This workflow follows the HTTP Request → Itemlists recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"content": "## HTTP Request\n### This workflow shows the most common use cases of the HTTP request node, and how to handle its output\n\n\n### Click the `Execute Workflow` button and double click on the nodes to see the input and output items."
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"content": "## 2. Data Scraping\n### In this example we fetch the titles from the n8n blog using the `HTTP request` node and then we use the `HTML extract` node to pass."
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How this works
This workflow empowers you to effortlessly extract valuable data from websites or APIs lacking native n8n integrations, saving hours of manual scraping or custom coding. It's ideal for analysts, marketers, or developers needing quick access to unstructured content like article titles, product details, or forum posts without building from scratch. The key step involves using the HTTP Request node to fetch raw HTML, followed by htmlExtract to parse and pull out specific elements, with itemLists handling any array transformations for clean output.
Use this when dealing with one-off data pulls from obscure sources, such as niche forums or legacy sites, where speed trumps scalability. Avoid it for high-volume or real-time needs, as it relies on event-driven manual triggers that aren't suited to automated monitoring. Common variations include chaining multiple htmlExtract nodes for deeper page scraping or integrating with Google Sheets to store extracted data directly.
About this workflow
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