Free Web Scraper Code Generator

Generate web scraping code for popular libraries like Cheerio, Puppeteer, Playwright, BeautifulSoup, and Scrapy. Define your selectors and download ready-to-run scripts.

Select Library

Configuration

scraper.jsNode.js
const axios = require('axios');
const cheerio = require('cheerio');
const fs = require('fs');

async function scrape() {
  const results = [];
  const { data } = await axios.get('https://example.com');
  const $ = cheerio.load(data);

  // Extract title
  const title = $('h1').text().trim();
  results.push({ title });

  // Extract links
  $('a').each((i, el) => {
    const links = $(el).attr('href');
    results.push({ links });
  });

  // Save to JSON
  fs.writeFileSync('output.json', JSON.stringify(results, null, 2));
  console.log('Saved to output.json');

  return results;
}

scrape().catch(console.error);

Installation

# Node.js npm install axios cheerio

Common CSS Selectors

.class-name
By class
#element-id
By ID
div > p
Direct child
a[href]
With attribute
.list li:nth-child(n)
Nth item
[data-testid="x"]
Data attribute

How to Use the Web Scraper Code Generator

Enter the Target URL

Paste the URL of the webpage you want to scrape. The tool will generate code to fetch and parse this page. Make sure you have permission to scrape the target website.

Define Data Selectors

Add CSS selectors for the data you want to extract. For each selector, specify a name and the CSS path (e.g., .product-title, #price, [data-id]). Use browser DevTools to find selectors.

Choose a Scraping Library

Select your preferred library: Cheerio or Puppeteer for Node.js, BeautifulSoup or Scrapy for Python, or Playwright for cross-browser automation. Each has different strengths.

Generate and Download Code

Click Generate to create your scraping script. Review the code, copy it to clipboard, or download as a file. The generated code includes error handling and configurable options.

Pro tip: Your data is processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server, ensuring complete privacy.

About Web Scraping

Web scraping automates the process of extracting data from websites. Our generator creates production-ready code for the most popular scraping libraries in Node.js and Python. Just configure your target URL, define the data you want to extract using CSS selectors, and download the code.

Supported Libraries

  • Cheerio: Fast, flexible HTML parsing for Node.js (best for static pages)
  • Puppeteer: Headless Chrome automation for JavaScript-rendered pages
  • Playwright: Cross-browser automation (Chrome, Firefox, Safari)
  • BeautifulSoup: Python's most popular HTML parsing library
  • Scrapy: Full-featured Python scraping framework for large projects

Frequently Asked Questions

What is web scraping?

Web scraping is the process of automatically extracting data from websites. It involves fetching web pages and parsing their HTML to extract specific information like product prices, article titles, contact details, and more. Our generator creates ready-to-run scraping code.

Which scraping library should I choose?

For static HTML pages, use Cheerio (Node.js) or BeautifulSoup (Python) - they're fast and lightweight. For JavaScript-rendered pages (SPAs), use Puppeteer or Playwright which run a real browser. Scrapy is best for large-scale scraping projects with built-in features.

How do I find the right CSS selectors?

Use your browser's Developer Tools (F12). Right-click an element and select "Inspect". In the Elements panel, right-click the HTML and choose "Copy > Copy selector". You can also use class names (.class), IDs (#id), or attribute selectors ([data-attr="value"]).

Is web scraping legal?

Web scraping legality depends on the website, data type, and your use case. Always check the website's robots.txt and Terms of Service. Respect rate limits, don't scrape personal data without consent, and avoid causing server strain. Many sites allow scraping for personal, non-commercial use.

How do I handle pagination?

Enable pagination in our generator and provide the CSS selector for the "next page" link or button. The generated code will automatically follow pagination links up to the max pages limit. Add delays between requests to be respectful to the server.

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