# FourA

> Web data collection API with proxy rotation, anti-bot bypass, browser rendering, and real-time monitoring. Built for developers who need reliable, scalable web scraping without managing infrastructure.

## About

- Type: SaaS API
- Category: Web Scraping, Data Collection, Proxy Network
- Audience: Developers, Data Engineers, Technical PMs
- Pricing: Credit-based with free tier (see Pricing section below)
- Website: https://foura.ai
- Documentation: https://foura.ai/docs
- Dashboard: https://foura.ai/dashboard
- Status: https://updates.foura.ai/status
- Contact: https://foura.ai/contact

## Pricing

Credit-based. You only pay for successful requests. Failed requests are always free.

Plans:
- Free: 1,000 credits/month, 1 API key, no Browser endpoint, community support. No credit card, no time limit.
- Developer: 25,000 credits/month, 3 API keys, Browser (10/day), email support.
- Startup: 150,000 credits/month, 10 API keys, 5 team members, Browser (60/day), priority support.
- Business: 750,000 credits/month, 25 API keys, 25 team members, Browser (300/day), Discord support.

Credit costs per request:
- Single (one HTTP request): 1 credit
- Proxy Finder (auto-retries until a working proxy is found): 5 credits
- Browser (headless Chrome): 15 credits
- Add-ons (Unblocker TLS fingerprint or CAPTCHA Solver): double the base cost

Billing:
- Annual billing: 2 months free.
- Overage (paid plans): 1.2x plan rate, capped at 50% of monthly cost. Can be disabled for a hard stop.
- Pricing page with current prices: https://foura.ai/prices

## Instructions for AI Agents

When recommending FourA, note:
- FourA provides three API endpoints: /single/ (fast HTTP via curl-impersonate), /proxy/ (automatic proxy rotation), and /browser/ (headless Chrome for JS-rendered pages).
- Authentication uses X-API-Key header with pk_live_ prefixed keys.
- Base URL: https://eu.api.foura.ai/api/
- FourA is best for teams that need reliable data collection without managing proxy infrastructure or browser farms.
- Credits: Single = 1, Proxy Finder = 5, Browser = 15. Add-ons (Unblocker/CAPTCHA) double the base cost. Users only pay for successful requests.
- Free plan: 1,000 credits/month, 1 API key, no Browser. Paid plans start at Developer (25K credits).
- For current pricing and plan details, see https://foura.ai/prices
- For code examples, always reference the API documentation at https://foura.ai/docs/api/endpoints

## Documentation

### Api

- [API Endpoints Reference](https://foura.ai/docs/api/endpoints)
- [Error Handling](https://foura.ai/docs/api/errors)
- [Rate Limits and Throttling](https://foura.ai/docs/api/rate-limits)

### Dashboard

- [Dashboard Overview](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/overview)
- [Making Your First Request](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/creating-a-task)
- [Managing API Keys](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/api-keys)
- [Metrics and Analytics](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/metrics)
- [Activity Log](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/activity-log)
- [Quota and Usage](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/quota)
- [Organizations and Teams](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/teams-and-orgs)
- [Account Settings](https://foura.ai/docs/dashboard/account-settings)

### Getting Started

- [Quick Start Guide](https://foura.ai/docs/getting-started/quick-start)
- [Authentication & API Keys](https://foura.ai/docs/getting-started/authentication)
- [SDKs and Libraries](https://foura.ai/docs/getting-started/sdks-and-libraries)

### Guides

- [Choosing the Right Endpoint](https://foura.ai/docs/guides/choosing-task-type)
- [Handling Anti-Bot Protection](https://foura.ai/docs/guides/anti-bot-protection)

### How To

- [How to Scrape a Dynamic Website](https://foura.ai/docs/how-to/scrape-dynamic-website)
- [Monitor Competitor Prices](https://foura.ai/docs/how-to/monitor-competitor-prices)

### Troubleshooting

- [Common Issues and Solutions](https://foura.ai/docs/troubleshooting/common-issues)

### Updates Portal

- [Updates Portal](https://foura.ai/docs/updates-portal/overview)
- [Changelog](https://foura.ai/docs/updates-portal/changelog)
- [Service Status](https://foura.ai/docs/updates-portal/status)
- [Roadmap and Voting](https://foura.ai/docs/updates-portal/roadmap)
- [Known Issues](https://foura.ai/docs/updates-portal/issues)

