BBB API endpoint
Returns one BBB Scam Tracker consumer scam report: description, dollars lost, targeted person's location, scammer location/email/phone/URL (when known), scam type, business name used, and date reported.
/bbb/scamtracker/{id}Path parameter:
id (required) — a numeric BBB Scam Tracker report id (1–20 digits), from a bbb-scamtracker-search result's id or url.Response includes the report description, dollars lost, targeted person's location, scammer location/email/phone/URL (each "Unknown ..." when the reporter didn't provide it — not a parser gap), scam type, business name used, and date reported.
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| id | Has a value | |
| description | Has a value | 137 characters |
| dollars_lost | Has a value | “$149” |
| targeted_location | Has a value | “Chesapeake, VA, USA - 23322” |
| scammer_location | Has a value | “GA” |
| scammer_email | Has a value | |
| scammer_phone | Has a value | |
| scammer_url | Has a value | “Unknown URL” |
| scam_type | Has a value | “Online Purchase” |
| business_name | Has a value | “AltRX” |
| date_reported | Has a value | “August 19, 2026” |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id (path) | string | Yes | BBB Scam Tracker report id, from a bbb-scamtracker-search result's id or url | 1397968 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbb/scamtracker/1397968" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"id": "1397968",
"description": "AltRX has taken $149 and is stringing me along about my 2nd delivery. They deducted money from my account with no product being delivered",
"dollars_lost": "$149",
"targeted_location": "Chesapeake, VA, USA - 23322",
"scammer_location": "GA",
"scammer_email": "Unknown Email",
"scammer_phone": "Unknown Phone Number",
"scammer_url": "Unknown URL",
"scam_type": "Online Purchase",
"business_name": "AltRX",
"date_reported": "August 19, 2026",
"source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/lookupscam/1397968"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/bbbscamtracker.detailResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | bbbscamtracker.DetailResponse | No | ||||
| data.business_name | string | No | AltRX | |||
| data.date_reported | string | No | August 19, 2026 | |||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.dollars_lost | string | No | $149 | |||
| data.id | string | No | 1397968 | |||
| data.scam_type | string | No | Online Purchase | |||
| data.scammer_email | string | No | Unknown Email | |||
| data.scammer_location | string | No | GA | |||
| data.scammer_phone | string | No | Unknown Phone Number | |||
| data.scammer_url | string | No | Unknown URL | |||
| data.source_url | string | No | ||||
| data.targeted_location | string | No | Chesapeake, VA, USA - 23322 | |||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbb/scamtracker/1397968" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"