Extract Webpage Data

Setup

Read your credentials from ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json:

bash
export GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json'))['api_key'])")
export GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json')).get('api_base','https://api.gooseworks.ai'))")

If ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json does not exist, tell the user to run: npx gooseworks login

All endpoints use Bearer auth: -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY"

Extract structured data from any web page using AI. Turn messy HTML into clean, organized data.

When to Use

• User wants to extract specific data from a website
• User asks to scrape information from a page
• User needs structured data from unstructured content
• User wants to pull product info, contact details, etc.
• Converting web content to usable data

How It Works

Uses Olostep, Scrapegraph, or Riveter APIs for AI-powered data extraction.

Usage

Simple Scrape with Olostep

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"olostep","path":"/v1/scrapes","body":{"url_to_scrape":"https://example.com/products"}}'

AI-Powered Extraction with Scrapegraph

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapegraph","path":"/v1/smartscraper","body":{"website_url":"https://example.com/team","user_prompt":"Extract all team members with their names, titles, and LinkedIn URLs"}}'

Schema-Based Extraction with Riveter

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"riveter","path":"/v1/scrape","body":{"url":"https://example.com","schema":{"name":"string","price":"number","description":"string"}}}'

Get AI Answer from Web

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"olostep","path":"/v1/answers","body":{"task":"Find the pricing for Notion Teams plan from their website"}}'

Crawl Multiple Pages

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"olostep","path":"/v1/crawls","body":{"start_url":"https://example.com","max_pages":10}}'

Parameters

Olostep Scrape

• url_to_scrape (required) - URL to scrape
• formats - Output formats (markdown, html, text)

Scrapegraph

• website_url (required) - URL to scrape
• user_prompt (required) - Natural language description of what to extract

Riveter

• url (required) - URL to scrape
• schema - JSON schema defining the data structure to extract

Olostep Answer

• task (required) - Natural language task/question

Response

Olostep Response

Returns a scrape object:

• id (string) - Scrape ID (e.g., scrape_z926lxxon3)
• result.markdown_content (string|null) - Page content as markdown
• result.html_content (string|null) - Raw HTML (if requested via formats)
• result.text_content (string|null) - Plain text (if requested)
• result.markdown_hosted_url (string|null) - S3 URL for large content
• result.links_on_page (array) - Links found on the page
• result.screenshot_hosted_url (string|null) - Screenshot URL (if requested)
• result.page_metadata (object) - status_code of the page
• credits_consumed (integer) - Credits used for this scrape

Async crawls: POST /v1/crawls returns an id. Poll with GET /v1/crawls/{id} until complete.

Scrapegraph Response

Returns structured extraction result:

• request_id (string) - Unique request identifier
• status (string) - completed or pending
• result (object) - AI-extracted data matching your prompt (dynamic keys)
• error (string) - Empty on success, error message on failure

Note: For large pages, the POST may return status: "pending". Poll with GET /v1/smartscraper/{request_id} until status is completed.

Riveter Response

Returns scrape result:

• request_status (string) - success or error
• message (string) - Human-readable status
• text (string) - Extracted page text content
• url (string) - URL that was scraped
• status_code (integer) - HTTP status of the page
• run_key (string) - Unique run identifier
• base_url_for_links (string) - Base URL for resolving relative links
• riveter_app_link (string) - Link to view run in Riveter dashboard
• credit_used (integer) - Credits consumed

Examples

User: "Get all the product names and prices from this page"

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapegraph","path":"/v1/smartscraper","body":{"website_url":"https://example.com/products","user_prompt":"Extract all products with name, price, and description"}}'

User: "Scrape the team page and get everyone's info"

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapegraph","path":"/v1/smartscraper","body":{"website_url":"https://example.com/about/team","user_prompt":"Extract team members: name, role, bio, photo URL, LinkedIn"}}'

User: "What are Stripe's API pricing details?"

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"olostep","path":"/v1/answers","body":{"task":"Find Stripe API pricing breakdown from stripe.com/pricing"}}'

User: "Get all blog post titles and dates from this blog"

bash
curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"riveter","path":"/v1/scrape","body":{"url":"https://blog.example.com","schema":{"posts":[{"title":"string","date":"string","url":"string"}]}}}'

Error Handling

• 504 - Olostep timeout on slow pages — retry or try a simpler URL
• 400 - Missing required parameters (url_to_scrape for Olostep, website_url + user_prompt for Scrapegraph, url for Riveter)
• Scrapegraph returns error field in response body — check it even on 200 status
• Riveter returns request_status: "error" with details in message
• Some sites block automated scraping — try a different API if one fails

Tips

• Scrapegraph is best for natural language extraction
• Riveter is best when you know the exact schema you want
• Olostep is great for general scraping and AI answers
• For dynamic sites (JavaScript-heavy), these tools handle rendering
• Be specific in your prompts for better extraction results
• Some sites may block automated access