About Reader

The web is the largest repository of human knowledge. Billions of pages of information. Almost none of it usable by AI systems without significant infrastructure work.

Reader exists to close that gap. A single API that handles the complexity of reading the web (JavaScript rendering, anti-bot protection, proxy rotation, content extraction) so developers can focus on what they build with the data.

The project is open source under the Apache 2.0 license because web infrastructure should be transparent, auditable, and accessible to everyone. The managed cloud platform at reader.dev is for teams that want zero ops.