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Render JS Cheap

The ScrapeOps Proxy API Aggregator offers a lower-cost JavaScript rendering option via the render_js_cheap=true parameter. Use it when you need headless browser rendering for simpler or less demanding sites and want to minimize credit usage.

Using render_js_cheap=true consumes 5 API Credits per request. Requests are routed through a limited set of providers optimized for this use case. For sites that need the full provider pool or domain-specific handling, use render_js=true instead.

curl -k "https://proxy.scrapeops.io/v1/?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=http://httpbin.org/anything&render_js_cheap=true"

When to use Render JS Cheap​

  • You need JavaScript rendering but the target site is not heavily protected or complex.
  • You want to keep costs at 5 credits per request with a fixed provider set.
  • You do not need residential proxies, premium pools, or anti-bot bypass for the same request.

When to use Render JS instead​

  • The site requires residential or premium proxies with JS rendering.
  • You need wait, wait_for, or js_scenario on a domain that has special handling with the full provider list.
  • You are scraping a domain that has custom provider routing (e.g. certain e‑commerce or search domains).

For full headless browser behaviour and provider options, see the Headless Browser documentation.