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WebBaseLoader

This covers how to use WebBaseLoader to load all text from HTML webpages into a document format that we can use downstream. For more custom logic for loading webpages look at some child class examples such as IMSDbLoader, AZLyricsLoader, and CollegeConfidentialLoader.

If you don't want to worry about website crawling, bypassing JS-blocking sites, and data cleaning, consider using FireCrawlLoader or the faster option SpiderLoader.

Overview​

Integration details​

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Loader features​

SourceDocument Lazy LoadingNative Async Support
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Setup​

Credentials​

WebBaseLoader does not require any credentials.

Installation​

To use the WebBaseLoader you first need to install the langchain-community python package.

%pip install -qU langchain_community beautifulsoup4

Initialization​

Now we can instantiate our model object and load documents:

from langchain_community.document_loaders import WebBaseLoader

loader = WebBaseLoader("https://www.espn.com/")
API Reference:WebBaseLoader

To bypass SSL verification errors during fetching, you can set the "verify" option:

loader.requests_kwargs = {'verify':False}

Initialization with multiple pages​

You can also pass in a list of pages to load from.

loader_multiple_pages = WebBaseLoader(["https://www.espn.com/", "https://google.com"])

Load​

docs = loader.load()

docs[0]
Document(metadata={'source': 'https://www.espn.com/', 'title': 'ESPN - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.', 'description': 'Visit ESPN for live scores, highlights and sports news. Stream exclusive games on ESPN+ and play fantasy sports.', 'language': 'en'}, page_content="\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESPN - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Skip to main content\n    \n\n        Skip to navigation\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\n\n>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMenuESPN\n\n\n\n\n\nscores\n\n\n\nNFLNBAMLBOlympicsSoccerWNBA…BoxingCFLNCAACricketF1GolfHorseLLWSMMANASCARNBA G LeagueNBA Summer LeagueNCAAFNCAAMNCAAWNHLNWSLPLLProfessional WrestlingRacingRN BBRN FBRugbySports BettingTennisX GamesUFLMore ESPNFantasyWatchESPN BETESPN+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nSubscribe Now\n\n\n\n\n\nBoxing: Crawford vs. Madrimov (ESPN+ PPV)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMLB\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLittle League Baseball: Regionals\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn The Arena: Serena Williams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 30 College Football Playoff Contenders\n\n\nQuick Links\n\n\n\n\n2024 Paris Olympics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOlympics: Everything to Know\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMLB Standings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up: Fantasy Football\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWNBA Rookie Tracker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNBA Free Agency Buzz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLittle League Baseball, Softball\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESPN Radio: Listen Live\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch Golf on ESPN\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFavorites\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      Manage Favorites\n      \n\n\n\nCustomize ESPNCreate AccountLog InFantasy\n\n\n\n\nFootball\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBaseball\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBasketball\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHockey\n\n\nESPN Sites\n\n\n\n\nESPN Deportes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndscape\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nespnW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESPNFC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nX Games\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSEC Network\n\n\nESPN Apps\n\n\n\n\nESPN\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESPN Fantasy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTournament Challenge\n\n\nFollow ESPN\n\n\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nX/Twitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSnapchat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTikTok\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYouTube\n\n\nCollege football's most entertaining conference? Why the 16-team Big 12 is wiiiiiide open this seasonLong known as one of the sport's most unpredictable conferences, the new-look Big 12 promises another dose of chaos.11hBill ConnellyScott Winters/Icon SportswireUSC, Oregon and the quest to bulk up for the Big TenTo improve on D, the Trojans wanted to bulk up for a new league. 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Key questions for players in new places.10hBuster OlneyWinslow Townson/Getty ImagesRanking the top prospects who changed teams at the MLB trade deadlineYou know the major leaguers who moved by now -- but what about the potential stars of tomorrow?1dKiley McDanielMLB Power RankingsSeries odds: Dodgers still on top; Phillies, Yanks behind them Top HeadlinesTeam USA sets world record in 4x400 mixed relayGermany beats France, undefeated in men's hoopsU.S. men's soccer exits Games after Morocco routHungary to protest Khelif's Olympic participationKobe's Staples Center locker sells for record $2.9MDjokovic, Alcaraz to meet again, this time for goldKerr: Team USA lineups based on players' rolesMarchand wins 200m IM; McEvoy takes 50 freeScouting Shedeur Sanders' NFL futureFavorites FantasyManage FavoritesFantasy HomeCustomize ESPNCreate AccountLog InICYMI0:47Nelson Palacio rips an incredible goal from outside the boxNelson Palacio scores an outside-of-the-box goal for Real Salt Lake in the 79th minute. \n\n\nMedal Tracker\n\n\n\nCountries\nAthletes\n\nOverall Medal Leaders43USA36FRA31CHNIndividual Medal LeadersGoldCHN 13FRA 11AUS 11SilverUSA 18FRA 12GBR 10BronzeUSA 16FRA 13CHN 9Overall Medal Leaders4MarchandMarchand3O'CallaghanO'Callaghan3McIntoshMcIntoshIndividual Medal LeadersGoldMarchand 4O'Callaghan 3McIntosh 2SilverSmith 3Huske 2Walsh 2BronzeYufei 3Bhaker 2Haughey 2\n\n\nFull Medal Tracker\n\n\nBest of ESPN+ESPNCollege Football Playoff 2024: 30 teams can reach postseasonHeather Dinich analyzes the teams with at least a 10% chance to make the CFP.AP Photo/Ross D. 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ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.Copyright: © 2024 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n")
print(docs[0].metadata)
{'source': 'https://www.espn.com/', 'title': 'ESPN - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.', 'description': 'Visit ESPN for live scores, highlights and sports news. Stream exclusive games on ESPN+ and play fantasy sports.', 'language': 'en'}