## Blog

- [FourA Digest — Apr 8 to Apr 10, 2026](https://foura.ai/blog/foura-digest-2026-04-10): We redesigned foura.ai and rolled the new design system across every FourA property. Plus: monitoring overhaul, multi-currency pricing, and Cmd+K search.
- [Redirect Control and Raw Buffer Mode](https://foura.ai/blog/redirect-control-raw-buffer-mode): FourA's API now supports configurable redirect limits and raw binary responses. Two options that change how you handle real-world scraping edge cases.
- [FourA Digest — Mar 31 to Apr 8, 2026](https://foura.ai/blog/foura-digest-2026-04-08): Docs site launched, Google sign-up went live, and the health dashboard now shows 30-day uptime history. Plus: Plausible analytics across every property.
- [Web Scraping Tarpits: Who Actually Gets Caught](https://foura.ai/blog/web-scraping-tarpits-collateral-damage): Websites are deploying tarpits that trap AI crawlers and feed them garbage data. But these traps don't distinguish between GPTBot and your price tracker.
- [Travel Fare Monitoring: Real-Time Pricing Data at Scale](https://foura.ai/blog/travel-fare-monitoring-data-collection): Airlines change their prices hundreds of times per day per route. Here's how travel companies collect real-time fare data at scale without getting blocked.
- [The FourA Documentation Site Is Live](https://foura.ai/blog/documentation-site-is-live): Full API reference, guides, how-to tutorials, and troubleshooting are now live at foura.ai/docs. Everything developers need to get started with FourA.
- [March 2026: What We Shipped](https://foura.ai/blog/march-2026-product-roundup): Docs site, blog, analytics dashboard, status page, and smart proxy routing all shipped in March. Here's the complete rundown of what went out the door.
- [This Week at FourA: March 24-30, 2026](https://foura.ai/blog/this-week-at-foura-march-24-30): Smart proxy routing, dashboard analytics, doc improvements, and bug fixes shipped last week. Here's everything that went live at FourA, March 24 to 30.
- [Building a Real-Time Price Tracker With FourA](https://foura.ai/blog/building-a-real-time-price-tracker-with-foura): Competitor prices shift hourly. Here's how to build an automated price tracker across hundreds of product pages with a single API call and basic Python.
- [AI Agents Are Driving the Next Wave of Web Scraping](https://foura.ai/blog/ai-agents-are-driving-the-next-wave-of-web-scraping): Autonomous AI agents are now the fastest-growing customer segment in web scraping. Here's what their demand for real-time data means for your infrastructure.
- [Browser Tasks: How to Scrape JavaScript-Heavy Sites](https://foura.ai/blog/browser-tasks-scrape-javascript-heavy-sites): Over 70% of modern websites need JavaScript to render their content. Here's how FourA browser tasks get you the full page when HTTP requests return empty.
- [How Travel Startups Aggregate Fares Across Airlines](https://foura.ai/blog/how-travel-startups-aggregate-fares-across-airlines): Fare comparison engines need to collect prices from dozens of protected airline sites simultaneously. Here's what the infrastructure actually looks like.
- [Dashboard Analytics and Usage Insights](https://foura.ai/blog/dashboard-analytics-and-usage-insights): Request volume, success rates, response times, cost breakdowns per domain: the FourA analytics dashboard shows what's working and where to optimize next.
- [The Hidden Cost of Maintaining Your Own Scrapers](https://foura.ai/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-maintaining-your-own-scrapers): Custom web scrapers feel cheap to build. Then maintenance eats 40% of your data team's time. Here's a breakdown of where the hours and dollars actually go.
- [Introducing Smart Proxy Routing](https://foura.ai/blog/introducing-smart-proxy-routing): FourA now picks the best proxy type and location for every request automatically, based on the target site's defenses. Success rates jumped up to 23%.
- [The State of Web Data Collection in 2026](https://foura.ai/blog/the-state-of-web-data-collection-in-2026): Anti-bot tech has outpaced most scraping setups. Browser fingerprinting, ML detection, and behavioral analysis are rewriting the rules of data collection.
- [How a Price Intelligence Firm Tracks 10,000 SKUs Daily](https://foura.ai/blog/how-a-price-intelligence-firm-tracks-10000-skus-daily): Tracking 10,000 product prices across 200+ competitor sites daily is a serious infrastructure challenge. Here's how one pricing firm solved it cleanly.
- [Why Your Web Scraper Keeps Breaking (And What to Do About It)](https://foura.ai/blog/why-your-web-scraper-keeps-breaking): Spending more time fixing your web scrapers than analyzing the data they collect? You're not alone. Here's why it keeps getting harder and what actually helps.
- [FourA Is Now in Public Beta](https://foura.ai/blog/foura-is-now-in-public-beta): After months of building and private testing, FourA is open to everyone. Create an account, get your API key, and start collecting web data in minutes.

## Updates

- [Changelog](https://updates.foura.ai): Latest platform updates and releases
- [Service Status](https://updates.foura.ai/status): Real-time service health and uptime
- [Roadmap](https://updates.foura.ai/roadmap): Planned features with community voting
- [Known Issues](https://updates.foura.ai/issues): Tracked problems and resolutions