Use AI by Zapier to extra data from URLs

AI by Zapier is a built-in tool that lets you create your own action in a Zap, powered by popular AI models. You can connect your own account from one of the available providers or use a built-in connection.

You can use AI by Zapier's Extract Content from URL (beta) action event to extract text content from web pages, PDFs, images, audio, or video files from a single URL. If you need to extract from multiple URLs, you can use the Search Content Across URLs (beta) action event.

Beta

This feature is in open beta release. It’s available for use but still in active development and may change.

Extract content from a single URL

The Extract Content from URL (beta) action event extracts text content from web pages, PDFs, images, audio, or video files from a specified URL.

1. Add an AI by Zapier step

• In your Zap, click to add an Action step. A dialog box will open.
• In the search box, search for and select AI by Zapier. The right sidebar will open to the Setup tab.
• Click the Action event field to open the dropdown menu, then select Extract Content from URL.
• Click Continue to proceed to the Configure tab.

2. Configure your step

• In the URL to Extract Content From field, enter a URL.
• Click Continue to proceed to the Test tab.

3. Test your step

• Test the step by clicking Test step.
  • The Data in tab will display the fields and values that you set up in the action step.
  • The Data out tab will display the fields and values that your app returns as confirmation.

Extract content from multiple URLs

The Search Content Across URLs (beta) action event returns information from text content in web pages, PDFs, images, audio, or video files from multiple URLs.

1. Add an AI by Zapier step

• In your Zap, click to add an Action step. A dialog box will open.
• In the search box, search for and select AI by Zapier. The right sidebar will open to the Setup tab.
• Click the Action event field to open the dropdown menu, then select Search Content Across URLs.
• Click Continue to proceed to the Configure tab.

2. Configure your step

• In the URLs to Search Across field, enter a URL, then click outside the field or press Enter on your keyboard. AI by Zapier will add another field whenever you fill out the current one.
• In the What to Search For field, enter a search term.
  • Describe the information you want to find within the content of the URLs. The AI will search for similar concepts, not exact keywords.
• In the Number of Results field, enter a number.
  • This will be the maximum number of matching segments the AI will return across all documents.
• Click Continue to proceed to the Test tab.

3. Test your step

• Test the step by clicking Test step.
  • The Data in tab will display the fields and values that you set up in the action step.
  • The Data out tab will display the fields and values that your app returns.

Limitations

• AI by Zapier does not learn from previous actions by incorporating learning. Each time an AI by Zapier action runs, the AI knowledge is reset to its initial state.
• AI by Zapier uses large language models (LLMs) from Zapier’s AI Functionality Subprocessors. Your AI by Zapier step may fail if its content violates the subprocessors’ usage policies.

Tip

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