Workaround for ScraperAPI Cell Character Limit in Web Scraping

Sara M. · 2025-04-26 02:36:37.570494+00

Yoooo is there any workaround to the cell character limit for web scraping? Trying to use ScraperAPI via HTTP because I'm finding it's more up to date/comprehensive than the vendors (Builtwith, SimilarWeb, etc) but I keep running into a cell limit whereas I didn't in Zapier :sob::broken_heart:

Workaround for ScraperAPI Cell Character Limit in Web Scraping | Clay

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While we don't have specific information about ScraperAPI's cell character limit, we can offer some alternatives using Clay's native scraping capabilities. Our Scrape Website action allows you to extract various data from webpages, including body text, links, emails, and more. For handling large amounts of text, you might consider using our native scraper to extract all the text from a page and then feed it into an AI for further processing. This approach could help bypass character limits while still allowing you to work with comprehensive data. If you need more advanced scraping capabilities, you may want to explore our other scraping tools, such as Zenrows, which is known for its ability to bypass traditional anti-scraping measures. If you need further assistance with this issue, please request human support by clicking on "Talk to a person".
Sources: Scrape Website with Clay Deep Dive: Clay Scrapers [Limitless Research] - Clay University
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Hey, There’s no way around the cell character limit right now. The best approach would be to limit the output—so instead of pulling everything, try selecting just the specific values you actually need. That should help avoid hitting the limit. Let me know if you want help setting that up!
Sara M.
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Thank you! How would I do that — would it have to be on the ScraperAPI side?
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Hey, No, it would typically be inside of Clay. You can choose how many results you want returned or specify exactly what you want to bring back — like setting a limit on timeframes or specific categories. The idea is to reduce the amount of data being pulled to stay within the cell limit. Let me know if you want help setting it up!
Sara M.
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Where in the UI could I do that?
Bo (.
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Sara - Do you mind sending the link (url) to the table so we can take a look?
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While we don't have specific information about ScraperAPI's cell character limit, we can offer some alternatives using Clay's native scraping capabilities. Our Scrape Website action allows you to extract various data from webpages, including body text, links, emails, and more. For handling large amounts of text, you might consider using our native scraper to extract all the text from a page and then feed it into an AI for further processing. This approach could help bypass character limits while still allowing you to work with comprehensive data. If you need more advanced scraping capabilities, you may want to explore our other scraping tools, such as Zenrows, which is known for its ability to bypass traditional anti-scraping measures. If you need further assistance with this issue, please request human support by clicking on "Talk to a person".
Sources: Scrape Website with Clay Deep Dive: Clay Scrapers [Limitless Research] - Clay University
Bo (.
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Hey, There’s no way around the cell character limit right now. The best approach would be to limit the output—so instead of pulling everything, try selecting just the specific values you actually need. That should help avoid hitting the limit. Let me know if you want help setting that up!
Sara M.
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Thank you! How would I do that — would it have to be on the ScraperAPI side?
Bo (.
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Hey, No, it would typically be inside of Clay. You can choose how many results you want returned or specify exactly what you want to bring back — like setting a limit on timeframes or specific categories. The idea is to reduce the amount of data being pulled to stay within the cell limit. Let me know if you want help setting it up!
Sara M.
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Where in the UI could I do that?
Bo (.
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Sara - Do you mind sending the link (url) to the table so we can take a look?
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