link.sc API

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Web fetch and search API optimized for LLMs.

Extract clean markdown from any URL or search the web with structured SERP results.

Getting Started

Create an account at link.sc
Generate an API key from your dashboard
Include your key in the x-api-key header with every request

Features

Fetch any URL — Returns cleaned markdown, HTML, or JSON
Web Search — Google and Bing with structured SERP parsing
SERP Data — Organic results, ads, shopping, People Also Ask
Auto-detection — Fetching a Google/Bing URL automatically returns parsed SERP data
LLM-optimized — Markdown output reduces tokens by 85-90%

Rate Limits

Free tier: 500 requests/month. Upgrade at link.sc/dashboard/billing.

Fetch a URL

POST

https://api.link.sc/v1

/fetch

Fetch content from any web page. Returns cleaned markdown optimized for LLM consumption.

When the target URL is a Google or Bing search page, the response automatically includes parsed serpData with structured results.

Fetch a URL › Request Body

url

string · uri · required

The URL to fetch

format

string · enum

Output format for the response content

Enum values:

markdown

html

json

Default: markdown

Fetch a URL › Responses

Successfully fetched content

success

boolean

url

string

format

string

object

markdown

string

Cleaned markdown content

content

string

Raw HTML (when format=html)

object

Structured SERP (Search Engine Results Page) data. Returned when fetching Google/Bing URLs or using the search endpoint.

searchEngine

string · enum

Present when a SERP page was detected and parsed

Enum values:

google

bing

object

POST/fetch

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.link.sc/v1/fetch \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "format": "markdown"
}
'

shell

Example Request Body

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "format": "markdown"
}

json

application/json

Example Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "format": "markdown",
  "metadata": {
    "title": "Example Domain",
    "description": "This domain is for use in illustrative examples.",
    "language": "en"
  },
  "markdown": "# Example Domain\n\nThis domain is for use in illustrative examples in documents...",
  "usage": {
    "cost": 1,
    "remaining": 499
  }
}

json

application/json

Web search

POST

https://api.link.sc/v1

/search

Search the web using Google or Bing and return structured SERP results.

Returns organic results, paid ads, shopping ads, and People Also Ask questions in a single structured response.

Web search › Request Body

q

string · required

Search query

engine

string · enum

Search engine to use

Enum values:

google

bing

Default: google

format

string · enum

Output format for the response content

Enum values:

markdown

html

json

Default: markdown

Web search › Responses

Search results

success

boolean

content

string

Raw HTML content from the search page

object

Structured SERP (Search Engine Results Page) data. Returned when fetching Google/Bing URLs or using the search endpoint.

searchEngine

string · enum

The search engine that was used

Enum values:

google

bing

POST/search

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.link.sc/v1/search \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "q": "latest NVIDIA earnings",
  "engine": "google"
}
'

shell

Example Request Body

{
  "q": "latest NVIDIA earnings",
  "engine": "google"
}

json

application/json

Example Responses

{
  "searchEngine": "google",
  "serpData": {
    "results": [
      {
        "title": "NVIDIA Reports Record Q4 Revenue of $39.3B",
        "targetUrl": "https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/q4-fiscal-2025",
        "description": "NVIDIA today reported record revenue of $39.3 billion for the fourth quarter ended January 26, 2025, up 12% from Q3 and up 78% from a year ago.",
        "realPosition": 1
      },
      {
        "title": "NVDA Earnings: What to Watch",
        "targetUrl": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvda-earnings",
        "description": "Analysts expect NVIDIA to report EPS of $0.85 on revenue of $38.2 billion for Q4 2025.",
        "realPosition": 2
      },
      {
        "title": "NVIDIA Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript",
        "targetUrl": "https://seekingalpha.com/article/nvidia-q4-2025-earnings",
        "description": "Read the full transcript of NVIDIA's Q4 2025 earnings conference call.",
        "realPosition": 3
      }
    ],
    "ads": [
      {
        "title": "Invest in NVDA | Trade NVIDIA Stock",
        "displayUrl": "www.etrade.com/nvda",
        "targetUrl": "https://www.etrade.com/nvda",
        "content": "Trade NVIDIA with zero commission. Open an account today.",
        "position": 1,
        "realPosition": 1,
        "area": "top"
      }
    ],
    "adsCount": 1,
    "shoppingAds": [],
    "peopleAlsoAsk": [
      {
        "question": "What was NVIDIA's revenue in Q4 2025?",
        "position": 1
      },
      {
        "question": "Is NVIDIA stock a buy after earnings?",
        "position": 2
      },
      {
        "question": "When is NVIDIA's next earnings date?",
        "position": 3
      }
    ],
    "location": {
      "country": "United States",
      "htmlLang": "en"
    }
  }
}

