Extract Text from Webpage in C# - Text Extraction API

This blog post demonstrates another prominent feature offered by Aspose.HTML for .NET. This rich-featured .NET library enables you to extract text from webpage in C# programmatically. Further, this text extraction API has exposed multiple classes and methods for extracting text from HTML pages. So, you can easily develop a website text extractor for your software which will give your business a competitive edge. Therefore, go through this article thoroughly and do not miss any section. In addition, please make sure you have installed .NET on your local machine to implement the functionality.

The following points will be discussed in this blog post:

  1. Text Extraction API Installation
  2. Extract Text from Webpage in C# - Code Sample
  3. Online Text Extractor

Text Extraction API Installation

Aspose.HTML for .NET offers a seamless solution to extract text from webpage. Being a C# programmer, you can opt for this text extraction API to develop a webpage text extractor to boost productivity. In addition, there are multiple scenarios where you need a website text extraction API, so Aspose.HTML for .NET might be the primary choice. Nevertheless, you can install it by downloading the DLL file or running the following command into NuGet Package Manager:

PM> Install-Package Aspose.Html
text extraction api

You can go through the complete installation instructions here.

Extract Text from Webpage in C# - Code Sample

Working with Aspose.HTML for .NET library is neither complex nor difficult. So, this text extraction API is well-designed by our top-notch engineers. So, let’s start writing a code snippet.

You can follow the steps mentioned below:

  • Define the directory address.
  • Initialize a constructor of HTMLDocument class to load a webpage.
  • Collect all h2 headings by calling the GetElementsByTagName method.
  • Loop through all the retrieved h2 headings.
  • Get the bold text using the GetElementsByTagName method.
  • Loop through all the bold text retrieved from a webpage.
  • Call the WriteAllText method to save the text in a Txt file.

The following code snippet shows how to extract text from webpage in C# programmatically:

The output of the above code sample can be seen in the image below:

extract text from webpage

Online Text Extractor

This online webpage text extractor is a tool where you can perform data extraction tasks non-programmatically. It is a web-based application that works well in the web browser of Mobile phones too. Above all, it is free and very quick in extracting text from HTML pages. In the future, this online text extractor will be equipped with further functionalities.

 online text extractor

Website Text Extractor - Get a Free License

You can avail a free temporary license to try this text extraction API without evaluation limitations.

Conclusion

This blog post ends here. We hope you have learned how to programmatically extract text from webpage in C#. Moreover, you have seen the actual implementation of extracting text from HTML pages. In fact, programmers always tend to go for a reliable and robust API when it comes to rapid application development and fortunately, Aspose.HTML for .NET does pretty much the job for you. So, you can learn more about this text extraction API by visiting the documentation, and API references.

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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

How to read data from a Web page in C#?

You can programmatically read data from a webpage using Aspose.HTML for .NET. Further, please visit this link to see how to implement it.

How to extract data from a URL in C#?

Initialize a constructor of HTMLDocument class to load a webpage and retrieve data by passing any tag name in the GetElementsByTagName method. In addition, you can leverage an online tool to extract data online.

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