URL to Markdown API

This Val Town API fetches content from a URL, converts it to markdown, and caches the results for improved performance.

• Converts web content to clean markdown format
• Caches results to reduce API calls and improve response time
• Uses Firecrawl API for reliable web scraping
• Focuses on main content, filtering out ads and clutter

Fetches content from the specified URL and returns it as markdown.

Parameters:

• :url - URL-encoded URL of the page to fetch

Example:

GET /content/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com

Response:

• Content-Type: text/markdown
• Body: Markdown content of the requested URL

This API requires a Firecrawl API token to be set as an environment variable:

FIRECRAWL_API_TOKEN=your_api_token_here

Results are cached for 24 hours to improve performance and reduce API calls to Firecrawl.

• Built with Hono framework
• Uses Val Town's blob storage for caching
• Integrates with Firecrawl API for web scraping
• Returns clean markdown content