Web crawling services for continuously refreshed web data.

Define the public websites and page types that matter to your business. PromptCloud configures crawl coverage, schedules recrawls, monitors source changes and keeps the collection process running.

CRAWL CONTROL / COVERAGE MAPMONITORED

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DISCOVERY QUEUEclassify target pages

CRAWL SCHEDULERprioritise recrawls

PAGE CLASSproduct detailACTIVE

PAGE CLASScategory listingACTIVE

PAGE CLASSnewly discoveredQUEUED

CHANGE WATCHstructure and status

DOWNSTREAMextraction workflow

Scope definedDOMAINS + RULES

Cadence agreedRECRAWL POLICY

Failures reviewedISSUE HANDLING

14+ years

delivering enterprise web data

Defined coverage

domains, paths and page classes

Scheduled recrawls

based on the agreed requirement

Managed operations

monitoring and source maintenance

Who We Work With

Crawling keeps track of which pages exist and when they should be revisited.

A web crawler starts from an approved set of public pages, follows defined paths and identifies other pages that match the project scope. It then revisits those pages on an agreed schedule so new, changed and unavailable pages can be handled.

Crawling is one layer of a web data pipeline. Extraction identifies the fields required from each page. Validation checks the resulting records. Delivery moves the structured data into the customer’s systems.

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Web crawling

Find and revisit pages

Controls source coverage, page discovery, crawl paths, schedules and failure handling.

Web scraping

Extract required fields

Maps page content into the fields and schema needed by the customer.

Managed service

Operate the full data feed

Combines crawling, extraction, quality controls, monitoring, maintenance and delivery.

A successful request does not prove that the right pages were found.

Crawl operations need to measure discovery and freshness, not only whether a website returned a response.

Relevant pages are missed

New categories, pagination paths or page templates fall outside the discovery rules and never enter the collection.

Watch: unexpected coverage gaps

Pages become stale

High-change pages are revisited too slowly while stable pages consume unnecessary crawl activity.

Watch: freshness by page class

Crawl rules drift

Website navigation or URL structures change, causing the crawler to follow irrelevant paths or stop finding target pages.

Watch: structural shifts

Failures hide in totals

Overall page counts appear stable even while specific sources, locations or target templates begin failing.

Watch: source-level status

From an approved source list to monitored recurring coverage.

The crawl plan is configured around the actual websites, page types, freshness requirement and exclusions in the project.

Define the scope

Agree the seed domains, target page classes, geographies, paths and explicit exclusions.

Test feasibility

Review how target pages can be discovered, accessed and classified before setting expectations.

Configure discovery

Set the rules that identify relevant pages and prevent unrelated sections from entering the crawl.

Schedule recrawls

Prioritise revisits according to the required freshness and the behaviour of each page class.

Monitor coverage

Track crawl failures, unavailable pages, structural changes and unexpected shifts in discovered volume.

Maintain the crawl

Update the agreed crawling configuration when source structures or project requirements change.

Coverage must be defined before scale is discussed.

These inputs determine what the crawler should include, how often it should return and which conditions require review.

Project crawl policy

Configured per requirement

01 / SEEDS

Starting domains

The approved websites, subdomains and initial pages used to begin discovery.

02 / TARGETS

Page classes

The product, listing, article, profile or other pages that belong in scope.

03 / PATHS

Inclusion rules

The URL patterns, categories and navigational paths the crawler should follow.

04 / EXCLUSIONS

Out-of-scope areas

The domains, paths, content types and fields that must not be collected.

05 / CADENCE

Recrawl schedule

How frequently each page class should be revisited based on the requirement.

06 / LOCALE

Geography and language

The market, language and location conditions relevant to source coverage.

07 / STATES

Page status handling

How new, changed, unavailable and removed pages should be treated.

08 / ALERTS

Issue thresholds

The failure, volume and structural conditions that trigger investigation.

Different websites require different coverage plans.

These are examples of crawling patterns. The downstream data fields and schema are defined separately.

Catalogues

Category and product discovery

Follow approved catalogue paths, identify new product pages and revisit existing pages according to the required freshness.

Page classes: category, product, seller

Coverage question: which products are new, changed or unavailable?

Listings

Marketplace and directory coverage

Discover listing pages across selected locations or categories and manage pagination, duplicates and listing status changes.

Page classes: search, listing, profile

Coverage question: which records entered or left the market?

Publishing

News and event discovery

Monitor approved sections for newly published pages and revisit relevant records when updates are expected.

Page classes: article, notice, event

Coverage question: what has been published or updated?

Validate the crawl plan against the real sources.

Coverage claims should be tied to the approved domains, page classes and schedule rather than presented as universal guarantees.

Source feasibility

Whether the requested public pages can be discovered and accessed within scope.

Page classification

How relevant page types will be distinguished from unrelated content.

Initial coverage sample

Examples of the pages found through the proposed crawl rules.

Recrawl recommendation

A schedule based on the freshness requirement and source behaviour.

Illustrative coverage reviewSCOPE CHECKED

The actual page classes and states depend on the reviewed websites.

Seed domain
approved starting point

IN SCOPE

Category pages
discovery paths identified

MAPPED

Target detail pages
page class confirmed

CLASSIFIED

Recrawl rule
cadence to be agreed

REVIEWED

Excluded paths
out-of-scope areas documented

RECORDED

After the crawl

Need structured records rather than page coverage?

