Markdown

Data

Definition

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that uses plain text formatting syntax. It is widely used for documentation, content creation, and as a clean intermediate format for extracted web content.

How It Relates to CrawlForge

Markdown preserves content structure (headings, lists, links, code blocks) while stripping away HTML complexity. This makes it an ideal output format for web scraping when you need readable, structured text rather than raw HTML or plain text.

CrawlForge extract_content supports markdown as an output format, converting web pages into clean markdown that preserves the document structure. This is particularly useful for content migration, documentation scraping, and feeding content to AI models that process markdown well.

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Related Terms

HTML Parsing

HTML parsing is the process of analyzing HTML markup to extract its structure and content. Parsers convert raw HTML strings into navigable tree structures that programs can query and manipulate.

JSON

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data interchange format that is easy for humans to read and machines to parse. It is the standard format for API responses and structured data exchange.

Structured Output

Structured output refers to data returned in a predictable, machine-readable format like JSON, rather than free-form text. It enables reliable downstream processing by AI agents and data pipelines.

Content Migration

Content migration is the process of moving content from one platform or system to another. It involves extracting content from the source, transforming it to match the target format, and loading it into the new system.

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