Utility APIs

Non-AI Utility API

Web Scraping API

Scrape URL Content & extract structured data

The Web Scraping API is designed to extract structured data from any publicly accessible URL, providing insights into page content, metadata, and structure in a machine-readable JSON format. This API is ideal for applications requiring automated data extraction for SEO, competitive analysis, content aggregation, or market research.

With a simple API call, you can retrieve key information such as:

  • Page title and metadata (description, keywords, author, Open Graph & Twitter card details)
  • Headers and meta tags (content type, viewport, canonical URL, charset)
  • Structured content extraction (headings, paragraphs, key text elements)
  • Internal and external links for site structure analysis
  • Language detection for localization and content categorization
  • Timestamped results for accurate tracking and logging


Endpoint

GET https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/scrape_url?url=YOUR_URL

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
url string Yes The URL to scrape

AI-Powered Processing

The extracted data can seamlessly integrate with SharpAPI’s AI-powered endpoints for further analysis and automation. For example:

  • Text summarization & paraphrasing to condense content efficiently.
  • Keyword extraction & SEO optimization to enhance marketing efforts.
  • Sentiment analysis for understanding user-generated content or reviews.
  • Translation & language processing for multilingual content workflows.

Explore the full range of AI-driven capabilities at SharpAPI AI Catalog.

Example Request

curl -X GET "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/scrape_url?url=https://sharpapi.com/" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
     -H "Accept: application/json"

Example Response


{
    "url": "https://sharpapi.com/",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T08:56:04.946195Z",
    "scraped_data": {
        "title": "AI-powered Workflow Automation API",
        "detected_language": "en",
        "headers": {
            "charset": "utf-8",
            "contentType": null,
            "viewport": [
                "width=device-width",
                "initial-scale=1"
            ],
            "canonical": "https://sharpapi.com/",
            "csrfToken": "xxx"
        },
        "meta_tags": {
            "author": null,
            "image": null,
            "keywords": [
                "SharpAPI",
                "AI",
                "automation"
            ],
            "description": "Leverage AI API to streamline workflow in E-Commerce, Marketing, Content Management, HR Tech, Travel, and more."
        },
        "open_graph": {
            "og:title": "AI-powered Workflow Automation API",
            "og:type": "website",
            "og:URL": "https://sharpapi.com",
            "og:image": "https://sharpapi.com/build/assets/sharpapi-website-preview-ARuIroBi.png",
            "og:description": "Leverage AI API to streamline workflow in E-Commerce, Marketing, Content Management, HR Tech, Travel, and more. ",
            "og:url": "https://sharpapi.com"
        },
        "twitter_card": {
            "twitter:card": "summary",
            "twitter:site": "@sharpapi",
            "twitter:creator": "@a2zwebltd"
        },
        "content_structured": [
            {
                "tag": "h1",
                "content": "Automate workflows with AI-powered API"
            },
            {
                "tag": "h2",
                "content": "Leverage AI API for automation in E-Commerce, Marketing,\n Content Management, HR Tech, Travel, and more. [...]"
            },
           
        ],
        "content_lists": [
            {
                "type": "ul",
                "items": [
                    "E-commerce:",
                    "Quickly generate engaging [...]"
                ]
            },
            {
                "type": "ul",
                "items": [
                    "HR Tech:",
                    "Generate",
                    "complex job descriptions [...]"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "content_html": "<h1>Automate workflows with AI-powered API</h1>\n<h2>Leverage AI API for automation in E-Commerce, Marketing,<br />\n Content Management, HR Tech, Travel, and more.</h2> [...]",
        "content_markdown": "# Automate workflows with AI-powered API\n\n## Leverage AI API for automation in E-Commerce, Marketing,  \n Content Management, HR Tech, Travel, and more. [...]",
        "content_keywords_index": [
            "streamline workflow",
            "e-commerce",
            "marketing",
            "content management",
            "hr tech",
            "travel [...]"
        ],
        "links": {
            "internal": [
                "https://sharpapi.com/register",
                "https://sharpapi.com/en/blog/category/workflow-optimization",
                "https://sharpapi.com/documentation",
                "https://sharpapi.com/en/ai-automation-cheatsheet",
                "https://sharpapi.com/policy",
                "https://sharpapi.com/terms"
            ],
            "external": [
                "https://github.com/sharpapi/",
                "https://github.com/sharpapi/sharpapi-laravel-client",
                "https://www.nuget.org/packages/SharpApi.Service",
                "https://twitter.com/SharpAPI",
                "https://www.youtube.com/@SharpAPI"
            ]
        }
    }
}