Web Scraping
TinyWorkflows includes 5 web scraping nodes (the TinyScrape family) that let you extract data from any web page without writing code.
All TinyScrape nodes: Color = Orange (#F97316), Credits = 2 per run (except Web Search = 10 credits), have test modules.
Available nodes
| Node | What it does | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| Scrape Page | Extract content from a single URL | Get article text, product info |
| Crawl Site | Crawl multiple pages from a domain | Index a blog, crawl documentation |
| Extract Data | Extract structured fields from a page using AI | Get pricing, contact info, product specs |
| Map URLs | Discover all URLs on a domain | Find all pages before crawling |
| Web Search | Search the web and return results | Research a topic, find competitors |
Scrape Page
Extracts content from a single URL.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| URL | FX formula | Yes | The page URL to scrape |
| Formats | Multi-select | No | Output format: markdown (default), html, links |
| Only main content | Boolean | No | Strip nav/footer/ads (default: true) |
Templates: Get Page Content (markdown only), Full Page Data (markdown + html + links)
Crawl Site
Crawls multiple pages starting from a URL.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| URL | FX formula | Yes | Starting URL (domain root or specific path) |
| Max pages | FX formula | Yes | Maximum pages to crawl (default: 10) |
| Include paths | Text | No | Only crawl URLs matching this pattern (e.g., /blog/*) |
| Exclude paths | Text | No | Skip URLs matching this pattern |
Templates: Crawl Blog (auto-sets include to /blog/*), Crawl Documentation
Extract Data
Uses AI to extract structured fields from a page.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| URL | FX formula | Yes | The page URL |
| Schema | Field definitions | Yes | Key-value pairs defining what to extract (at least one) |
| Prompt | Text | No | Natural language extraction instruction |
Each schema field has a key (field name) and description (what to look for).
Templates: Extract Pricing (3 fields), Extract Contacts (name, email, phone, role)
Map URLs
Discovers all URLs on a domain.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| URL | FX formula | Yes | The domain to map |
| Search | Text | No | Keyword filter for discovered URLs |
| Limit | FX formula | No | Max URLs to return (default: 100) |
Web Search
Searches the web and returns results.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Query | FX formula | Yes | Search query |
| Limit | FX formula | Yes | Number of results (default: 10) |
| Domain | Text | No | Restrict search to a specific domain |
Templates: Research Topic, Competitor Research
Chain scraping nodes: Map URLs → For Each → Scrape Page to crawl an entire site and extract content from each page.