MedlinePlus Scraper
Spider read medlineplus.gov in 295 ms without a browser and returned 78 lines of clean markdown.
**Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**) or **https://** means you’ve safely connected tothe .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official,National Library of Medicine# Welcome to MedlinePlusMedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Learn more about MedlinePlus[ ](<https://medlineplus.gov/menopause.html >) FEATURED TOPIC Menopause Menopause is the time when your periods stop permanently. Symptoms may begin as you transition to menopause and continue for years. Learn how to get relief. [Learn more](<https://medlineplus.gov/menopause.html >) Health Topics Find information on health, wellness, disorders and conditionsArticles and images for diseases, symptoms, tests, treatments](https://medlineplus.gov/encyclopedia.html)Explore genetic conditions, genes, and how genetic variations affect health](https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/)Prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, herbs, and supplements](https://medlineplus.gov/druginformation.html)Learn why your doctor orders medical tests and what the results may mean](https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/)These recipes show you how to prepare tasty, quick meals as part of a healthy lifestyle](https://medlineplus.gov/recipes/)Easy-to-Read Health InformationHealth Information in Multiple LanguagesMedlinePlus Connect for EHRsThe same call, in code.
The capture above came back as markdown. These examples add a key, so you get browser rendering, proxies, and concurrency on medlineplus.gov.
import { SpiderBrowser } from "spider-browser";
const spider = new SpiderBrowser({
apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY!,
});
await spider.connect();
const page = spider.page!;
await page.goto("https://medlineplus.gov/diabetes.html");
// No selectors, no schema. Spider reads the page and names the fields.
const data = await page.scrape();
console.log(data);
await spider.close();import { SpiderBrowser } from "spider-browser";
const spider = new SpiderBrowser({
apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY!,
});
await spider.connect();
const page = spider.page!;
await page.goto("https://medlineplus.gov/diabetes.html");
const data = await page.extractFields({
title: "h1.with-also",
summary: "#topic-summary",
alsoKnownAs: ".defined-term",
relatedTopics: ".defined-list li",
resources: "#start-here .section-body a",
lastUpdated: ".page-date",
});
console.log(data);
await spider.close();Ready for volume? Get an API key →
Fields you can pull.
Spider names these from the page. The capture above came back as markdown; the same
call with return_format: "json" returns them as keys.
What medlineplus.gov costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.000054 to fetch. Pricing is $1 per GB of pre-transformation bandwidth plus $0.001 per CPU minute, so a page like this one lands at a fraction of a cent. Failed requests are billed at $0.
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