Features Overview
Discover the powerful features that make NextRows API the best choice for web data extraction
NextRows provides a comprehensive suite of features designed to handle any web data extraction challenge. From simple text parsing to complex JavaScript-heavy websites, NextRows has you covered.
Core Features
AI-Powered Extraction
NextRows uses advanced language models to understand both your requirements and the structure of web content.
Key Benefits:
- Natural language prompts: Describe what you want in natural language
- Semantic understanding: AI recognizes data patterns and relationships
- Adaptive extraction: Handles varying website structures automatically
- Context awareness: Understands implicit data relationships
{
"prompt": "Extract all product information including specifications and customer reviews"
}
The AI automatically identifies relevant data fields, even when they're not explicitly structured.
Smart Content Processing
Handle modern websites with intelligent content extraction.
Capabilities:
- Advanced HTML parsing: Extracts content from complex DOM structures
- Dynamic content detection: Handles modern web frameworks and SPAs
- Content prioritization: Focuses on relevant data while filtering noise
- Structure recognition: Automatically identifies tables, lists, and data patterns
Perfect for:
- Modern web applications with dynamic content
- Sites with complex HTML structures
- Content-heavy pages with nested data
- Non-standard markup and layouts
Schema Validation
Ensure data quality and consistency with JSON Schema validation.
Benefits:
- Type safety: Guarantee data types and formats
- Required fields: Ensure critical data is always present
- Data transformation: Automatic type coercion and formatting
- Error detection: Catch extraction issues early
{
"schema": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"price": {"type": "number"},
"title": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
"rating": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5}
},
"required": ["title", "price"]
}
}
}
Advanced Features
Multiple Data Formats
Extract data in various formats to match your needs:
- Structured objects: Complex nested data
- Flat tables: Simple CSV-like data
- Key-value pairs: Configuration or metadata
- Arrays: Lists and collections
Batch Processing
Process multiple URLs efficiently in a single request:
{
"type": "url",
"data": [
"https://site.com/page1",
"https://site.com/page2",
"https://site.com/page3"
]
}
- Automatic concurrency management
- Partial failure handling
- Progress tracking
- Result aggregation
Intelligent Field Detection
NextRows automatically detects common data patterns:
- Pricing information: Handles various currency formats
- Dates and times: Recognizes multiple date formats
- Contact information: Emails, phones, addresses
- Social media handles: Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
- URLs and links: Absolute and relative links
Performance Optimization
Built-in optimizations for speed and reliability:
- Batch processing: Efficient extraction for multiple URLs
- Timeout protection: Automatic handling of slow websites
- Resource optimization: Skip unnecessary content like images
Language Support
NextRows works with any programming language that can make HTTP requests:
Python
Full support with requests library and async capabilities.
JavaScript/Node.js
Native promise support and modern async/await syntax.
cURL
Simple command-line testing and shell scripting.
Any HTTP Client
Standard REST API works with any HTTP client library.
Quality Assurance Features
Error Handling
Comprehensive error handling and reporting:
- Detailed error messages: Clear descriptions of what went wrong
- Error codes: Programmatic error handling
- Partial success handling: Get results even when some URLs fail
- Retry recommendations: Guidance on how to fix issues
Data Validation
Multiple layers of data validation:
- Schema validation: Ensure data matches expected structure
- Type checking: Automatic type conversion and validation
- Completeness checks: Identify missing or incomplete data
- Quality scoring: Confidence metrics for extracted data
Monitoring and Analytics
Track your extraction performance:
- Success rates: Monitor extraction reliability
- Credit usage: Track API consumption
- Performance metrics: Response times and throughput
- Error analysis: Identify common failure patterns
Security and Privacy
Data Protection
- Secure transmission: All requests use HTTPS encryption
- API key authentication: Secure access control
- Rate limiting: Prevent abuse and ensure fair usage
Compliance
- Respectful scraping: Built-in rate limiting and delays
- Respectful delays: Built-in delays between requests to avoid overwhelming servers
Next Steps
Ready to explore specific features? Check out these detailed guides: