Fetch Webpage
Extract content from any webpage with automatic HTML cleaning
Node Type
Action
Category
Web Integration
Icon
Web
Overview
The Fetch Webpage node allows you to extract content from any webpage by making HTTP requests to specified URLs. This powerful automation tool automatically cleans the HTML by removing scripts and styles to provide clean, readable content for further processing in your workflows.
Key Features
- • Universal Web Access: Fetch content from any publicly accessible webpage
- • Automatic HTML Cleaning: Remove scripts, styles, and unnecessary markup
- • Clean Content Output: Get readable text content for processing
- • Simple Configuration: Just provide a URL to get started
- • Error Handling: Built-in success/failure tracking
Prerequisites
Web Access
Must have access to the target webpages
Technical Requirements
Technical setup requirements
Node Configuration
Required Fields
URL
The complete URL of the webpage to fetch. Must include the protocol (http:// or https://).
Examples & Use Cases
Content Monitoring
Monitor website content for changes
{
"url": "https://example.com/status"
}Fetch a status page regularly to monitor for service disruptions or updates.
Data Extraction
Extract data from web pages for processing
{
"url": "https://blog.example.com/latest-post"
}Fetch blog posts or articles for content aggregation, analysis, or summarization.
Web Scraping
Extract structured data from websites
{
"url": "https://news.example.com"
}Fetch news headlines or product listings for automated processing and analysis.
Best Practices
Do's
- • Use HTTPS URLs whenever possible for security
- • Handle the Success field to check if fetch succeeded
- • Add error handling for failed requests
- • Respect robots.txt and website terms of service
- • Cache results when appropriate to reduce requests
- • Use rate limiting for bulk scraping operations
Don'ts
- • Don't fetch password-protected pages without authentication
- • Avoid fetching very large pages (>10MB) without consideration
- • Don't ignore the Error field when Success is false
- • Avoid hammering websites with rapid requests
- • Don't fetch pages that require JavaScript execution
- • Avoid scraping without checking legal restrictions
Troubleshooting
Common Issues
Timeout Errors
Symptoms: Request fails with timeout error
Solution: The target webpage may be slow or unreachable. Check the URL is correct and the website is accessible. Consider implementing retry logic.
Empty Content
Symptoms: Content field is empty or minimal
Solution: The webpage may be dynamically generated with JavaScript. This node fetches static HTML only. For JavaScript-rendered pages, consider alternative scraping methods.
403 or 401 Errors
Symptoms: Access denied errors
Solution: The webpage requires authentication or has blocked automated access. Check if the page is publicly accessible and respects robots.txt.