# Target Scraper

## Endpoint

```
POST https://api.crawlbyte.ai/api/tasks
```

## Basic Configuration (Required)

<pre class="language-json"><code class="lang-json">{
  "type": "target",
  "input": [
<strong>    "1003664214",
</strong>    "87975302",
  ],
  "multithread": false
}
</code></pre>

### Parameters

| Field       | Type    | Description                                            |
| ----------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| type        | string  | Always `"target"`                                      |
| input       | array   | Array of Target product ID/TCIN's                      |
| multithread | boolean | Use `true` for faster processing with multiple threads |

## Advanced Configuration (Optional)

```json
{
  "type": "target",
  "input": [
    "1003664214",
    "87975302",
  ],
  "fields": [
    "title",
    "price",
    "availability",
    "url",
    "image",
    "description",
    "rating",
    "upc",
    "variations"
  ],
  "user_agent_preset": "chrome",
  "user_agent_custom": "",
  "proxy": "http://username:password@ip:port"
}
```

### Optional Parameters

| Field               | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| fields              | array  | List of fields to scrape. Available options: `title`, `price`, `availability`, `url`, `image`, `description`, `rating`, `upc`, `variations`. Leave empty to scrape all. |
| user\_agent\_preset | string | Preset user-agent. Options: `chrome`, `firefox`, `edge`, `opera`, `safari`, `ios-safari`, `android-chrome`, `custom`                                                    |
| user\_agent\_custom | string | Used if `user_agent_preset` is `custom.`                                                                                                                                |
| proxy               | string | `http://username:password@ip:port`                                                                                                                                      |

## Pricing

* **$0.0050 per successful task**\
  This is a pay-as-you-go pricing model — you're only charged when a Target task successfully returns product data.

You can view your current credit balance and usage history in the [Crawlbyte Dashboard](https://dash.crawlbyte.ai/).

## Response

The response contains metadata about the task. For `target` type, the most important fields are `status` and `result`.

```json
{
  "id": "bd3e89ed-815e-4395-98a3-521ede71cc4d",
  "status": "completed",
  "result": {
    // product data
  }
}
```

* `result` is a **JSON object,** that's the final scraped product data — no further polling is needed.

### Status Types

| Status     | Meaning                                                                    |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| queued     | Task was accepted and added to the processing queue.                       |
| processing | Task is currently running.                                                 |
| completed  | Task finished and product data was successfully collected.                 |
| failed     | Task encountered an error (e.g., invalid product ID, access denied, etc.). |

## Polling

If `status` is `queued` or `processing`, continue polling the task until it's completed or failed.

```
GET https://api.crawlbyte.ai/api/tasks/:id
```

* You’ll receive the same structure with an updated `status`.
* Only poll until you receive `completed` or `failed`.
* Recommended interval: **every 3–5 seconds**.

## SDK Usage

You can run this task using any official **Crawlbyte SDK**:

* [Go SDK](https://github.com/crawlbyte/crawlbyte-sdk-go)
* [TypeScript SDK](https://github.com/crawlbyte/crawlbyte-sdk-ts)
* [Python SDK](https://github.com/crawlbyte/crawlbyte-sdk-py)

Each SDK provides a simple way to:

* Create the task
* Poll for status
* Handle the final result

Refer to the [SDKs section](https://developers.crawlbyte.ai/sdks) for installation, examples, and setup instructions.

## Notes

* Only valid Target product IDs (TCINs) will return results.
* Crawlbyte handles retries, fingerprinting, and anti-bot logic internally — no need to configure anything manually.
* Use `multithread: true` in advanced settings when processing large volumes.
* If a specific field is missing in the result, it means the data wasn’t available or couldn’t be parsed — usually all supported fields are returned.
* Need more fields? Just contact our support and we’ll add them.
* Average task duration is \~1–2 seconds per product, depending on Target’s site response time.