Extract Text from HTML

HTML to Text API.

Extract plain text from HTML content. Removes all tags, scripts, styles, and formatting while preserving readable text content.

Free tier, no card< 200ms responses99.9% uptime SLA
GET/v1/htmltotextlive
Response200 OK · sample
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "text": "This is an example paragraph. Anything in the body tag will appear on the page, just like this p tag and its contents.",
    "parsed": true,
    "detectedLanguage": {
      "language": "english",
      "confidence": 0.3507446808510638
    },
    "characterCount": 118,
    "wordCount": 22
  }
}
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HTML to Text API

Extract plain text from HTML content. Removes all tags, scripts, styles, and formatting while preserving readable text content.

  • Removes all HTML tags and scripts
  • Preserves readable text structure
  • Returns word and character counts
  • Fast processing for large documents
  1. 1

    Send one request

    A single authenticated GET with the location you care about — no SDK required.

    GET /v1/htmltotext?query=
    x-api-key: your_key
  2. 2

    We do the aggregation

    Each request pulls from multiple upstream sources and computes the derived fields for you.

  3. 3

    Get clean JSON back

    One structured object, typically under 200 ms — ready to render.

    { text, parsed, detectedLanguage, }

Everything in a single call.

/v1/htmltotextapplication/json
text"This is an example paragraph. Anything in the body tag wi…"
parsedtrue
detectedLanguagelanguage, confidence
characterCount118
wordCount22

What developers build with it.

Real applications shipping on this endpoint today — each with the numbers that made it worth wiring up.

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Call it in your language.

Copy a working request, or install a typed SDK. Same endpoint, same key.

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/htmltotext", { method: "POST", headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } });
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

One subscription, the whole extract text from html stack.

Every related API ships with your key — no separate plans, no extra keys, one bill.

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99.9%uptime SLA

Wire it into the tools you already run.

Ready-made recipes for Zapier, Make, and n8n — trigger on an event, and the data lands where your team works.

Google Sheets
Extract Text from HTML in Google Sheets
WhenNew row added in Google Sheets
ThenSend HTML from row to HTML to Text API → write text, wordCount, and characterCount back to the row
Slack
HTML Content Preview in Slack
WhenNew message with HTML link in Slack
ThenSend HTML to HTML to Text API → post extracted text preview to Slack channel
Airtable
Convert HTML Records to Plain Text in Airtable
WhenNew record created in Airtable
ThenSend HTML field to HTML to Text API → update record with text and wordCount
Notion
HTML to Plain Text in Notion
WhenNew page created in Notion
ThenSend HTML content to HTML to Text API → update Notion page with extracted text
Salesforce
Convert Salesforce HTML Notes to Text
WhenNew note created in Salesforce
ThenSend HTML content to HTML to Text API → update record with extracted text
GitHub
HTML Content Extraction in GitHub Issues
WhenNew issue created in GitHub
ThenSend HTML content from issue to HTML to Text API → add extracted text as issue comment
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Questions about the API

What gets removed from the HTML?
All HTML tags, scripts, style blocks, comments, and inline styles are removed. Only visible text content is preserved.
Is whitespace and formatting preserved?
We preserve paragraph breaks and basic structure. Multiple spaces are collapsed and excessive newlines are normalized.
Can it handle malformed HTML?
Yes, we use a forgiving HTML parser that handles unclosed tags, invalid nesting, and other common issues.
What about tables and lists?
Table cells are separated by tabs, rows by newlines. List items are extracted with each on its own line.
Is there a size limit?
HTML input up to 5MB is supported. For very large documents, consider chunking.
Does it handle special characters?
HTML entities like &amp;, &nbsp;, and &copy; are decoded to their text equivalents.

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