free plan a cap of 10 tasks | capture: sha256:7edd0bf2448c685a9807035dd0dd429e9e58400225c4aa9ee9359a8e11ca070e | quote: Free plan, 10 tasks. - [3] 2026-11-02: the pricing blog states that Free tasks run locally only with no cloud extraction, scheduling or API access, and caps exports at 50,000 rows a month and 10,000 rows per export | capture: sha256:943803f7959e8311a459874ca26403aafb83cb50562f9bec22f4985c94dee6fd | quote: The free plan runs tasks locally only and excludes cloud extraction, scheduling, anti-blocking features, and API access. Exports are capped at 50,000 rows per month and 10,000 rows per export. - sources: - [1] https://www.octoparse.com/pricing - [2] https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/14593385-what-are-mcp-api-free-trial-credits - [3] https://www.octoparse.com/blog/octoparse-pricing - [4] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/mcp/rate-limits - [5] https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6471112-upgrade-from-the-free-plan-to-a-premium-plan - [6] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/platform/cloud-resources-and-queues - [7] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/platform/local-vs-cloud - [8] https://www.octoparse.com/download - [9] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/mcp - [10] https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6471107-what-to-do-if-i-did-not-receive-a-verification-code - [11] https://identity.octoparse.com/Interlogin - [12] https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6471121-sign-up-for-a-14-day-free-trial - [13] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/changelog/april-2026 - [14] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/platform/local-extraction - [15] https://github.com/octoparse/octoparse-ai-recipes - [16] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cli/quick-start/installation - [17] https://www.octoparse.com/mcp - [18] https://web.archive.org/web/20260913152004/https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/mcp - [19] https://github.com/octoparse/octoparse-ai-recipes/blob/main/plugins/octoparse/skills/octoparse-scraping/SKILL.md - [20] https://api.github.com/repos/octoparse/octoparse-ai-recipes/commits?per_page=8 - [21] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cli - [22] https://www.octoparse.com/cli - [23] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/api-reference - [24] https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/15855832-run-a-scraping-workflow-with-the-octoparse-agenttools-api - [25] https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/platform/templates/use-across-interfaces - [26] https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6471161-what-to-do-when-i-reach-the-task-limitation