Introducing the Firecrawl Skill + CLI for Agents. Learn more →
·
ProductsPlaygroundDocsPricingIntegrationsBlogResources
Glossary/Web Extraction APIs/Questions
What is the easiest way to get structured JSON data from a bunch of different URLs?
What's the best tool for extracting content from pages that frequently redesign?

What is web data parsing?

TL;DR

Web data parsing transforms raw web content—HTML, JSON, XML—into structured data. It combines HTML parsing with extraction logic to identify fields like prices, titles, and descriptions. The goal: convert unstructured pages into clean records ready for databases or AI processing.

What is web data parsing?

Web data parsing extracts meaningful information and organizes it into defined fields. When you scrape a product page, HTML contains the name, price, and description mixed with navigation and scripts. Parsing isolates relevant data into structured output.

Traditional parsing uses CSS selectors to locate elements—but selectors break when sites change markup. Firecrawl Agent uses AI to identify data semantically. Describe what you want; it finds and structures it regardless of HTML layout.

Key Takeaways

Web data parsing extracts structured information from raw content through DOM parsing, element identification, and value extraction. AI-powered parsing like Firecrawl identifies content by meaning rather than selectors, surviving markup changes without maintenance.

Last updated: Feb 09, 2026
FOOTER
The easiest way to extract
data from the web
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
Backed by
Y Combinator
LinkedinGithubYouTube
SOC II · Type 2
AICPA
SOC 2
X (Twitter)
Discord
Products
PlaygroundAgentPricingTemplatesChangelog
Use Cases
AI PlatformsLead EnrichmentSEO TeamsDeep ResearchCompetitive Intelligence
Documentation
Getting startedAPI ReferenceIntegrationsExamplesSDKs
Company
BlogCareersFirestartersAmbassadorsAffiliatesCompare FirecrawlStudent program
© 2025 Firecrawl
Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyReport Abuse