# Methods: Turn any website into a typed, self-healing API

> Describe the data you need or the action to take. Fous builds the method, returns typed JSON in seconds, and repairs it when the site changes.

Page: https://fous.com/product/methods

100 credits a month, no credit card required. Failed builds and runs cost nothing.

## From one sentence to an API your systems call every day

### Ask in plain words for data or an action

Say what you need from a site, whether it’s data to read or an action to take, on a public page or a portal behind your login.

### Fous studies the site and tests the method on real inputs

You watch it work, usually for about a minute, and a build that doesn’t succeed costs nothing.

### A typed contract your systems can rely on

Every method has a typed input and output, so your systems receive the same fields on every run, and new fields arrive as a version you choose.

### Each run answers in seconds

A run returns typed JSON in seconds, with no agent clicking through pages. If the site changes, Fous repairs the method at no cost.

### Call it from your code or your agent

Copy the call in cURL, TypeScript or Python, or let Claude, Cursor and Codex run the method over MCP.

## Frequently asked questions

### What can a method do?

Read data from a site or take an action there, with a typed input and output, in one API call.

### How long does a build take?

Usually about a minute, and a build that doesn’t succeed costs nothing.

### What happens when the site changes?

Fous repairs the method in place and keeps its inputs and outputs the same, at no cost.

### Can a method use our login?

Yes. Methods run as your team’s connected accounts, two-step sign-in included.

### How is it priced?

A completed run uses 1 credit. Failed runs and repairs are free, and every plan includes builds.

## Build your first method

Start free in Studio with 100 credits a month and no credit card, or book a demo and bring the portals your team works in.

Docs: https://docs.fous.com/guides/builds