README

⚠️ Important Notice ⚠️: This package is currently in an early development stage, and breaking changes may be introduced with each new release. While we strive to maintain stability, users should exercise caution and closely review the changelog when upgrading to newer versions. Contributions and feedback are welcome to help improve the package's stability and functionality.

Laravel Zyte API is a powerful Laravel package that seamlessly integrates Zyte's web scraping capabilities into your Laravel applications. With a focus on flexibility and ease of use, this package simplifies the process of extracting data from web pages using Zyte's advanced data extraction API.

Features

• Easy integration with Zyte API services through a simple Laravel facade
• Flexible extract method for concurrent fetching of multiple URLs
• Support for extracting raw HTML, browser-rendered HTML, structured article data, and more
• Customizable concurrency for efficient handling of batch requests
• Built-in retry logic for robust handling of API request failures
• Utilizes GuzzleHttp for efficient communication with the Zyte API
• Provides a Processors class with utility methods for processing extracted data, such as converting HTML to clean Markdown

Installation

Install the package via Composer by running the following command in your Laravel project directory:

composer require gregpriday/laravel-zyte-api

Configuration

To configure your Zyte API key, proxy, and other settings, publish the package configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="GregPriday\ZyteApi\ZyteApiServiceProvider"

This command will create a config/zyte.php file in your project. Open this file to review the available configuration options.

Next, add the following entries to your .env file:

ZYTE_API_KEY=your-zyte-api-key-here
ZYTE_API_CONCURRENCY=5
ZYTE_PROXY=your-proxy-url-here

Make sure to replace your-zyte-api-key-here with your actual Zyte API key and your-proxy-url-here with the appropriate proxy URL.

Usage

Extracting Data

To extract data from a URL or multiple URLs, use the extract method:

use GregPriday\ZyteApi\Facades\ZyteApi;

$url = 'https://example.com';
$response = ZyteApi::extract($url, ['browserHtml' => true]);

// Access the browser-rendered HTML
echo $response['browserHtml'];

$urls = [
    'https://example.com/article1',
    'https://example.com/article2',
    'https://example.com/article3',
];

$responses = ZyteApi::extract($urls, ['article' => true]);

// Access the extracted article data for each URL
foreach ($responses as $url => $articleData) {
    echo "URL: $url\n";
    echo "Headline: {$articleData['headline']}\n";
    echo "Article Body: {$articleData['articleBody']}\n";
    // ...
}

The extract method accepts the following parameters:

• $urls (array|string): A single URL or an array of URLs to extract data from.
• $args (array): Additional request parameters to customize the extraction process. Refer to the Zyte API documentation for available options.
• $processCallback (callable|null): An optional callback function to process each API response. If not provided, the raw API response will be returned.

Handling Errors

The package includes built-in retry logic to handle API request failures. If a request fails, it will automatically retry up to 5 times before returning an error message. You can customize the retry behavior by modifying the GuzzleRetryMiddleware configuration in the ZyteApi constructor.

Using the Zyte Proxy

To make requests through the Zyte proxy, you can use the ZyteClient class:

use GregPriday\ZyteApi\Proxy\ZyteClient;

$client = app(ZyteClient::class);
$response = $client->get('https://example.com');

$httpResponseBody = $response->getBody()->getContents();
// ...

Make sure to set the ZYTE_PROXY value in your .env file to the appropriate proxy URL.

Processors

The package includes a Processors class that provides utility methods for processing extracted data. For example, the htmlToCleanMarkdown method can be used to convert HTML content to clean Markdown format:

use GregPriday\ZyteApi\Facades\ZyteApi;
use GregPriday\ZyteApi\Processors;

$urls = [
    'https://example.com/article1',
    'https://example.com/article2',
    'https://example.com/article3',
];

$responses = ZyteApi::extract($urls, ['article' => true], function ($response) {
    $articleData = $response['article'];

    // Convert article HTML content to Markdown
    $articleData['articleBodyMarkdown'] = Processors::htmlToCleanMarkdown($articleData['articleBodyHtml']);

    return $articleData;
});

// Access the extracted article data and converted Markdown content for each URL
foreach ($responses as $url => $articleData) {
    echo "URL: $url\n";
    echo "Headline: {$articleData['headline']}\n";
    echo "Article Body (HTML): {$articleData['articleBodyHtml']}\n";
    echo "Article Body (Markdown): {$articleData['articleBodyMarkdown']}\n";
    // ...
}

Testing

The package includes PHPUnit tests to ensure its functionality. To run the tests, navigate to your project directory and execute:

vendor/bin/phpunit

Make sure to configure your test environment properly to prevent real API calls to Zyte during testing.

Contributing

Contributions to the Laravel Zyte API package are welcome! If you find any bugs, have suggestions for improvements, or want to add new features, please submit a pull request. Ensure that your contributions adhere to the project's coding standards and conventions.

License

The Laravel Zyte API package is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.