# Web-to-Markdown Generator for AI & RAG Pipelines (`profitstack/web-to-markdown-generator-for-ai-rag-pipelines`) Actor

Convert any website into clean, heading-based chunking, LLM-ready  Markdown for RAG and AI agents.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/profitstack/web-to-markdown-generator-for-ai-rag-pipelines.md
- **Developed by:** [Manas Mantri](https://apify.com/profitstack) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 8 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Web-to-Markdown Generator for AI & RAG Pipelines

**The high-precision bridge between the raw web and your LLM.** This Actor converts any website into noise-free, chunked Markdown designed specifically for **Vector Databases** and **Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)**.

Most scrapers return "dirty" data—headers, footers, ads, and navigation menus that waste tokens and dilute the accuracy of your AI. This generator uses smart heuristic logic to strip the boilerplate and deliver only the content that matters.

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#### 🚀 What it does

- **Universal Scraping:** Extracts clean text from Wikipedia, blogs, technical documentation (GitBook, Docusaurus), and news sites.
- **Smart-Noise-Cancellation:** Automatically identifies and removes `nav`, `footer`, `header`, social share buttons, and ad banners.
- **Auto-Chunking:** Automatically splits long articles into logical blocks based on headers (`##`), ensuring each piece fits perfectly into an LLM context window.
- **Link Sanitization:** Converts all relative links into absolute URLs so your AI can always reference the source accurately.

#### 💎 Why it is better

Unlike generic "html-to-markdown" tools, this Generator is **purpose-built for AI developers**:

1. **Token Efficiency:** By removing UI junk, you save up to 40% on LLM input tokens.
2. **Ready for Indexing:** Every output includes a `chunkIndex`, `wordCount`, and `charCount`, making it ready for instant upload to Pinecone, Weaviate, or Milvus.
3. **Heuristic Power:** It doesn't just look for an `<article>` tag; it scans for the most likely content container, ensuring success even on non-standard site layouts.

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#### 💰 Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

We use a transparent **Pay-Per-Event (PPE)** model. You only pay for the value you receive—no hidden monthly fees.

| Event | Price | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Actor Start** | **$0.001** | One-time flat fee to initialize the scraper instance. |
| **Page Scraped** | **$0.001** | Only **$1.00 per 1,000 pages** successfully processed. |

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#### 📋 How to Run

1. **Input URLs:** Provide the list of URLs you wish to process in the `startUrls` field.
2. **Configure depth:** Set the `maxPages` limit to control your budget.
3. **Proxies:** For sites with high bot protection, we recommend using **Apify Residential Proxies**.
4. **Run:** Click the **Start** button. Your data will appear in the **Dataset** tab in real-time.

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#### 📊 Clean Output Example

The Actor outputs a flat list of objects. Each row is a perfectly sized "document" ready for your embedding model.

````json
{
  "url": "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_scraping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_scraping)",
  "title": "Web scraping",
  "chunkIndex": 1,
  "markdown": "## History\n\nAfter the birth of the World Wide Web in 1989...",
  "metadata": {
    "wordCount": 176,
    "charCount": 1237,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-01-04T10:00:00.000Z"
  }
}



# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Add the URLs you want to convert to Markdown. Perfect for documentation or blogs.
## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Limit the number of pages to stay within budget.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Use Apify Proxy to avoid blocks.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.apify.com/academy"
    }
  ],
  "maxPages": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
````

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://docs.apify.com/academy"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("profitstack/web-to-markdown-generator-for-ai-rag-pipelines").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://docs.apify.com/academy" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("profitstack/web-to-markdown-generator-for-ai-rag-pipelines").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.apify.com/academy"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call profitstack/web-to-markdown-generator-for-ai-rag-pipelines --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,profitstack/web-to-markdown-generator-for-ai-rag-pipelines"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mQ6TISe5e35KC0Xam/builds/68HSDDyRwoMNZHQkM/openapi.json