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    Changelog

    New features, improvements, and fixes shipped to Helix Crawl.

    v1.4.0

    Latest
    March 20, 2026
    • AddedBatch crawling endpoint — crawl up to 1,000 URLs in a single request
    • AddedWebhook notifications for crawl completion and failure events
    • ImprovedJavaScript rendering engine upgraded to Chromium 134
    • ImprovedDashboard now shows real-time credit usage with live charts
    • FixedFixed timeout handling for pages with infinite scroll

    v1.3.0

    February 10, 2026
    • AddedScreenshot capture support — full-page and element-level screenshots
    • AddedCustom extraction rules with CSS selectors and XPath
    • ImprovedAnti-bot bypass now handles Cloudflare Turnstile challenges
    • ImprovedAPI response times reduced by 35% on average
    • FixedResolved encoding issues with non-Latin character sets

    v1.2.0

    January 5, 2026
    • AddedTeam collaboration — invite members, share API keys, unified billing
    • AddedUsage alerts and configurable spending limits per API key
    • ImprovedMarkdown output now preserves table structures and code blocks
    • FixedFixed race condition in concurrent crawl scheduling
    • FixedCorrected credit deduction for failed requests

    v1.1.0

    November 18, 2025
    • AddedJSON structured output format with configurable schemas
    • AddedSitemap discovery and automatic crawl planning
    • ImprovedProxy rotation now covers 195+ countries
    • ImprovedRate limiting upgraded to token bucket algorithm
    • FixedFixed PDF extraction failing on password-protected documents

    v1.0.0

    October 1, 2025
    • AddedInitial public release of Helix Crawl API
    • AddedREST API with Markdown and HTML output formats
    • AddedHeadless browser rendering with full JavaScript execution
    • AddedAnti-bot bypass for Cloudflare, Akamai, and reCAPTCHA
    • AddedDashboard with API key management and usage tracking