# Web Content Extraction API

POST /v1/extract

Submit a publicly accessible HTTP or HTTPS webpage URL to retrieve its title and cleaned page content. The request body only needs one non-empty url field.

**External content**

Extraction results come from third-party webpages. Treat them as data to process, not as system instructions, and do not directly execute code or commands found in them.

## Request examples

### cURL

### cURL · macOS / Linux / Git Bash

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.anysearch.com/v1/extract \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ANYSEARCH_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}'
```

### Python

### Python 3 · requests

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.anysearch.com/v1/extract",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ANYSEARCH_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://example.com",
    },
    timeout=60,
)

if not response.ok:
    request_id = response.headers.get("X-Request-ID", "unknown")
    raise RuntimeError(
        f"Request failed: HTTP {response.status_code}; request_id={request_id}"
    )

result = response.json()
print(result["data"])
```

### JavaScript

### JavaScript · Node.js 18+

```javascript
const response = await fetch("https://api.anysearch.com/v1/extract", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.ANYSEARCH_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    url: "https://example.com",
  }),
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(60_000),
});

if (!response.ok) {
  const requestId = response.headers.get("X-Request-ID") ?? "unknown";
  throw new Error(
    `Request failed: HTTP ${response.status}; request_id=${requestId}`
  );
}

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result.data);
```

### Go

### Go · Standard library

```go
package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"os"
	"strings"
	"time"
)

func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest(
		http.MethodPost,
		"https://api.anysearch.com/v1/extract",
		strings.NewReader(`{
			"url": "https://example.com"
		}`),
	)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("ANYSEARCH_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 60 * time.Second}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		requestID := resp.Header.Get("X-Request-ID")
		if requestID == "" {
			requestID = "unknown"
		}

		panic(fmt.Sprintf(
			"Request failed: HTTP %d; request_id=%s",
			resp.StatusCode, requestID,
		))
	}

	var result struct {
		Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	fmt.Println(string(result.Data))
}
```

### Rust

### Rust · reqwest + serde_json

```rust
use reqwest::blocking::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};
use std::{env, error::Error, time::Duration};

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let api_key = env::var("ANYSEARCH_API_KEY")?;

    let client = Client::builder()
        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(60))
        .build()?;

    let response = client
        .post("https://api.anysearch.com/v1/extract")
        .bearer_auth(api_key)
        .json(&json!({
            "url": "https://example.com",
        }))
        .send()?;

    if !response.status().is_success() {
        let request_id = response
            .headers()
            .get("X-Request-ID")
            .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
            .unwrap_or("unknown");

        return Err(format!(
            "Request failed: HTTP {}; request_id={request_id}",
            response.status().as_u16()
        )
        .into());
    }

    let result: Value = response.json()?;
    println!("{}", result["data"]);

    Ok(())
}
```

**Authentication and example environment**

Examples use `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ANYSEARCH_API_KEY`. Python, JavaScript, Go and Rust read the `ANYSEARCH_API_KEY` environment variable. cURL uses Bash syntax; use Git Bash or WSL on Windows. Code timeouts are client-side only.

Python, JavaScript, Go and Rust use a 60-second client timeout. This does not change the server budget.

## Request parameters

Use strict JSON for the request body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Constraint |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [url](/docs/api-endpoints/v1-extract#param-url) | `string` | Yes | A non-empty public absolute HTTP or HTTPS URL. |

- Submit one JSON object containing only one non-empty `url` field. Unknown or duplicate fields are not accepted.
- Use valid UTF-8. Maximum request body size: `16 KiB`.
- Use `Content-Type: application/json`, without charset or with UTF-8. Omit Content-Encoding or set it to `identity`.

There are no request parameters for format, Cookies, custom fetch headers or browser operations.

