Documentation

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to build with Lizard.

Full API reference, guides, examples, and more. Start with the quick-start or jump to what you need.

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Quick Start
pip install lizard-framework

# Create your first spider
lizard new my-spider

# Run it
lizard run my-spider

Getting Started

Installation, configuration, and your first spider in under 5 minutes.

Spiders

Build, configure, and deploy spiders for any website or API.

Middleware

Request/response processing, rate limiting, and retry logic.

Compliance

SOC2, GDPR, CCPA — configure compliance for your requirements.

Observability

Traces, metrics, alerts, and structured logging.

API Reference

Complete API documentation for all Lizard classes and methods.

Recent Changelog

Full changelog
v2.4.0FeatureJun 3, 2026

AI Persistence: Human-in-the-loop approval mode

Added optional human approval step for AI-suggested field remappings on critical spiders.

v2.3.5FixMay 18, 2026

Fixed entity deduplication edge case with Unicode URLs

Resolved a bug where Unicode characters in URLs caused false-positive duplicate entity detection.

v2.3.0FeatureApr 29, 2026

OTLP export: Datadog, Honeycomb, and Grafana Cloud support

Native exporters for Datadog, Honeycomb, and Grafana Cloud added to the observability stack.

v2.2.0SecurityMar 14, 2026

SOC2 Type II: Automated report generation

Added one-command SOC2 compliance report generation for auditors with full chain-of-custody.