HTML to Text (URL)
Convert a remote HTML URL to a downloadable plain-text file.
GET
1 credit
/v1/convert/html-to-text-file
curl -OJ "https://convert.toolkitapi.io/v1/convert/html-to-text-file?url=https://toolkitapi.io/article"
import httpx
resp = httpx.get(
"https://convert.toolkitapi.io/v1/convert/html-to-text-file?url=https://toolkitapi.io/article",
)
print(resp.json())const resp = await fetch("https://convert.toolkitapi.io/v1/convert/html-to-text-file?url=https://toolkitapi.io/article", {
});
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);# See curl example
Response
200 OK
Binary text file streamed as a download (Content-Type: text/plain)Description
Convert a remote HTML URL to a downloadable plain-text file.
How to Use
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1. GET with the page `url`.
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2. Optionally set `preserve_links`, `preserve_tables`, or `filename`.
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3. Save the streamed text.
About This Tool
Fetches a page and streams back a plain-text file. URL-based counterpart to [HTML to Text](/convert/tools/html-to-text).
Why Use This Tool
- Plain-text snapshots — Save articles as `.txt` for archival
- Email text parts — Produce plain-text versions of HTML newsletters
- Indexing — Feed plain text into search engines
- Accessibility archives — Store text-only copies of HTML content
Frequently Asked Questions
Are scripts and styles stripped?
Yes — fully removed from the output.
Are links visible?
Only with `preserve_links=true` — links appear as `text [url]`.
Encoding?
UTF-8 output, regardless of the source encoding.
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