Manual HTML Content Extraction from Hacker Noon
For ManualTrigger Automate, this workflow allows users to manually trigger an automated process that fetches and extracts HTML content from Hacker Noon. It efficiently retrieves article titles and URLs, streamlining content gathering and enhancing productivity in data collection tasks.
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Workflow Overview
For ManualTrigger Automate, this workflow allows users to manually trigger an automated process that fetches and extracts HTML content from Hacker Noon. It efficiently retrieves article titles and URLs, streamlining content gathering and enhancing productivity in data collection tasks.
Target Audience
- Content Creators: Individuals looking to extract headlines and links from articles on Hacker Noon for content curation.
- Developers: Those interested in automating data extraction processes from websites without extensive coding.
- Marketers: Professionals needing insights from web content for trend analysis or campaign strategies.
- Researchers: Academics or analysts who require structured data from web pages for studies or reports.
Problem Solved
This workflow automates the extraction of headlines and URLs from the Hacker Noon website, eliminating the need for manual data collection. It streamlines the process, saving time and reducing errors in data entry, which is essential for users who rely on up-to-date information for their projects.
Workflow Steps
- Manual Trigger: The workflow starts when the user clicks the 'execute' button, initiating the process.
- HTTP Request: An HTTP request is made to
https://hackernoon.com/to retrieve the webpage content. - HTML Extract: The workflow extracts all
<h2>elements from the HTML response, which typically contain article titles. - HTML Extract1: Further extraction is performed to get the titles and URLs from the
<a>tags within the previously extracted<h2>elements, providing structured data for use.