Ask HN: Tools to make an API from *any* website?

3 points by Trindaz 14 years ago | 5 comments

I'm searching for tools that let you automate the extraction of data from any website, which might mean making an API or RSS Feed out of any website. I'm thinking something similar to the old Dapper[1] or Mozenda[2]. Also, what I'm not searching for are scraping libraries and frameworks to use in an application that I would have to develop myself.

What are the tools available?

[1] http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dapper [2] http://www.mozenda.com/

saiko-chriskun 14 years ago |

http://diffbot.com?

Trindaz 14 years ago | |

Exactly the kind of tools I'm interested in. Thanks.

skram 14 years ago |

Perhaps http://www.scraperwiki.com unless you need it to be real time. Scraping: yes, develop or yourself: no.

nreece 14 years ago |

(shameless plus) Our startup does exactly that, create RSS feed for any webpage - http://feedity.com

Concours 14 years ago |

http://www.feedsapi.com could be what you are looking for.