## Table of Contents

- [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example)
- [Return HTML directly](#return-html-directly)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example-1)
- [Extract a fragment instead of the full document](#extract-a-fragment-instead-of-the-full-document)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example-2)
- [Render JavaScript pages](#render-javascript-pages)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example-3)
- [Next step](#next-step)

---

[API](https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview)

[GUIDES](https://microlink.io/docs/guides) [MQL](https://microlink.io/docs/mql/getting-started/overview) [SDK](https://microlink.io/docs/sdk/getting-started/overview) [CARDS](https://microlink.io/docs/cards/getting-started/overview)

API GUIDES MQL SDK CARDS

Getting Started

[Overview](https://microlink.io/docs/guides)

[What is Microlink](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/what-is-microlink)

[Screenshot](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot)

[Customizing output](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/customizing-output)

[Browser settings](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/browser-settings)

[Page interaction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/page-interaction)

[Delivery and embedding](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/embedding)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/troubleshooting)

[Data extraction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction)

[Defining rules](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/defining-rules)

[Page preparation](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/page-preparation)

[Delivery and response shaping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/delivery-and-response)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/troubleshooting)

[Embed](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed)

[SDK](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/sdk)

[Iframe parameter](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/iframe)

[Custom HTML/CSS](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/metadata-api)

[Custom previews with AI](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/custom-previews-with-ai)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages and proxy](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/private-pages-and-proxy)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/troubleshooting)

[Content conversion](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion)

[Web page to Text](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-text)

[Web page to Markdown](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-markdown)

[Web page to HTML](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-html)

[PDF file to Markdown](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/pdf-url-to-markdown)

[PDF file to HTML](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/pdf-url-to-html)

[JSON endpoint to JSON](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/json-endpoint-to-json)

[Markdown](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/markdown)

[Choosing scope](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/markdown/choosing-scope)

[Delivery and response shaping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/markdown/delivery-and-response)

[Function](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function)

[Writing functions](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/writing-functions)

[Browser interaction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/browser-interaction)

[Profiling and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/profiling-and-performance)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/troubleshooting)

[PDF](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf)

[Page size and layout](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/page-size-and-layout)

[Page preparation](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/page-preparation)

[Delivery and embedding](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/embedding)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/troubleshooting)

[Metadata](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata)

[Choosing fields](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/choosing-fields)

[Extending results](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/extending-results)

[Delivery and response shaping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/delivery-and-response)

[Page preparation](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/page-preparation)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/troubleshooting)

[Insights](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights)

[Technology detection](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/technology-detection)

[Lighthouse reports](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/lighthouse-reports)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/caching-and-performance)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/troubleshooting)

[Search](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search)

[Web Search](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/search)

[News](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/news)

[Images](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/images)

[Videos](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/videos)

[Places](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/places)

[Maps](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/maps)

[Shopping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/shopping)

[Scholar](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/scholar)

[Patents](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/patents)

[Autocomplete](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/autocomplete)

[Content expansion](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/content-expansion)

[Integration patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/patterns)

[Common patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/caching)

[Caching patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/caching)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/private-pages)

[Proxy](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/proxy)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/troubleshooting)

[Production patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/production-patterns)

API GUIDES MQL SDK CARDS

Getting Started

[Overview](https://microlink.io/docs/guides)

[What is Microlink](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/what-is-microlink)

[Screenshot](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot)

[Customizing output](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/customizing-output)

[Browser settings](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/browser-settings)

[Page interaction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/page-interaction)

[Delivery and embedding](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/embedding)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/screenshot/troubleshooting)

[Data extraction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction)

[Defining rules](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/defining-rules)

[Page preparation](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/page-preparation)

[Delivery and response shaping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/delivery-and-response)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/troubleshooting)

[Embed](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed)

[SDK](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/sdk)

[Iframe parameter](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/iframe)

[Custom HTML/CSS](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/metadata-api)

[Custom previews with AI](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/custom-previews-with-ai)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages and proxy](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/private-pages-and-proxy)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/embed/troubleshooting)

[Content conversion](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion)

[Web page to Text](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-text)

