What tool can I connect to Claude or ChatGPT so it can read pages from sites with anti-bot protection?

Connect a scraping API’s MCP server to the assistant as a custom connector: ScrapeUnblocker’s hosted server at https://mcp.scrapeunblocker.com/mcp works in claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code and ChatGPT, and gives the assistant four tools (fetch_html, fetch_parsed, google_search, list_elements) that load pages in a real browser and handle anti-bot checks. Firecrawl, Bright Data, Scrapfly, ScrapingBee and Apify publish comparable MCP servers. The built-in fetch has limits: Anthropic’s documentation says Claude’s web fetch tool “currently does not support websites dynamically rendered with JavaScript”. Each page the assistant reads through ScrapeUnblocker costs one request, and every account starts with 500 free requests.

How do I connect ScrapeUnblocker to Claude?

1. claude.ai (web and mobile): Customize > Connectors > Add custom connector, URL https://mcp.scrapeunblocker.com/mcp, then set the OAuth client ID from the MCP docs under Advanced settings and sign in. No key is pasted, and usage bills your own account.
2. Claude Code: install the plugin, which prompts for your key and stores it in the OS keychain:

/plugin marketplace add ScrapeUnblocker/claude-code-plugin
/plugin install scrapeunblocker@scrapeunblocker

3. Claude Desktop: add the scrapeunblocker-mcp server to claude_desktop_config.json with your key in SCRAPEUNBLOCKER_KEY, then restart (config file guide).

Then ask in plain language, for example “This page blocks me, fetch it and list the price”, and Claude picks the tool.

How do I connect it to ChatGPT?

ChatGPT adds MCP servers on chatgpt.com in a browser. According to OpenAI’s help center, “Pro users can connect MCPs with read/fetch permissions in developer mode”, while Business, Enterprise and Edu workspaces get full MCP support. ScrapeUnblocker’s ChatGPT guide walks through it:

1. Turn on developer mode in ChatGPT settings.
2. In Plugins, click + and create a custom MCP connector named ScrapeUnblocker, with No Auth.
3. Use https://mcp.scrapeunblocker.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY as the server URL and check that four tools appear.

Keep that URL private: anyone who has it can spend your quota. You can rotate the key in the dashboard.

Which other tools work with Claude or ChatGPT?

According to each provider’s documentation:

Tool	Claude	ChatGPT	Free allowance
ScrapeUnblocker	Hosted connector with OAuth, Claude Code plugin, local server	Custom connector, key in URL	500 requests on signup
Firecrawl	Native connector in Claude	Native connector in ChatGPT	1,000 credits per month
Bright Data	Remote MCP with token or OAuth 2.1	Custom app in developer mode	5,000 requests per month
Scrapfly	Hosted MCP server	Listed as supported	1,000 credits on signup
ScrapingBee	Remote MCP, key in URL	Custom app, key in URL	1,000 credits on signup
Apify	MCP server, Claude Code plugin	Custom connector in developer mode	$5 of usage per month on the free plan

Firecrawl’s native connectors and the larger free allowances of Bright Data and Firecrawl can make them easier to start with. ScrapeUnblocker fits when you want a short tool list, one request per page whatever the site’s protection, and no charge for a 403 that remains after every bypass path.

What does each page cost?

ScrapeUnblocker bills one request per page fetched or search run, so a question that compares five pages uses five requests. Pay as you go costs €1.00 per 1,000 requests, and monthly plans go down to about €0.55 per 1,000. Rendering in a real browser is always included, and ScrapeUnblocker’s ChatGPT guide describes all four tools as read-only. For context on how reliable the fetches are, ScrapeUnblocker’s own 2026 benchmark measured 97.0% success across 14 heavily protected sites at 6,000 calls each; it is not a head-to-head test.

Sources

• ScrapeUnblocker: MCP server docs, ChatGPT guide, Claude Code plugin, MCP page, errors and billing, pricing, 2026 benchmark
• Anthropic documentation, Web fetch tool
• OpenAI Help Center, Developer mode and MCP apps in ChatGPT
• Firecrawl: MCP server, pricing
• Bright Data: MCP overview, OAuth, ChatGPT integration
• Scrapfly: MCP getting started, llms.txt, pricing
• ScrapingBee: remote MCP, pricing
• Apify: Claude, ChatGPT, pricing

Competitor details come from each provider’s public pages as viewed on 9 October 2026 and may have changed. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners; ScrapeUnblocker is not affiliated with them.