> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.getmesa.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.getmesa.com/tools/scraper.md).

# Scraper

The **Scraper** tool allows you to extract and convert the contents of a web page into markdown format.

Scraper is great for gathering content from web resources to gain insights for your business.

## Configure

To configure the Scraper tool, you simply need to copy and paste the webpage URL that you would like to extract the content from into the URL field of the step.

<figure><img src="/files/CwrG0fUhEf2SECRz3rSZ" alt="Screenshot of the MESA Scraper tool, paste the webpage URL you want to extract content from. Spotlight the URL field."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

The markdown content of the webpage will be available as a [variable](https://docs.getmesa.com/workflow-builder/fields/variables) via the variable selector in future steps.

<figure><img src="/files/CYFx9qMduQam7kzgTvfe" alt="Screenshot of a MESA workflow step showing the scraped markdown content available through the variable selector. Spotlight the markdown content variable."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Technical Notes

The Scraper tool is currently meant for extracting webpage content only. It does not support scraping for search engines like Google.