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Dev tools · October 6, 2013

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Turn any website into an API HackMIT 2013

Select anything on a website. If it is part of a table or a list, you get a URL which you can GET for a JSON representation of that list or table. Basically we are making an API for every website whether they like it or not.

Turn any website into an API HackMIT 2013 launched on October 6, 2013 with 36 votes, #59 of 565 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

This tool lets users select tables or lists on any website and converts them into API endpoints that return JSON data. Developers can extract structured data from websites without official APIs by simply highlighting the content they need. It's designed for developers who want to programmatically access data from websites that don't provide their own APIs.

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