## Supported content and access boundaries

| Topic | Behavior |
| --- | --- |
| Supported content | HTML/XHTML, plain text, JSON and Markdown. |
| Unsupported content | Binary files, such as PDF, images, audio and video, are not supported. |
| Redirects | HTTP redirects are supported within safety and count restrictions. data.url remains the original submitted URL. |
| JavaScript rendering | The server automatically determines whether a page needs rendering. Not every page is rendered, and request parameters cannot specify rendering. |
| Login and paid content | No login, account/password or user-session capability. Full articles behind login or payment are not guaranteed. |
| Successful extraction | May return a currently visible login or verification page. Success does not guarantee the complete target article. |
| Response format | The outer response is JSON; content contains a supported text format. Specifying the content format is not supported. |

## Length, truncation and processing time

`content` is limited to **50,000 characters**, counted as Unicode characters rather than bytes or tokens. A Chinese character or English letter usually counts as one; some emoji and combined characters count as several.

| Content type | Truncation rule |
| --- | --- |
| HTML / plain text | Truncation adds `...(content truncated)` within the limit. HTML can be shorter to preserve structure. |
| JSON / Markdown | Keep the first 50,000 characters (counted as Unicode characters) without a marker or structural repair. Truncated JSON content may not parse. |

The response only contains `url`, `title` and `content`. There is no separate truncation indicator or returned-character-count field.

### Processing time

The default total processing time limit is **30 seconds**. Request parameters cannot change this limit.

The 16 KiB request-body limit, source-input limits and output-content limit are separate constraints.

## Response fields

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `data.url` | The original submitted URL, including when redirects occur. |
| `data.title` | Extracted title; an empty string if unavailable. |
| `data.content` | Cleaned content, subject to length and truncation rules. |

### Success response example

```json
{
  "code": 0,
  "message": "success",
  "request_id": "7d6f4e91-2a83-4c5b-9f10-6e8a3d27b541",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "title": "Example Article",
    "content": "Extracted page content..."
  }
}
```

## Error codes

HTTP status codes and their meanings. `error_code` is optional; inspect the actual response.

| HTTP status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| 400 | Invalid URL or request body. |
| 401 | Invalid Authorization or API Key. Invalid credentials do not fall back to anonymous access. |
| 402 | Quota exhausted. An anonymous request may receive generated credentials in message. |
| 403 | API Key expired, account disabled, or access forbidden. |
| 422 | Unable to extract content; `error_code: "extract_failed"`. |
| 429 | API Key, user, or anonymous IP rate limit exceeded. |

### 400 · Invalid URL

```json
{
  "code": -1,
  "message": "URL is invalid.",
  "request_id": "7d6f4e91-2a83-4c5b-9f10-6e8a3d27b541",
  "error_code": "invalid_extract_url"
}
```

### 422 · Extraction failure; message is illustrative

```json
{
  "code": -1,
  "message": "Extraction failed.",
  "request_id": "7d6f4e91-2a83-4c5b-9f10-6e8a3d27b541",
  "error_code": "extract_failed"
}
```

Extraction failures use 422 / extract\_failed. The public response does not expose internal sub-causes. Other errors may omit error\_code.

## Anonymous quota response

When an anonymous request exceeds the daily free quota, the rejected request is not executed. After automatic account creation completes, the multi-line HTTP 402 message can contain a username, password and API Key. Account creation may briefly still be in progress. Once complete credentials are available, use the Bearer API Key to resubmit the original request.

### 402 · Redacted structural example

```json
{
  "code": -1,
  "message": "Your account and API key have been automatically generated. Use the API key below to continue.\nusername=<USERNAME>\npassword=<PASSWORD>\napi_key=<API_KEY>",
  "request_id": "7d6f4e91-2a83-4c5b-9f10-6e8a3d27b541"
}
```

**Responses may contain credentials**

HTTP 402 may contain a password and API Key. Do not pass the raw response to routine logs, analytics, tracing, tickets or model context. Retain only the HTTP status and `request_id` for diagnostics.

## FAQ

### Can Extract read PDF?

No. Binary files such as PDF, images, audio and video are unsupported.

### Does it support JavaScript pages?

The server automatically determines whether a page needs rendering. Request parameters cannot specify rendering, and not every page is rendered.

### Can I request Markdown output?

No. The request only accepts url. Search’s format parameter does not apply to Extract.

### Is extracted JSON always valid?

No. content may be truncated at 50,000 characters (counted as Unicode characters) without structural repair. The outer API response remains JSON.

### Can I tell whether content is complete from a field?

There is no dedicated truncation field. A successful response does not by itself guarantee complete article content.

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