Automate API Documentation Discovery and Content Extraction
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Streamline the process of finding and extracting information from API documentation. This workflow automatically searches for relevant API references and scrapes webpage content for in-depth analysis.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow is designed to automate the discovery and content extraction from API documentation. It begins by performing a targeted web search to locate API reference pages for a given service and URL. Once relevant pages are identified, the workflow proceeds to scrape the content of these webpages, focusing on extracting key information. The extracted content is then intelligently chunked into manageable segments, preserving essential metadata like the service name and URL. These chunks are further processed to prepare them for downstream applications, such as embedding generation or further analysis. This automation significantly reduces manual effort in understanding and integrating with APIs.
Key Features
- Automated API Schema Search: Intelligently finds API documentation using specific search queries.
- Web Content Scraping: Extracts text content from discovered API documentation pages.
- Intelligent Content Chunking: Divides large content into manageable, context-aware segments.
- Metadata Preservation: Retains crucial information like service name and URL with extracted content.
- Flexible Configuration: Allows customization of search parameters, scraping options, and chunking strategy.
How To Use
- Trigger Workflow: Initiate the workflow by clicking the 'Test workflow' button.
- Configure API Search: Update the
Web Search For API Schemanode with the target service and URL you want to investigate. Ensure your API key and credential are set up. - Review Scraped Data: The
Scrape Webpage Contentsnode will fetch and process the content from the found API pages. Inspect the output for the extractedtitleandbody. - Chunking Content: The
Content Chunking @ 50k Charsnode divides the scraped body text into smaller, processable chunks. AdjustchunkSizein theRecursive Character Text Splitterif needed. - Load Data: The
Default Data Loaderprepares the chunked content, associating it with the original service and URL metadata, making it ready for embedding or further analysis.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "535634e9-593e-47a2-acb2-aba4ae2db7e0",
"name": "Automate API Documentation Discovery and Content Extraction",
"nodes": 11,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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