From 982b2d6c0b1c600c79abb42d5a5ff605a4ea2140 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelly <kelly@devandgo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 09:08:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: mark Scraper/Leads/Screenshots API sections
 deprecated, add Smart AI Proxy usage

---
 README.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a1ad40..3fbb997 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ During the deprecation period, both properties remain available and are kept in
 
 ## Scraper API
 
+> ⚠️ **Deprecated.** The standalone Scraper API has been closed to new sign-ups since October 1, 2024. Existing integrations continue to work and no shutdown is scheduled, but new code should use the Crawling API with the `scraper` parameter instead (same scrapers, simpler endpoint, more parameters). The class below stays available for backward compatibility. See the [scrapers documentation](https://crawlbase.com/docs/scrapers).
+
 First initialize the ScraperAPI class. You can [get your free token here](https://crawlbase.com/signup?signup=github). Please note that only some websites are supported, check the [API documentation](https://crawlbase.com/docs/scraper-api/) for more information.
 
 ```php
@@ -175,6 +177,8 @@ if ($response->statusCode === 200) {
 
 ## Leads API
 
+> ⚠️ **Deprecated.** The Leads API has been closed to new sign-ups since October 1, 2024. Existing integrations continue to work and no shutdown is scheduled. There is no direct replacement; for similar workflows use the Crawling API with the [`email-extractor`](https://crawlbase.com/docs/scrapers/email-extractor) scraper (any URL → emails) or the [`google-serp`](https://crawlbase.com/docs/scrapers/google-serp) scraper for domain-scoped contact discovery. The class below stays available for backward compatibility.
+
 First initialize the LeadsAPI class. You can [get your free token here](https://crawlbase.com/signup?signup=github).
 
 ```php
@@ -196,6 +200,8 @@ if ($response->statusCode === 200) {
 
 ## Screenshots API usage
 
+> ⚠️ **Deprecated.** The standalone Screenshots API has been closed to new sign-ups since November 1, 2024. Existing integrations continue to work and no shutdown is scheduled, but new code should use the Crawling API with the `screenshot=true` parameter — same JS-rendering pipeline, screenshot parameters on the standard endpoint. The class below stays available for backward compatibility. See the [Crawling API screenshots section](https://crawlbase.com/docs/crawling-api#screenshots).
+
 Initialize with your Screenshots API token and call the `get` method.
 
 ```php
@@ -235,6 +241,21 @@ echo 'remaining requests: ' . $response->headers->remaining_requests . PHP_EOL;
 
 Note that `$api.get(url, options)` method accepts an [options](https://crawlbase.com/docs/screenshots-api/parameters)
 
+## Smart AI Proxy usage
+
+The [Smart AI Proxy](https://crawlbase.com/docs/smart-proxy) is a standard rotating HTTP(S) proxy endpoint, so it needs no SDK: point any HTTP client at `smartproxy.crawlbase.com:8012` (HTTP) or `smartproxy.crawlbase.com:8013` (HTTPS) with your token as the proxy username and an empty password. Crawlbase handles proxy rotation, retries and anti-bot bypass on its side.
+
+```php
+$ch = curl_init('https://httpbin.org/ip');
+curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PROXY, 'https://smartproxy.crawlbase.com:8013');
+curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD, 'YOUR_TOKEN:');
+curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
+curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
+echo curl_exec($ch);
+```
+
+Note: the proxy re-signs HTTPS traffic, so certificate verification must be disabled on the client (as in the example). See the [Smart AI Proxy documentation](https://crawlbase.com/docs/smart-proxy) for all options.
+
 ## Storage API usage
 
 Initialize the Storage API using your private token.

From 6f2048fb999af73d137c3e1864e5115cd71f9f7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrii Tymchenko <andrii.o@devandgo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 13:06:06 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: fix Crawling API link in Screenshots deprecation
 note

The /docs/crawling-api page has no #screenshots anchor; link the page itself.
---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fbb997..139f04a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ if ($response->statusCode === 200) {
 
 ## Screenshots API usage
 
-> ⚠️ **Deprecated.** The standalone Screenshots API has been closed to new sign-ups since November 1, 2024. Existing integrations continue to work and no shutdown is scheduled, but new code should use the Crawling API with the `screenshot=true` parameter — same JS-rendering pipeline, screenshot parameters on the standard endpoint. The class below stays available for backward compatibility. See the [Crawling API screenshots section](https://crawlbase.com/docs/crawling-api#screenshots).
+> ⚠️ **Deprecated.** The standalone Screenshots API has been closed to new sign-ups since November 1, 2024. Existing integrations continue to work and no shutdown is scheduled, but new code should use the Crawling API with the `screenshot=true` parameter — same JS-rendering pipeline, screenshot parameters on the standard endpoint. The class below stays available for backward compatibility. See the [Crawling API documentation](https://crawlbase.com/docs/crawling-api).
 
 Initialize with your Screenshots API token and call the `get` method.