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






Extract plain text from HTML content. Removes all tags, scripts, styles, and formatting while preserving readable text content.
A single authenticated GET with the location you care about — no SDK required.
GET /v1/htmltotext?query=… x-api-key: your_key
Each request pulls from multiple upstream sources and computes the derived fields for you.
One structured object, typically under 200 ms — ready to render.
{ text, parsed, detectedLanguage, … }
Real applications shipping on this endpoint today — each with the numbers that made it worth wiring up.
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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);Every related API ships with your key — no separate plans, no extra keys, one bill.
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