Datasets API endpoint
Returns one stored report by id from dataset id enum value `bbb-scamtracker-reports`. Returns 404 when the report is not in the archive; the live bbb-scamtracker-detail endpoint can still fetch it from BBB.
/datasets/bbb-scamtracker-reports/items/{id}Returns one stored BBB Scam Tracker report by id.
Path parameters:
id: the numeric BBB Scam Tracker report id, e.g. 1397968 (the last segment of https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/lookupscam/1397968).Response behavior:
404 when the report is not in the archive. The archive is not complete; bbb-scamtracker-detail reads the same report live from BBB.id returns the standard invalid params envelope.Example response (the report is the one in the bbb-scamtracker-detail docs; discovery_source and crawled_at are illustrative):
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"report_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",
"loss_amount": 149,
"targeted_location": "Chesapeake, VA, USA - 23322",
"country": "USA",
"state": "VA",
"scam_type": "Online Purchase",
"business_name": "AltRX",
"date_reported": "August 19, 2026",
"reported_at": "2026-08-19T00:00:00Z",
"source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/lookupscam/1397968",
"discovery_source": "search",
"crawled_at": "2026-10-09T04:12:31Z",
"schema_version": 1
}
}
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| report_id | Has a value | |
| description | Has a value | 186 characters |
| targeted_location | Has a value | |
| country | Has a value | |
| state | Has a value | |
| scammer_location | Has a value | |
| scammer_email | Has a value | |
| scammer_phone | Has a value | |
| scammer_url | Has a value | |
| scam_type | Has a value | |
| business_name | Has a value | |
| date_reported | Has a value | |
| reported_at | Has a value | 2026-10-10 |
| discovery_source | Has a value | |
| crawled_at | Has a value | 2026-10-11 |
| schema_version | Has a value |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id (path) | string | Yes | BBB Scam Tracker report id (numeric), e.g. 1397968 | 1397968 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/datasets/bbb-scamtracker-reports/items/1397968" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"report_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",
"loss_amount": 149,
"targeted_location": "Chesapeake, VA, USA - 23322",
"country": "USA",
"state": "VA",
"scam_type": "Online Purchase",
"business_name": "AltRX",
"date_reported": "August 19, 2026",
"reported_at": "2026-08-19T00:00:00Z",
"source_url": "https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/lookupscam/1397968",
"discovery_source": "search",
"crawled_at": "2026-10-09T04:12:31Z",
"schema_version": 1
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/datasets.scamTrackerReportResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | es.ScamTrackerReport | No | ||||
| data.business_name | string | No | ||||
| data.country | string | No | ||||
| data.crawled_at | string | No | ||||
| data.date_reported | string | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.discovery_source | string | No | ||||
| data.dollars_lost | string | No | ||||
| data.loss_amount | number | No | ||||
| data.report_id | string | No | ||||
| data.reported_at | string | No | ||||
| data.scam_type | string | No | ||||
| data.scammer_email | string | No | ||||
| data.scammer_location | string | No | ||||
| data.scammer_phone | string | No | ||||
| data.scammer_url | string | No | ||||
| data.schema_version | integer | No | ||||
| data.source_url | string | No | ||||
| data.state | string | No | ||||
| data.targeted_location | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/datasets/bbb-scamtracker-reports/items/1397968" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"