This is a simple API built with Express.js that scrapes legal information from a specific webpage. The API makes use of Axios for HTTP requests and Cheerio for web scraping.
Make sure you have the following dependencies installed:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git
cd your-repo
npm install
npm start
http://localhost:5001/legal
.Retrieves the legal information from the specified webpage.
/legal
The response will be a JSON object with the following structure:
{
"legalInfo": "..."
}
legalInfo
: The extracted legal information from the webpage.In the server.js
file, you can modify the following variables:
url
: The URL of the webpage to scrape.port
: The port on which the server will run.If an error occurs during the scraping process, the API will return a JSON response with an error message and a status code of 500.
Please ensure that you respect the terms of service and legal rights of the website you are scraping. Web scraping may have legal implications, and it’s important to comply with the applicable laws and regulations.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to modify and extend the code according to your needs.