Credits & caching
WebToSheets charges you for each successful scrape, and nothing more. Thankfully, caching and free failures keep your bill predictable, so you always know what to expect.
Understanding credit costs
- Most pages cost 1 credit. This includes any generic website, as well as Yahoo Finance.
- Marketplaces and search engines cost more, since they run through premium proxies. Amazon, eBay and Walmart are a few credits each, and Google Search is the most expensive.
- Failed scrapes are free. WebToSheets only consumes a credit when data is actually returned, so a wrong selector or a blocked page costs you nothing.
- Your credits never expire.
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New accounts start with 50 free credits, and no credit card is required. You
may top up anytime from your dashboard.
The 15-minute cache
Every successful result is cached for 15 minutes. While it is cached, repeating the same request (the same URL and the same selectors) is served from the cache and costs nothing.
- WebToSheets keys the cache on the URL and the set of selectors, so changing either one triggers a fresh scrape.
- The cache is per account, so your cached results are never shared with other users.
- Whenever Google Sheets recalculates a formula within the window, it reuses the cached value instead of spending a credit.
Running out of credits
If your balance hits zero, WebToSheets blocks further requests until you top up. There are no surprise charges, and nothing auto-renews.
Still stuck?
We usually reply within 24 hours on business days.