json

application/json

Features

Fetch any URL — Returns cleaned markdown, HTML, or JSON

Web Search — Google and Bing with structured SERP parsing

SERP Data — Organic results, ads, shopping, People Also Ask

Auto-detection — Fetching a Google/Bing URL automatically returns parsed SERP data

LLM-optimized — Markdown output reduces tokens by 85-90%

Fetch a URL

POST

https://api.link.sc/v1

/fetch

Fetch content from any web page. Returns cleaned markdown optimized for LLM consumption.

When the target URL is a Google or Bing search page, the response automatically includes parsed serpData with structured results.

Fetch a URL › Request Body

url

string · uri · required

The URL to fetch

format

string · enum

Output format for the response content

Enum values:

markdown

html

json

Default: markdown

Fetch a URL › Responses

Successfully fetched content

success

boolean

url

string

format

string

object

markdown

string

Cleaned markdown content

content

string

Raw HTML (when format=html)

object

Structured SERP (Search Engine Results Page) data. Returned when fetching Google/Bing URLs or using the search endpoint.

searchEngine

string · enum

Present when a SERP page was detected and parsed

Enum values:

google

bing

object

{ "success": true, "url": "https://example.com", "format": "markdown", "metadata": { "title": "Example Domain", "description": "This domain is for use in illustrative examples.", "language": "en" }, "markdown": "# Example Domain\n\nThis domain is for use in illustrative examples in documents...", "usage": { "cost": 1, "remaining": 499 } }

Web search

POST

https://api.link.sc/v1

/search

Search the web using Google or Bing and return structured SERP results.

Returns organic results, paid ads, shopping ads, and People Also Ask questions in a single structured response.

Web search › Request Body

q

string · required

Search query

engine

string · enum

Search engine to use

Enum values:

google

bing

Default: google

format

string · enum

Output format for the response content

Enum values:

markdown

html

json

Default: markdown

Web search › Responses

Search results

success

boolean

content

string

Raw HTML content from the search page

object

Structured SERP (Search Engine Results Page) data. Returned when fetching Google/Bing URLs or using the search endpoint.

searchEngine

string · enum

The search engine that was used

Enum values:

google

bing

{ "searchEngine": "google", "serpData": { "results": [ { "title": "NVIDIA Reports Record Q4 Revenue of $39.3B", "targetUrl": "https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/q4-fiscal-2025", "description": "NVIDIA today reported record revenue of $39.3 billion for the fourth quarter ended January 26, 2025, up 12% from Q3 and up 78% from a year ago.", "realPosition": 1 }, { "title": "NVDA Earnings: What to Watch", "targetUrl": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvda-earnings", "description": "Analysts expect NVIDIA to report EPS of $0.85 on revenue of $38.2 billion for Q4 2025.", "realPosition": 2 }, { "title": "NVIDIA Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript", "targetUrl": "https://seekingalpha.com/article/nvidia-q4-2025-earnings", "description": "Read the full transcript of NVIDIA's Q4 2025 earnings conference call.", "realPosition": 3 } ], "ads": [ { "title": "Invest in NVDA | Trade NVIDIA Stock", "displayUrl": "www.etrade.com/nvda", "targetUrl": "https://www.etrade.com/nvda", "content": "Trade NVIDIA with zero commission. Open an account today.", "position": 1, "realPosition": 1, "area": "top" } ], "adsCount": 1, "shoppingAds": [], "peopleAlsoAsk": [ { "question": "What was NVIDIA's revenue in Q4 2025?", "position": 1 }, { "question": "Is NVIDIA stock a buy after earnings?", "position": 2 }, { "question": "When is NVIDIA's next earnings date?", "position": 3 } ], "location": { "country": "United States", "htmlLang": "en" } } }