# Anorov/cloudflare-scrape

A Python module to bypass Cloudflare's anti-bot page.

Repository: https://github.com/Anorov/cloudflare-scrape
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cloudflare-scrape
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cloudflare, anti-bot-page, protected-page, scrape, scraping-websites
Last push: 2023-10-14T02:04:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4934, "days_push": 1055, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3538, forks 449 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:09.154877+00:00)

## What it is
A Python module (cfscrape) built on Requests that bypasses Cloudflare's JavaScript anti-bot challenge page ('I'm Under Attack Mode') so scripts can scrape protected websites. It uses Node.js to solve Cloudflare's obfuscated JavaScript challenges, impersonating a regular browser.

## Use cases
- scrape a website protected by Cloudflare
- bypass Cloudflare's checking your browser page
- crawl Cloudflare-protected sites with Python
- fetch pages behind Cloudflare IUAM anti-bot mode
- make requests to sites that block non-browser clients

## When to choose
- you need to programmatically access a site that only shows the JavaScript-check Cloudflare page
- you want a lightweight Requests-based solution rather than a full headless browser
- you're scraping with Python 2.6-3.7 and have Node.js available

## When to avoid
- the target site presents a reCAPTCHA challenge, which this cannot solve
- Cloudflare has updated their protections beyond what this unmaintained-era module handles
- you need a maintained solution - consider cloudscraper or headless browsers instead
- you cannot install Node.js on your machine

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-scraping, http-client, security
- domain: crawlers, web-development, security
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: cloudflare-bypass, anti-bot, requests-wrapper, iuam, cfscrape, nodejs

## Member repositories
- Anorov/cloudflare-scrape (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.154877+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:34:37.950947+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Anorov/cloudflare-scrape (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.154877+00:00, sha a8594218bb83)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.