Extract Clean Article Content with Gugudata Article Extraction API
In today’s digital world, extracting meaningful content from cluttered web pages is a critical challenge for developers, content aggregators, and data analysts. The Gugudata Article Extraction API is a powerful solution designed to extract clean article content from any webpage URL — automatically removing ads, navigation bars, and unrelated elements to provide structured, readable content.
🚀 Key Features at a Glance
Gugudata’s Article Extraction API uses intelligent parsing algorithms to accurately identify and extract the main content from a given webpage. Key features include:
- Extract clean article content from any URL
- Automatically remove ads, headers, navigation, footers, and unrelated elements
- Retrieve article title, author, publication date, content, and metadata
- HTML string content extraction supported via a separate endpoint (
/v1/article/extractFromHtml) - Structured JSON output for easy integration and processing
- Full HTTPS support (TLS v1.0 to v1.3)
- Fully Apple ATS-compatible
- CDN-backed with multi-node deployment across regions for ultra-fast response
- Load-balanced infrastructure for high availability
📌 API Endpoint Details
HTTP Endpoint
POST https://api.gugudata.io/v1/article/extract
Supports secure HTTPS protocol.
Request Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
appkey |
string | ✅ Yes | Your API key from the developer center |
url |
string | ✅ Yes | Webpage URL to extract article content from |
Submit parameters in application/x-www-form-urlencoded format.
📤 Example cURL Request
curl --location 'https://api.gugudata.io/v1/article/extract' \
--request POST \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'appkey=YOUR_APPKEY' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://example.com/article-url'
Replace YOUR_APPKEY and the url with your own values to start extracting.
📦 API Response Structure
A successful API call returns a JSON object with structured data:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
DataStatus.StatusCode |
int | API response status code |
DataStatus.StatusDescription |
string | Human-readable status message |
Data.url |
string | Source URL |
Data.title |
string | Extracted article title |
Data.description |
string | Short description or summary |
Data.author |
string | Article author (if available) |
Data.published |
string | Published date/time (format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM) |
Data.content |
string | Main article HTML content (cleaned) |
Data.image |
string | Main article image URL |
Data.links |
array | List of hyperlinks inside the article |
Data.favicon |
string | Website favicon URL |
Data.source |
string | Source domain (e.g., cnn.com) |
Data.ttr |
int | Estimated reading time (in minutes) |
Data.type |
string | Content type (e.g., article, news, blog) |
📊 API Status Codes
| Status Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 |
Success – valid response returned |
400 |
Parameter error – check request fields |
402 |
Invalid APPKEY – please verify your API key |
403 |
Account expired or restricted |
429 |
Rate limit exceeded (max 5 requests/sec) |
500 |
Internal API error – try again later |
💡 Ideal Use Cases
Whether you're building a data-driven platform or automating web content extraction, Gugudata’s Article Extraction API fits perfectly into these scenarios:
- Content Aggregators: Fetch clean content from multiple sources to build a curated news or blog platform.
- News Monitoring & Sentiment Analysis: Extract article text for NLP tasks like opinion mining and topic modeling.
- Custom Search Engines: Provide cleaner, more readable search results by removing unnecessary page elements.
- Knowledge Management: Archive structured article data for internal knowledge bases or document indexing.
- AI Training Data Collection: Prepare article datasets with minimal noise for model training or fine-tuning.
⚙️ Why Choose Gugudata?
- 🧠 Smart Content Detection: Built-in algorithms intelligently isolate main content from layout and noise.
- ⚡ Ultra-Fast API: Distributed infrastructure ensures low-latency responses anywhere in the world.
- 🔐 Secure & Compliant: HTTPS and full Apple ATS compatibility for seamless mobile and web integration.
- 🌍 Multi-Node CDN Deployment: Guaranteed speed and uptime even under high traffic loads.
- 🔧 Easy Integration: JSON-based output and language-agnostic HTTP interface.
🧪 Try the Live Demo
Want to test it right now? Use the interactive demo endpoint to see how the API performs with a real URL.
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📬 Get Started Today
Getting started with Gugudata is easy:
- Sign up for a developer account.
- Get your free trial API key.
- Start calling the API in minutes!
📨 Need help? Contact us at support@gugudata.io
Gugudata empowers developers with powerful, fast, and intelligent data APIs — enabling smarter applications and seamless content extraction across the web.
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