Pastebin
Pastebin, founded in 2002, is a platform that allows users to create and manage text pastes with features like syntax highlighting, Markdown support, and various privacy options.
Company Overview
Founded in 2002, Pastebin offers a platform for creating, sharing, and storing text and code pastes. It supports Markdown for rich text formatting and syntax highlighting for over 200 programming languages. Users can choose from various paste exposure options such as public, unlisted, and private.
Developer Features
Pastebin offers an API that allows developers to create and manage pastes programmatically. The platform also provides a scraping API specifically for PRO members to scrape content efficiently without getting blocked. Additionally, automated spam protection with captcha requests safeguard the platform's integrity.
PRO Membership Benefits
PRO members of Pastebin enjoy several additional features including larger paste sizes (up to 10 megabytes), unlimited private pastes, no ads, direct file uploads, and a scraping API. PRO membership facilitates a professional environment for users requiring enhanced capabilities.
User Interface and Experience
Pastebin enhances user experience with features like night mode for better readability in low light conditions and a hits counter to track unique visitors to a paste. The platform allows users to organize pastes into folders and select from various paste expiration options, ranging from 10 minutes to 1 year.
Cross-Platform Tools and Support
Pastebin provides tools and applications for various platforms including Windows, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, and web browsers. Users can sign in with their Facebook, Twitter, or Google accounts for seamless access. The platform also offers a contact page for user support and inquiries as well as a DMCA policy for handling copyright infringement claims.