> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://gaffa.dev/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://gaffa.dev/docs/features/browser-requests/api-playground-examples/convert-web-page-to-markdown.md).

# Convert Web Page to Markdown

*The following example is a request we've prebuilt to demonstrate Gaffa's capabilities on our* [*demo site.*](https://demo.gaffa.dev) ***You can run this request right now in the*** [***Gaffa API Playground***](https://gaffa.dev/dashboard/playground?templateId=article_to_markdown)***.***

Gaffa converts web pages to clean markdown, stripping away styling, scripts, and images. This optimises content for LLM applications by reducing credit usage while preserving essential information.

## API Request

The request below uses the POST endpoint to open the demo site on the article simulator, wait for the article to load, and then generate a markdown from the page's content, which you can download for use in your program.

```json
{
  "url": "https://demo.gaffa.dev/simulate/article?loadTime=3&paragraphs=10&images=3",
  "proxy_location": null,
  "async": false,
  "max_cache_age": 0,
  "settings": {
    "record_request": false,
    "actions": [
      {
        "type": "wait",
        "selector": "article"
      },
      {
        "type": "generate_markdown"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Actions

{% content-ref url="/pages/Py3syTPEzIuvQYXyaDso" %}
[Wait](/docs/features/browser-requests/actions/wait.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/QtDLsZyUE94zYAaCimWo" %}
[Generate Markdown](/docs/features/browser-requests/actions/generate-markdown.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Response

Here's an example of the PDF returned by the request after the article has loaded.

{% file src="/files/mTvssb40IQyvq8lyNhhG" %}


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```
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