Automated Main Content Extraction from Web Pages

This n8n workflow is designed to automatically scrape and extract the main article content from web pages, excluding headers, footers, navigation, and ads. The process begins with a trigger node that initiates the workflow upon receiving a URL input. It then makes a POST request to the Firecrawl API, a powerful web scraping service, passing the target URL and specific instructions on what content to extract. The API response includes the main content in Markdown format along with relevant images that are at least 600 pixels wide and part of the core content, which helps in filtering out unnecessary visuals like logos or icons. This workflow is particularly useful for content aggregation, research, or data extraction projects where clean, focused article content is needed automatically. Typical use cases include building content summaries, creating database entries of articles, or feeding data into content management systems, simplifying large-scale web scraping and content curation tasks.