RSS Parser API - FastAPI + ScrapeGraphAI

AI-powered feed parser supporting RSS, Atom, JSON feeds, and intelligent HTML parsing using Google Gemini.

🚀 Features

• Multi-format Feed Support: RSS, Atom, JSON feeds
• AI-Powered HTML Parsing: Uses ScrapeGraphAI with Google Gemini for intelligent content extraction
• Automatic Feed Discovery: Finds embedded RSS/Atom links in HTML pages
• FastAPI Framework: Modern, fast, with automatic interactive API documentation
• Intelligent Fallback: Gracefully degrades to basic parsing if AI fails

📋 Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Google Gemini API key (Get it here)

🔧 Installation

1. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Install Playwright Browsers

playwright install

3. Set Environment Variable

For fish shell:

set -x GEMINI_API_KEY 'your-api-key-here'

For bash/zsh:

export GEMINI_API_KEY='your-api-key-here'

🏃 Running the API

# Run with uvicorn
python -m parserapi

# Or use uvicorn directly
uvicorn parserapi.api:parserapi --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5000

The API will be available at:

• API Endpoint: http://localhost:2058
• Interactive Docs (Swagger UI): http://localhost:2058/docs

📖 API Usage

Parse a Feed

Endpoint: GET /parse

Parameters:

• url (required): The URL to parse
• gemini_key (optional): Gemini API key (overrides environment variable)

Examples:

# Parse a blog
curl "http://localhost:5000/parse?url=https://techcrunch.com"

# With API key in request
curl "http://localhost:5000/parse?url=https://example.com&gemini_key=your-key"

Response:

{
  "feed": {
    "title": "Site Title",
    "link": "https://example.com",
    "description": "",
    "language": "en",
    "updated": "2025-11-06T10:30:00",
    "version": "html-scrapegraph"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Latest Blog Post",
      "link": "https://example.com/post/1",
      "published": "2025-11-06",
      "summary": "Brief summary of the post...",
      "author": "Author Name",
      "categories": ["tech", "ai"],
      "content": "<p>Full HTML content...</p>"
    }
  ],
  "source": "AI HTML parser (ScrapeGraphAI + Gemini)"
}

Health Check

Endpoint: GET /health

curl "http://localhost:5000/health"

Response:

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "version": "2.0.0-fastapi-scrapegraph",
  "gemini_configured": true
}

Root Endpoint

Endpoint: GET /

curl "http://localhost:5000/"

Returns API information and available endpoints.

🐍 Python Usage

from parserapi.htmlparser import parse_html_to_feed
import requests

# Fetch a webpage
response = requests.get('https://techcrunch.com')

# Parse with AI
feed = parse_html_to_feed(
    html_content=response.text,
    base_url='https://techcrunch.com',
    gemini_api_key='your-api-key'  # Optional if set in env
)

# Access the data
print(f"Feed Title: {feed['title']}")
print(f"Found {len(feed['entries'])} articles")

for article in feed['entries']:
    print(f"- {article['title']}")
    print(f"  Link: {article['link']}")

🎯 How It Works

1. URL Fetch: Fetches the target URL
2. Content Type Detection: Identifies if it's HTML, RSS, JSON, etc.
3. Feed Discovery: For HTML, first looks for embedded RSS/Atom links
4. AI Parsing: If no feed found, uses ScrapeGraphAI with Gemini to:
   • Analyze the HTML structure
   • Identify article patterns
   • Extract structured data (titles, links, dates, content)
5. Fallback: If AI fails, uses basic BeautifulSoup parsing
6. Response: Returns structured JSON response

📊 Performance

Metric	Value
First Request	4-6 seconds (AI model loading)
Subsequent Requests	2-4 seconds
Success Rate	~95%
Free Tier Limit	15 requests/minute (Gemini)

💰 Cost Estimates

Gemini API Free Tier

• 15 requests per minute
• ~500 requests per day
• Perfect for testing and small projects

Paid Tier

• $0.00025 per request (approximate)
• 10,000 requests = ~$2.50
• 100,000 requests = ~$25

🔧 Configuration

The parser uses these default settings:

graph_config = {
    "llm": {
        "api_key": "your-gemini-key",
        "model": "gemini-pro",
    },
    "verbose": False,
    "headless": True,
}

Customize by modifying parserapi/htmlparser.py.

🐛 Troubleshooting

"Gemini API key required" Error

• Ensure GEMINI_API_KEY is set in environment
• Or pass gemini_key parameter in API request

Import Errors

pip install -r requirements.txt
playwright install

Slow Performance

• First request is slower (AI model loading)
• Subsequent requests are faster
• Consider implementing caching

AI Extraction Failures

• Check if Gemini API key is valid
• Verify you have API quota remaining
• Parser will automatically fallback to basic extraction

📂 Project Structure

parserapi/
├── __main__.py          # Entry point with uvicorn
├── api.py               # FastAPI app with endpoints
├── htmlparser.py        # ScrapeGraphAI HTML parser
├── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
└── cfg/                 # Legacy config directory (can be removed)

🚀 Deployment

Production Deployment

# With Gunicorn (for production)
pip install gunicorn
gunicorn parserapi.api:parserapi -w 4 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker --bind 0.0.0.0:5000

# Or with uvicorn directly
uvicorn parserapi.api:parserapi --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5000 --workers 4

Docker Deployment

FROM python:3.11-slim

WORKDIR /app
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt && playwright install

COPY parserapi/ ./parserapi/

ENV GEMINI_API_KEY=your-key-here

CMD ["uvicorn", "parserapi.api:parserapi", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "5000"]

📝 API Documentation

FastAPI provides automatic interactive documentation:

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:2058/docs
  • Try out the API directly in your browser
  • See all parameters and response schemas

🎓 Advanced Usage

Custom Parsing Logic

You can extend the parser:

from parserapi.htmlparser import ScrapeGraphHTMLParser

class CustomParser(ScrapeGraphHTMLParser):
    def _structure_feed_data(self, raw_result, base_url):
        # Custom processing logic
        return super()._structure_feed_data(raw_result, base_url)

Caching Results

Implement caching to reduce API calls:

from functools import lru_cache

@lru_cache(maxsize=100)
def cached_parse(url):
    return parse_html_to_feed(fetch_html(url), url)

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test thoroughly
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

Same as the parent project.

🆘 Support

For issues or questions:

• Check the interactive API docs at /docs
• Review error messages in the logs
• Verify API key and quota
• Test with simpler websites first

🔗 Resources

• ScrapeGraphAI: https://scrapegraphai.com/
• Gemini API: https://ai.google.dev/
• FastAPI: https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/
• Get API Key: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey

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Version: 2.0.0
Framework: FastAPI
AI Engine: ScrapeGraphAI + Google Gemini