---
name: "scrapy-ws"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-scrapy"
version: "0.24.2-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scrapy-ws"
---

# scrapy-ws(1)

Python Scrapy web service control script

## NAME

scrapy-ws - Python Scrapy web service control script

## SYNOPSIS

**scrapy-ws** \[*-P\|-H*\] *action* ...

## DESCRIPTION

Example script to control and monitor Scrapy using its web service. It only provides a reduced functionality as its main purpose is to illustrate how to write a web service client. Feel free to improve or write you own.

## OPTIONS

- *-H*

  Scrapy host to connect to. (default: localhost)

- *-P*

  Scrapy port to connect to. (default: 6080)

- *help*

  List of available commands

- *run \<spider\_name\>*

  Schedule spider for running

- *stop \<spider\>*

  Stop a running spider

- *list-running*

  List running spiders

- *list-available*

  List name of available spiders

- *list-resources*

  List available web service resources

- *list-extensions*

  List enabled extensions

- *get-spider-stats \<spider\>*

  Get stats of a running spider

- *get-global-stats*

  Get global stats

## AUTHOR

Scrapy-ws was written by the Scrapy Developers  \<scrapy-developers@googlegroups.com\>.

This manual page was written by Ignace Mouzannar \<mouzannar@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).