How to Extract Website Meta Data Using Geekflare Meta Scraping API

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses web scraping, metascraping, and the use of the Geekflare Metascraping API. It covers the following key points:

• Web scraping is the process of extracting data from websites by parsing the HTML content.
• Metascraping is the process of extracting metadata from a webpage, such as the author, title, description, etc.
• The article presents several approaches to scraping metadata, including manual scraping, using a library, and using an API like the Geekflare Metascraping API.
• The advantages of using the Geekflare Metascraping API are discussed, such as being language and runtime agnostic, avoiding reinventing the wheel, and scraping multiple websites efficiently.
• The article demonstrates how to use the Geekflare Metascraping API with cURL, JavaScript (Node.js), and PHP.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Using the Geekflare Metascraping API

1. What are the parameters required to use the Geekflare Metascraping API?

• The required parameters are:
  • url: The URL of the webpage whose metadata you want to scrape
  • device: The device used to visit the site when scraping metadata (options are mobile or desktop)
  • proxyCountry: The country from which the request should be made before the data is scraped (this is a premium feature)

2. How do you obtain an API key to use the Geekflare Metascraping API?

• To obtain an API key, you need to create a free account on the Siterelic website and log in to the dashboard, where you can find your API key.

3. How do you make a request to the Geekflare Metascraping API using cURL?

• The cURL command to make a request to the Geekflare Metascraping API is:

  curl -X POST \
  https://api.geekflare.com/metascraping \
  -d '{ "url": "https://tesla.com" }' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-api-key: <API_KEY>'
  

  This specifies the HTTP method as POST, the endpoint, the request body with the URL, and the API key in the headers.

[02] Using the Geekflare Metascraping API with JavaScript

1. What steps are required to use the Geekflare Metascraping API with JavaScript (Node.js)?

• Create a new Node.js project
• Install the node-fetch package
• Import the fetch function from node-fetch
• Define the request body and options, including the API key in the headers
• Make the fetch request to the Geekflare Metascraping API endpoint
• Handle the response and log the returned metadata

2. How do you make a request to the Geekflare Metascraping API using JavaScript (Node.js)?

• The JavaScript (Node.js) code to make a request to the Geekflare Metascraping API is:

  import fetch from 'node-fetch'
  
  const body = JSON.stringify({ url: 'https://spacex.com' });
  const options = {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'x-api-key': <YOUR API KEY here>
    },
    body: body
  }
  
  fetch('https://api.geekflare.com/metascraping', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  

[03] Using the Geekflare Metascraping API with PHP

1. What steps are required to use the Geekflare Metascraping API with PHP?

• Create a new PHP project
• Install the Guzzle HTTP client using Composer
• Create a PHP script to make the request to the Geekflare Metascraping API
• Define the request body and options, including the API key in the headers
• Make the request using the Guzzle client
• Handle the response and process the returned metadata

2. How do you make a request to the Geekflare Metascraping API using PHP?

• The PHP code to make a request to the Geekflare Metascraping API is not provided in the article. The article states that the steps to use the API with PHP include installing the Guzzle HTTP client and creating a PHP script to make the request, but the specific code is not shown.