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The world's leading web data platform for automated extraction and AI-ready datasets.
Enterprise-grade Web Data Integration and AI-powered extraction for hyper-scale market intelligence.
Import.io stands as a leader in the Web Data Integration (WDI) space, moving beyond simple scraping to provide a comprehensive technical stack for high-velocity data extraction. In 2026, the platform has matured into an AI-orchestrated environment where LLM-driven 'Auto-Extract' features significantly reduce the need for manual XPath or CSS selector configuration. Its architecture is built to handle the complexities of modern web technologies, including heavy JavaScript execution via headless browser clusters and sophisticated anti-bot bypass mechanisms. By positioning itself as a 'Data as a Service' (DaaS) provider, Import.io manages the entire lifecycle of data: from identification and extraction to normalization and delivery into business intelligence pipelines. The technical infrastructure is designed for enterprise scalability, offering robust scheduling, IP rotation, and comprehensive monitoring to ensure data lineage and quality. Its 2026 market position focuses on serving Fortune 500 companies that require reliable, clean data feeds for algorithmic trading, dynamic pricing, and risk management, effectively bridging the gap between unstructured web content and actionable structured datasets.
Uses machine learning models to automatically identify and extract data from common web patterns without manual mapping.
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Executes JavaScript in a sandboxed environment to capture data from SPAs (Single Page Applications) like React or Angular.
Utilizes a massive pool of residential and data center proxies with automatic retries on blocked requests.
In-flight data processing using Regex, math functions, and logic to normalize data before it hits the destination.
Manages complex login sequences, including cookies and session tokens, to access private dashboards.
Monitors target sites for structural changes and sends alerts when extraction logic breaks.
Integrates OCR capabilities to extract structured data from non-HTML sources like uploaded PDFs.
A major retailer needs to track daily price changes for 500,000 SKUs across 20 competitor sites.
Registry Updated:2/7/2026
Hedge funds requiring non-traditional data like job postings or shipping logs to predict company performance.
Consolidating listings from thousands of local brokerage sites into a single search portal.