[Web page to Markdown](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-markdown)

[Web page to HTML](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-html)

[PDF file to Markdown](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/pdf-url-to-markdown)

[PDF file to HTML](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/pdf-url-to-html)

[JSON endpoint to JSON](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/json-endpoint-to-json)

[Markdown](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/markdown)

[Choosing scope](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/markdown/choosing-scope)

[Delivery and response shaping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/markdown/delivery-and-response)

[Function](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function)

[Writing functions](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/writing-functions)

[Browser interaction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/browser-interaction)

[Profiling and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/profiling-and-performance)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/function/troubleshooting)

[PDF](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf)

[Page size and layout](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/page-size-and-layout)

[Page preparation](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/page-preparation)

[Delivery and embedding](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/embedding)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/pdf/troubleshooting)

[Metadata](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata)

[Choosing fields](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/choosing-fields)

[Extending results](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/extending-results)

[Delivery and response shaping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/delivery-and-response)

[Page preparation](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/page-preparation)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/caching-and-performance)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/private-pages)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/metadata/troubleshooting)

[Insights](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights)

[Technology detection](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/technology-detection)

[Lighthouse reports](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/lighthouse-reports)

[Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/caching-and-performance)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/insights/troubleshooting)

[Search](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search)

[Web Search](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/search)

[News](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/news)

[Images](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/images)

[Videos](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/videos)

[Places](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/places)

[Maps](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/maps)

[Shopping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/shopping)

[Scholar](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/scholar)

[Patents](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/patents)

[Autocomplete](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/autocomplete)

[Content expansion](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/content-expansion)

[Integration patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/search/patterns)

[Common patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/caching)

[Caching patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/caching)

[Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/private-pages)

[Proxy](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/proxy)

[Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/troubleshooting)

[Production patterns](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/common/production-patterns)

[Copy for LLM](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-html.md "Copy content for LLM")

\|

[View as Markdown](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-html.md "View content as Markdown")

Use `attr: 'html'` when your consumer needs markup instead of Markdown or plain text. Microlink can fetch the source document, optionally render it in a browser, and expose the resulting HTML through a `data` field.

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://example.com' URL with 'data' & 'meta' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

```bash
microlink https://example.com&data.html.attr=html
```

### cURL Microlink API example

```bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://example.com" \
  -d "data.html.attr=html" \
  -d "meta=false"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

```javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {
  data: {
    html: {
      attr: "html"
    }
  },
  meta: false
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "data.html.attr": "html",
    "meta": "false"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://example.com",
  data.html.attr: "html",
  meta: "false"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

```php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://example.com",
    "data.html.attr" => "html",
    "meta" => "false"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

```
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://example.com")
    q.Set("data.html.attr", "html")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```javascript
importmqlfrom'@microlink/mql'

const{data}=awaitmql('https://example.com',{

data:{

html:{

attr:"html"

}

},

meta:false

})
```

CLI cURL JavaScript Python Ruby PHP Golang Click to run the code and see the API response

Read the HTML document from `data.html`.

## Return HTML directly

Add `embed: 'html'` when the API URL itself should return HTML:

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://example.com' URL with 'data', 'meta' & 'embed' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

```bash
microlink https://example.com&data.html.attr=html&embed=html
```

### cURL Microlink API example

```bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://example.com" \
  -d "data.html.attr=html" \
  -d "meta=false" \
  -d "embed=html"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

```javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {
  data: {
    html: {
      attr: "html"
    }
  },
  meta: false,
  embed: "html"
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "data.html.attr": "html",
    "meta": "false",
    "embed": "html"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://example.com",
  data.html.attr: "html",
  meta: "false",
  embed: "html"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

```php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://example.com",
    "data.html.attr" => "html",
    "meta" => "false",
    "embed" => "html"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

```
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://example.com")
    q.Set("data.html.attr", "html")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    q.Set("embed", "html")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```javascript
importmqlfrom'@microlink/mql'

const{data}=awaitmql('https://example.com',{

data:{

html:{

attr:"html"

}

},

meta:false,

embed:"html"

})
```

CLI cURL JavaScript Python Ruby PHP Golang Click to run the code and see the API response

The response body is HTML and the content type is `text/html`.

