Extract from URL
The Extract from URL block scrapes a webpage and uses AI to pull out specific information based on a natural-language description you provide.
Scrape and extract data from any URL
The Extract from URL block scrapes a webpage and uses AI to pull out specific information based on a natural-language description you provide. It takes two inputs: a URL string pointing to the page you want to scrape, and an extraction prompt that describes what data you want retrieved from that page. The block returns a single output called Result, which contains the extracted value based on what you asked for.
The extraction prompt is the primary way you control what gets returned. You can ask for something narrow like a product price, or something broader like all contact details on a page. The format and content of the Result output will vary depending on how you phrase the extraction prompt and what the target page contains.
This block fits into workflows that need to pull live data from external websites without manual copying or custom scraping code. It is commonly used in research pipelines, content aggregation workflows, competitive monitoring setups, and any automation that needs to read structured or unstructured data from a URL before passing it downstream to other blocks.
What you can build
Real-world workflows powered by the Extract from URL block.
Product Price Monitoring
Scrape a product page URL and extract the current price and availability to track changes over time or trigger alerts.
News Article Summarization
Extract the headline and body text from a news article URL, then pass the result to a summarization block downstream.
Lead Contact Extraction
Pull contact information such as email addresses and phone numbers from a company website URL for use in outreach workflows.
Job Listing Data Collection
Extract job title, location, and requirements from a job posting URL to populate a structured database or spreadsheet.
Competitor Feature Research
Scrape a competitor's product or pricing page and extract specific feature details to feed into a comparison workflow.
Event Details Aggregation
Extract event name, date, location, and registration link from an event page URL to compile into a calendar or digest.
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Get Started FreeCommon questions about Extract from URL
What inputs does the Extract from URL block require?
The block requires two string inputs: a URL, which is the full web address of the page to scrape, and an Extraction Prompt, which is a natural-language description of what specific information you want retrieved from that page.
What does the block return?
The block returns a single output variable called Result. This contains the extracted data from the webpage based on what you described in the extraction prompt. The structure and format of the result depends on what was requested and what the page contains.
How specific does the extraction prompt need to be?
The extraction prompt should describe the data you want as clearly as possible. For example, specifying 'product price and stock status' or 'author name and publication date' will produce more targeted results than a vague description.
What kinds of workflows commonly use this block?
This block is used in workflows that need to read live data from external websites, such as research pipelines, content aggregation, competitive monitoring, and lead generation automations where data from a URL needs to be passed to downstream blocks.
Does the URL need to include the protocol?
Yes, the URL input should be a complete web address including the protocol, such as http:// or https://.
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