modbender PulpMiner — AI Web Scraping & JSON API
PulpMiner converts any webpage into structured JSON using AI. You provide a URL and optionally a JSON template, and PulpMiner scrapes the page, runs it through an LLM, and returns clean structured data.
Authentication
All API calls require the apikey header:
apikey: <PULPMINER_API_KEY>
Get your API key from https://pulpminer.com/api — click "Regenerate Key" if you don't have one.
Core Workflow
PulpMiner works in two phases:
- Create a saved API — Configure a URL, scraper, LLM, and optional JSON template via the PulpMiner dashboard at https://pulpminer.com/api
- Call the saved API — Use the external endpoint with your API key to fetch structured JSON
Calling a Saved API
Static API (fixed URL)
curl -X GET "https://api.pulpminer.com/external/<apiId>" \
-H "apikey: <PULPMINER_API_KEY>"
Returns JSON extracted from the configured webpage.
Dynamic API (URL with variables)
For APIs saved with template URLs like https://example.com/search?q={{query}}&page={{page}}:
curl -X POST "https://api.pulpminer.com/external/<apiId>" \
-H "apikey: <PULPMINER_API_KEY>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "javascript frameworks", "page": "1"}'
The {{variable}} placeholders in the saved URL get replaced with the values you provide.
Response Format
Successful responses return:
{
"data": { ... },
"errors": null
}
Error responses return:
{
"data": null,
"errors": "Error message describing what went wrong"
}
Caching
- API responses are cached for 24 hours by default
- If cache is older than 15 minutes, PulpMiner serves the cached version while refreshing in the background
- Cache can be disabled per-API in the dashboard settings
Configuration Options (Set in Dashboard)
When creating a saved API at https://pulpminer.com/api, you can configure:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| URL | The webpage to scrape |
| JSON Template | Optional JSON structure for the LLM to follow (e.g., {"name": "", "price": ""}) |
| Render JS | Enable for SPAs and JS-heavy pages (uses headless browser) |
| CSS Selector | Extract only a specific part of the page (e.g., .product-list, #main-content) |
| Extra Instructions | Additional guidance for the AI (e.g., "Only extract items with prices above $50") |
| Dynamic URL | Enable template variables in the URL with {{variable}} syntax |
| Cache | Toggle response caching on/off |
Integration with Zapier
For async scraping in Zapier workflows:
# Static API
curl -X POST "https://api.pulpminer.com/external/zapier/get/<apiId>" \
-H "apikey: <PULPMINER_API_KEY>" \
-d '{"callbackURL": "https://hooks.zapier.com/..."}'
# Dynamic API
curl -X POST "https://api.pulpminer.com/external/zapier/post/<apiId>" \
-H "apikey: <PULPMINER_API_KEY>" \
-d '{"callbackURL": "https://hooks.zapier.com/...", "query": "value"}'
Returns 201 immediately. Sends scraped data to the callback URL when complete.
Integration with n8n
Verify authentication:
curl -X GET "https://api.pulpminer.com/external/n8n/auth" \
-H "apikey: <PULPMINER_API_KEY>"
Then use the standard /external/<apiId> endpoints for data fetching.
Credits
- Each API call costs 0.25–0.4 credits depending on the endpoint
- JavaScript rendering adds 0.1 credits extra
- New users get 5 free credits
- Purchase more at https://pulpminer.com/credits
Tips
- Use CSS selectors to narrow down the scraped content and improve accuracy
- Provide a JSON template for consistent, predictable output structures
- Enable JS rendering only when needed — static pages scrape faster and cost fewer credits
- Use extra instructions to guide the AI (e.g., "Return dates in ISO 8601 format")
- For monitoring use cases, keep caching enabled to reduce credit usage
- Use the playground first to verify a URL is scrapable before saving an API config
- Dynamic APIs are ideal for search pages, paginated content, and parameterized URLs
Links
- Website: https://pulpminer.com
- API Dashboard: https://pulpminer.com/api