Web crawling controls which pages are found and revisited. PromptCloud’s managed web scraping service adds field extraction, schema mapping, validation and scheduled delivery.

Teams that made the switch

What enterprise and mid-market engineering and data leaders say after handing off scraper operations to PromptCloud.

Your service has been very useful to us, and almost completely trouble-free. Any time we've had an issue, you've fixed it almost immediately. I have no complaints whatsoever. Just keep up the good work! We are able to offer our users value-added features that significantly help them in making well-informed decisions.

Mark Brett Textbook Manager - Ubeinc

Regarding what I like most in PromptCloud, I would say it's the ability to source valuable information on a daily basis. This consistent access to up-to-date data is incredibly important to us. We are able to offer our users value-added features that significantly help them in making well-informed decisions.

Sarthak Joshi Senior Technical Support Analyst - Finosauras

Promptcloud has been a reliable and useful service for us to track product changes in major retailers. They're always easy to work with and have helped us to better understand competitors' promotional strategies and stay across new product trends in our category.

Jeremy Attinger Head of Commercial Insights - V2food

Working with Prompt Cloud we’ve been particularly impressed by how closely they’ve listened to our feedback, going the extra mile to sort out problems and amend processes to achieve 100% client satisfaction. They are always available when we need them and respond very quickly, immediately fixing any data discrepancies flagged to them.

Sarah Product Manager - Exodus Pvt

I appreciate the depth of partnership we have with Promptcloud, who take the time to understand our requirements and are able to adapt to changes to those when required. They consistently deliver good quality data for our needs.

Chief Operating Officer Leading consumer insights platform

What I value most: open lines of communication and swift response times, you are amazing. You’re super responsive and never leave us hanging on any issues. And that’s so important!

Head of Data & Delivery Leading consumer insights platform

I truly appreciate the exceptional support from the entire PromptCloud team. Your prompt responses to our requests and proactive approach in identifying and resolving potential issues have been invaluable. I admire the team's go-getter attitude when exploring new opportunities. I look forward to expanding our collaboration in the coming years.

Global Data Science Lead Global consumer goods company (10k+ Employees)

PromptCloud is extremely attentive to Customer’s needs, responding quickly to inquiries & delivering quick turnaround times for new feature & product requests.

Manager of Engineering A data-driven investment management platform (1k-5k Employees)

1. Crawl reliability 2. Quick turn around time to fix / adjust the crawls when issues arise 3. No-frills reliable service at a very good price.

Advanced Analytics ALAC Strategy Team Global leader - Consumer Electronics (10000+ Employees)

It's been an amazing journey with PromptCloud over the last 1.5 years. The team's attention to detail and quick turnaround time in terms of addressing any new requirements or issues while still maintaining the quality is highly appreciated.

Pricing & Revenue Analytics Global leader - Travel and Leisure (1k-5k Employees)

I have used PromptCloud for my business, and was very happy with the experience. PromptCloud’s customer support was excellent and they worked with me to ensure the data harvested was exactly what I needed.

Sara Young Marketing With Sara

Promptcloud has provided us with an excellent data quality for many years. They are our first web scraping solution when it comes to getting accessible data from the internet. I highly recommend them, they are indeed the best.

Neil Griffin Director of Data Operations

PromptCloud provides an excellent data quality service at highly competitive pricing. Their web scraping service quality allowed our engineers to concentrate on the projects closer to the core of the business.

Guy Champniss VP Insights at Enervee

Tell us which pages must stay current.

We will review the source conditions, page classes and freshness requirement before recommending a crawl plan.

Web crawling services explained.

Direct answers to the questions that affect crawl scope, freshness and operating responsibility.

What is a web crawling service?

A web crawling service configures and operates crawlers that discover and revisit pages across an approved set of public websites. The crawl scope defines which domains, paths and page classes are included, while the recrawl policy defines how often different pages are revisited.

What is the difference between web crawling and web scraping?

Web crawling finds pages and manages when they should be revisited. Web scraping extracts specific fields from those pages into a defined structure. A managed web data service can combine crawling, extraction, validation, monitoring and delivery.

Can a crawler discover newly published pages?

Yes, when new-page discovery is included in the project scope. PromptCloud defines the approved paths and page patterns the crawler should follow so relevant new pages can enter the collection workflow.

How is crawl frequency determined?

Crawl frequency depends on how quickly the source changes, how fresh the downstream data must be, the number and type of pages in scope and the source conditions. The schedule is agreed after the sources and business requirement are reviewed.

What happens when a website changes?

PromptCloud monitors the configured crawl for failures, structural changes and unexpected shifts in discovered pages. The crawl logic is reviewed and maintained within the agreed project scope.

Can PromptCloud crawl JavaScript-heavy websites?

Feasibility depends on the specific website, the requested pages and the access conditions. PromptCloud reviews the actual sources before confirming coverage, frequency or implementation.

Which websites can PromptCloud crawl, and how is compliance reviewed?

PromptCloud works with publicly accessible websites. Each source, page type and requested field is reviewed for feasibility and compliance before the scope is confirmed. PromptCloud also documents categories of data it does not collect.

Does web crawling include structured data delivery?

Crawling controls page discovery and revisits. If the requirement is a ready structured feed, the crawl can be connected to PromptCloud’s managed extraction, validation and delivery workflow.