Download HTML from URLs

by mtrunkat

Need to pull raw HTML from a bunch of web pages? This actor is your straightforward solution. Give it a list of URLs, and it will systematically fetch...

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About Download HTML from URLs

Need to pull raw HTML from a bunch of web pages? This actor is your straightforward solution. Give it a list of URLs, and it will systematically fetch and return the full HTML content from each one. It’s perfect for developers, researchers, or anyone who needs to collect page source code for analysis, archiving, or as input for another data processing step. Think of it as a reliable, no-fuss utility. You might use it to gather data for a content monitoring project, to feed a web scraping pipeline that requires clean HTML, or to archive the current state of a set of pages. It handles the basic but essential job of fetching the raw document, so you can focus on parsing and working with the data. The setup is simple: configure your list of URLs and run it. It’s open-source and built for automation, making it easy to integrate into your existing workflows. If you've ever needed a dependable way to batch-download page source code without extra complexity, this actor gets the job done.

What does this actor do?

Download HTML from URLs is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
API access for integration with your applications
Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
Configure the input parameters as needed
Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

This Actor simply scrapes the full HTML code for all given URLs. In input you can define which proxies should be used. Additionally, you can define a selector that will be awaited for each of the URLs simply by adding waitForSelector field to userData property of the request: json { "requestListSources": [{ "url": "https://example.com", "userData": { "waitForSelector": ".class-i-want-to-wait-for" } }] } ## Can I download HTML file from URL? Yes, because every Actor in this Store supports download in HTML format. However, HTML format might not be the best for this particular Actor. You can also opt for JSON, CSV or XML.