Q: Customized needs and API questions
What do "use your own API" mean? Is an API free ? And is it so if I dont have an own API I cannot use your tool?
And also, can I scrape websites that dont have an API offered (aka not being Google, amazon, Youtube, etc). For example if I want to scrape averageplumberjoe.com and look if they have my backlink still on their website?
Is it possible to setup daily scrapes?
Do your product have "if then"-statements in your spreadsheet for better automation?
Sohails
Apr 4, 2025A: The tool uses Diffbot's API which offers a generous free plan to get started. You don't need your own custom API - just sign up for a free Diffbot account.
Key Points:
API Access:
# Uses Diffbot's API - they offer a free plan
# Just need to get an API key from Diffbot
# No need to create your own API
Website Scraping:
# Can scrape ANY website, not just major platforms
# Perfect for checking backlinks on any site like "averageplumberjoe.com"
# No need for the target site to have an API
Automation:
# Daily scraping: Yes, you can set up time-based triggers
# Currently doesn't have built-in "if-then" statements
# But you can add Google Sheets formulas for conditional logic
The tool is designed to be user-friendly - you just need a Diffbot API key to get started, and you can scrape virtually any website for content, emails, images, or videos.
waterandmolddamagerestoration
Verified purchaser
Could you please explain a bit further how you can scrape different websites? :)
Because on diffbot, it says on the free subscription they dont crawl :)
https://snipboard.io/QMkwBd.jpg
Thanks
For scraping we are using their extract feature. Detailed video here : https://youtu.be/LNYHyHXA1f0
Verified purchaser
You have 15 Premium tools, lets say you add more premium tools in the future. Do that mean we dont get those included in the subscription ?
Yes future sheets are included.