Load multiple urls concurrently​

You can speed up the scraping process by scraping and parsing multiple urls concurrently.

There are reasonable limits to concurrent requests, defaulting to 2 per second. If you aren't concerned about being a good citizen, or you control the server you are scraping and don't care about load, you can change the requests_per_second parameter to increase the max concurrent requests. Note, while this will speed up the scraping process, but may cause the server to block you. Be careful!

%pip install -qU  nest_asyncio

# fixes a bug with asyncio and jupyter
import nest_asyncio

nest_asyncio.apply()
Requirement already satisfied: nest_asyncio in /Users/harrisonchase/.pyenv/versions/3.9.1/envs/langchain/lib/python3.9/site-packages (1.5.6)
loader = WebBaseLoader(["https://www.espn.com/", "https://google.com"])
loader.requests_per_second = 1
docs = loader.aload()
docs
[Document(page_content="\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESPN - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        Skip to main content\n    \n\n        Skip to navigation\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\n\n>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMenuESPN\n\n\nSearch\n\n\n\nscores\n\n\n\nNFLNBANCAAMNCAAWNHLSoccer…MLBNCAAFGolfTennisSports BettingBoxingCFLNCAACricketF1HorseLLWSMMANASCARNBA G LeagueOlympic SportsRacingRN BBRN FBRugbyWNBAWorld Baseball ClassicWWEX GamesXFLMore ESPNFantasyListenWatchESPN+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nSUBSCRIBE NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nNHL: Select Games\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nXFL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMLB: Select Games\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNCAA Baseball\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNCAA Softball\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCricket: Select Matches\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMel Kiper's NFL Mock Draft 3.0\n\n\nQuick Links\n\n\n\n\nMen's Tournament Challenge\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen's Tournament Challenge\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNFL Draft Order\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow To Watch NHL Games\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFantasy Baseball: Sign Up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow To Watch PGA TOUR\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFavorites\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      Manage Favorites\n      \n\n\n\nCustomize ESPNSign UpLog InESPN Sites\n\n\n\n\nESPN Deportes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndscape\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nespnW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESPNFC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nX Games\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSEC Network\n\n\nESPN Apps\n\n\n\n\nESPN\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nESPN Fantasy\n\n\nFollow ESPN\n\n\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSnapchat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe ESPN Daily Podcast\n\n\nAre you ready for Opening Day? 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Which teams have improved their 2023 outlook, and which teams have taken a hit?12hNFL Nation reportersIllustration by ESPNTHE BUCK STOPS WITH BELICHICKBruschi: Fair to criticize Bill Belichick for Patriots' struggles10h1:27 Top HeadlinesQB Jackson has requested trade from RavensSources: Texas hiring Terry as full-time coachJets GM: No rush on Rodgers; Lamar not optionLove to leave North Carolina, enter transfer portalBelichick to angsty Pats fans: See last 25 yearsEmbiid out, Harden due back vs. Jokic, NuggetsLynch: Purdy 'earned the right' to start for NinersMan Utd, Wrexham plan July friendly in San DiegoOn paper, Padres overtake DodgersFavorites FantasyManage FavoritesFantasy HomeCustomize ESPNSign UpLog InMarch Madness LiveESPNMarch Madness LiveWatch every men's NCAA tournament game live! 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All rights reserved.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n", lookup_str='', metadata={'source': 'https://www.espn.com/'}, lookup_index=0),
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Loading a xml file, or using a different BeautifulSoup parser​

