Automated Web Scraping for Content Extraction
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This n8n workflow automates the extraction of markdown content, titles, descriptions, and links from a list of URLs. It leverages Firecrawl.dev's API to efficiently retrieve structured web data for downstream processing.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow provides a robust solution for automated web scraping, specifically designed to extract valuable content from websites. By integrating with the Firecrawl.dev API, it can efficiently pull markdown content, including titles, descriptions, and outgoing links, from specified URLs. The workflow is meticulously designed to handle API rate limits and server memory constraints by processing data in manageable batches. It offers flexibility by allowing users to connect their own data sources for URL input and to output the extracted data to their preferred destinations like Airtable. This makes it an ideal tool for content gathering, competitive analysis, and enriching internal knowledge bases.
Key Features
- Automated Content Extraction: Scrapes markdown content, titles, descriptions, and links from websites.
- Firecrawl.dev Integration: Utilizes a powerful API for accurate and efficient data retrieval.
- Batch Processing: Handles large volumes of data by processing in configurable batches (e.g., 40 items at a time) to manage server memory.
- API Rate Limit Management: Includes a wait node to respect API limits (10 requests per minute).
- Flexible Data Input: Connect to your own data sources to define the URLs to be scraped.
- Customizable Output: Easily direct the extracted data to your preferred destination, such as Airtable.
How To Use
- Define Your URLs: Connect to your own data source and ensure your URLs are in a column named
Page. Alternatively, use theExample fields from data sourcenode to define an array of URLs. - Configure Firecrawl.dev API: Update the
Retrieve Page Markdown and Linksnode with your Firecrawl.dev API token in the Authorization header. - Set Batch Size: Adjust the
40 items at a timeand10 at a timenodes to optimize for your server's memory capacity and Firecrawl.dev's API limits. - Connect Output: Configure the
Connect to your own data sourcenode to send the extracted markdown, title, description, and links to your desired data destination (e.g., Airtable). - Test Workflow: Click the 'Test workflow' button to run the automation and verify the data extraction and output.
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Workflow JSON
{
"id": "5b1a7f26-8747-40ab-85b6-586f07b1c9b4",
"name": "Automated Web Scraping for Content Extraction",
"nodes": 13,
"category": "Operations",
"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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