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URL to Markdown API

The main content of a web page as clean Markdown (boilerplate, navigation and ads removed) with title, description, author, publish date and language. Built for LLMs and RAG pipelines. Respects robots.txt by default.

GEThttps://api.gridlode.com/v1/url/markdown
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
urlrequiredstringPublic http(s) URL to convert.
include_linksbooleanKeep hyperlinks in the Markdown.
Default: true
respect_robotsbooleanRefuse URLs disallowed by the site's robots.txt.
Default: true
max_ageintegerAccept a cached answer up to this many seconds old, billed at 50%. Default 0 (always fresh).

Response fields

  • title / heading · The HTML <title> and the main content heading.
  • description / author / published / site_name · Metadata detected on the page.
  • language · Language from the html lang attribute.
  • markdown · Main content as Markdown, without navigation, ads or footers.
  • word_count · Words in the Markdown.

Code

curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/url/markdown?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2F" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"
1 credit per request
One credit is $0.001 on the smallest pack, from $0.0003 on enterprise plans.
Half price for cached data
Cached for up to 1 h. Pass max_age to use it.
Failed requests are free
Blocks, timeouts and target errors never cost credits.

Market reference: TabAPI Web Reader: 1 credit ($1.00/1k) · Firecrawl $0.6-3.8/1k.

Questions

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Is this good for RAG and LLM context?

Yes. Boilerplate is removed so you send only the main content, which cuts tokens and improves answer quality.

How much does the URL to Markdown API cost?

1 credit per request. One credit costs $0.001 on the smallest pack and as little as $0.0003 on enterprise plans. Cached answers cost half and failed calls are free.

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