You can also look at SitemapLoader for an example of how to load a sitemap file, which is an example of using this feature.

loader = WebBaseLoader(
    "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2018-title10-vol3/xml/CFR-2018-title10-vol3-sec431-86.xml"
)
loader.default_parser = "xml"
docs = loader.load()
docs
[Document(page_content='\n\n10\nEnergy\n3\n2018-01-01\n2018-01-01\nfalse\nUniform test method for the measurement of energy efficiency of commercial packaged boilers.\n§ 431.86\nSection § 431.86\n\nEnergy\nDEPARTMENT OF ENERGY\nENERGY CONSERVATION\nENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT\nCommercial Packaged Boilers\nTest Procedures\n\n\n\n\n§\u2009431.86\nUniform test method for the measurement of energy efficiency of commercial packaged boilers.\n(a) Scope. This section provides test procedures, pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, which must be followed for measuring the combustion efficiency and/or thermal efficiency of a gas- or oil-fired commercial packaged boiler.\n(b) Testing and Calculations. Determine the thermal efficiency or combustion efficiency of commercial packaged boilers by conducting the appropriate test procedure(s) indicated in Table 1 of this section.\n\nTable 1—Test Requirements for Commercial Packaged Boiler Equipment Classes\n\nEquipment category\nSubcategory\nCertified rated inputBtu/h\n\nStandards efficiency metric(§\u2009431.87)\n\nTest procedure(corresponding to\nstandards efficiency\nmetric required\nby §\u2009431.87)\n\n\n\nHot Water\nGas-fired\n≥300,000 and ≤2,500,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.\n\n\nHot Water\nGas-fired\n>2,500,000\nCombustion Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 3.\n\n\nHot Water\nOil-fired\n≥300,000 and ≤2,500,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.\n\n\nHot Water\nOil-fired\n>2,500,000\nCombustion Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 3.\n\n\nSteam\nGas-fired (all*)\n≥300,000 and ≤2,500,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.\n\n\nSteam\nGas-fired (all*)\n>2,500,000 and ≤5,000,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.\n\n\n\u2003\n\n>5,000,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.OR\nAppendix A, Section 3 with Section 2.4.3.2.\n\n\n\nSteam\nOil-fired\n≥300,000 and ≤2,500,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.\n\n\nSteam\nOil-fired\n>2,500,000 and ≤5,000,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.\n\n\n\u2003\n\n>5,000,000\nThermal Efficiency\nAppendix A, Section 2.OR\nAppendix A, Section 3. with Section 2.4.3.2.\n\n\n\n*\u2009Equipment classes for commercial packaged boilers as of July 22, 2009 (74 FR 36355) distinguish between gas-fired natural draft and all other gas-fired (except natural draft).\n\n(c) Field Tests. The field test provisions of appendix A may be used only to test a unit of commercial packaged boiler with rated input greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h.\n[81 FR 89305, Dec. 9, 2016]\n\n\nEnergy Efficiency Standards\n\n', lookup_str='', metadata={'source': 'https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2018-title10-vol3/xml/CFR-2018-title10-vol3-sec431-86.xml'}, lookup_index=0)]

Lazy Load​

You can use lazy loading to only load one page at a time in order to minimize memory requirements.

pages = []
for doc in loader.lazy_load():
    pages.append(doc)

print(pages[0].page_content[:100])
print(pages[0].metadata)









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{'source': 'https://www.espn.com/', 'title': 'ESPN - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.', 'description': 'Visit ESPN for live scores, highlights and sports news. Stream exclusive games on ESPN+ and play fantasy sports.', 'language': 'en'}

Using proxies​

Sometimes you might need to use proxies to get around IP blocks. You can pass in a dictionary of proxies to the loader (and requests underneath) to use them.

loader = WebBaseLoader(
    "https://www.walmart.com/search?q=parrots",
    proxies={
        "http": "http://{username}:{password}:@proxy.service.com:6666/",
        "https": "https://{username}:{password}:@proxy.service.com:6666/",
    },
)
docs = loader.load()

API reference​

For detailed documentation of all WebBaseLoader features and configurations head to the API reference: https://python.langchain.com/api_reference/community/document_loaders/langchain_community.document_loaders.web_base.WebBaseLoader.html

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