Overview

import.io is a web scraping and data extraction API that lets you retrieve structured data from any website or RSS feed programmatically. It handles the complexity of HTML parsing and delivers clean, structured JSON output without writing custom scrapers. This is useful for building data pipelines, price monitors, or content aggregators.

Beginner Tip

Start with simple public pages before attempting login-protected sites. import.io works best with consistently structured pages like product listings or news feeds.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

import.io data via REST API

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from import.io",
    "description": "Retrieve structured data from a website or RSS feed",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

guid Unique identifier for the connector or extraction
name Human-readable name of the connector
extractionType Type of extraction method used (e.g., API, magic)
sources List of URLs or URL patterns the connector targets
fields Column definitions describing extracted data fields

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "http://api.import.io/store/connector?_apikey=YOUR_API_KEY";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized Missing or invalid API key in the request header
Include your API key as a query parameter: ?_apikey=YOUR_API_KEY as specified in the docs
Empty or incomplete data returned The page relies on JavaScript rendering that the extractor did not capture
Use the magic API endpoint with renderJavascript=true to enable JS rendering for dynamic pages
429 Rate Limit Exceeded Too many requests sent in a short time window
Add delays between requests and check your plan limits; consider batching URLs where supported

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Development
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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