The same request as a raw URL:

```bash
https://api.microlink.io?url=https://example.com&data.html.attr=html&meta=false&embed=html
```

## Extract a fragment instead of the full document

Use a selector when you only need one part of the page:

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview' URL with 'data', 'meta' & 'embed' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

```bash
microlink https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview&data.html.selector=main&data.html.attr=html&embed=html
```

### cURL Microlink API example

```bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview" \
  -d "data.html.selector=main" \
  -d "data.html.attr=html" \
  -d "meta=false" \
  -d "embed=html"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

```javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview', {
  data: {
    html: {
      selector: "main",
      attr: "html"
    }
  },
  meta: false,
  embed: "html"
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview",
    "data.html.selector": "main",
    "data.html.attr": "html",
    "meta": "false",
    "embed": "html"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview",
  data.html.selector: "main",
  data.html.attr: "html",
  meta: "false",
  embed: "html"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

```php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview",
    "data.html.selector" => "main",
    "data.html.attr" => "html",
    "meta" => "false",
    "embed" => "html"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

```
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview")
    q.Set("data.html.selector", "main")
    q.Set("data.html.attr", "html")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    q.Set("embed", "html")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```javascript
importmqlfrom'@microlink/mql'

const{data}=awaitmql('https://microlink.io/docs/api/getting-started/overview',{

data:{

html:{

selector:"main",

attr:"html"

}

},

meta:false,

embed:"html"

})
```

CLI cURL JavaScript Python Ruby PHP Golang Click to run the code and see the API response

With a selector, `attr: 'html'` returns the matched element HTML for the selected page region.

## Render JavaScript pages

When the initial HTML is empty because the page is client-rendered, turn on browser rendering and wait for the content wrapper:

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://microlink.io' URL with 'data', 'prerender', 'waitForSelector', 'meta' & 'embed' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

```bash
microlink https://microlink.io&data.html.selector=main&data.html.attr=html&prerender&waitForSelector=main&embed=html
```

### cURL Microlink API example

```bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://microlink.io" \
  -d "data.html.selector=main" \
  -d "data.html.attr=html" \
  -d "prerender=true" \
  -d "waitForSelector=main" \
  -d "meta=false" \
  -d "embed=html"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

```javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://microlink.io', {
  data: {
    html: {
      selector: "main",
      attr: "html"
    }
  },
  prerender: true,
  waitForSelector: "main",
  meta: false,
  embed: "html"
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://microlink.io",
    "data.html.selector": "main",
    "data.html.attr": "html",
    "prerender": "true",
    "waitForSelector": "main",
    "meta": "false",
    "embed": "html"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://microlink.io",
  data.html.selector: "main",
  data.html.attr: "html",
  prerender: "true",
  waitForSelector: "main",
  meta: "false",
  embed: "html"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

```php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://microlink.io",
    "data.html.selector" => "main",
    "data.html.attr" => "html",
    "prerender" => "true",
    "waitForSelector" => "main",
    "meta" => "false",
    "embed" => "html"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

```
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://microlink.io")
    q.Set("data.html.selector", "main")
    q.Set("data.html.attr", "html")
    q.Set("prerender", "true")
    q.Set("waitForSelector", "main")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    q.Set("embed", "html")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```javascript
importmqlfrom'@microlink/mql'

const{data}=awaitmql('https://microlink.io',{

data:{

html:{

selector:"main",

attr:"html"

}

},

prerender:true,

waitForSelector:"main",

meta:false,

embed:"html"

})
```

CLI cURL JavaScript Python Ruby PHP Golang Click to run the code and see the API response

Use `prerender` only when the page needs browser execution before HTML extraction.

## Next step

Use [Data extraction: Page preparation](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/page-preparation) for waits, clicks, scrolling, browser settings, and CSS cleanup. Use [Web page to Text](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/url-to-text) when the consumer only needs readable text, or [PDF file to HTML](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/content-conversion/pdf-url-to-html) when the source URL points directly to a PDF file.

Last updated on June 30, 2026

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