## Table of Contents

- [Delivery and response shaping](#delivery-and-response-shaping)
- [Choose a response model](#choose-a-response-model)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example-1)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example-1)
- [Keep JSON when structure still matters](#keep-json-when-structure-still-matters)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example-2)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example-2)
- [Return the markdown body directly](#return-the-markdown-body-directly)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example-3)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example-3)
- [Use a fast default for production](#use-a-fast-default-for-production)
  - [CLI Microlink API example](#cli-microlink-api-example-4)
  - [cURL Microlink API example](#curl-microlink-api-example-4)
  - [JavaScript Microlink API example](#javascript-microlink-api-example-4)
  - [Python Microlink API example](#python-microlink-api-example-4)
  - [Ruby Microlink API example](#ruby-microlink-api-example-4)
  - [PHP Microlink API example](#php-microlink-api-example-4)
  - [Golang Microlink API example](#golang-microlink-api-example-4)
- [Keep private markdown URLs off the public internet](#keep-private-markdown-urls-off-the-public-internet)
- [Use data extraction for the deeper dives](#use-data-extraction-for-the-deeper-dives)

---

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CARDS

## Delivery and response shaping

Once the Markdown output looks correct, the next questions are operational: how should you serve it, how small can the payload be, how aggressively should it cache, and can that URL be public?

## Choose a response model

| When you need                            | Use                   | Why                                                |
| ---------------------------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Markdown plus surrounding structure      | Default JSON response | Best fit for apps, queues, and ingestion pipelines |
| Smaller JSON with only one or two fields | `filter`              | Keeps JSON, trims the payload                      |
| The Markdown body itself                 | `embed`               | Turns the request into a direct Markdown response  |

When `meta` is `true` (the default), Microlink prepends a YAML frontmatter block to the Markdown output with normalized page metadata — language, author, title, description, URL, publisher, dates, word count, reading time, and links to the page image and logo:

``` yaml
---

lang: "en"

author: "Microlink"

title: "Microlink | Headless Browser API: Screenshot, PDF & Previews"

description: "Turn any URL into structured data. The all-in-one API for browser automation: screenshots, PDFs, scraping, and link previews. No infrastructure to manage."

url: "https://microlink.io/"

publisher: "Microlink"

image_url: "https://cdn.microlink.io/logo/banner.jpeg"

date: "2026-03-24T07:37:06.000Z"

logo_url: "https://cdn.microlink.io/logo/logo.png"

word_count: 654

reading_time: "3 min read"

---

# Page content starts here…
```

This is especially useful for LLM and RAG pipelines — the frontmatter gives the model context about the source (who wrote it, when, what it is about) without requiring a separate metadata request.

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://microlink.io' URL with 'data', 'meta' & 'embed' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

``` bash
microlink https://microlink.io&data.markdown.attr=markdown&meta&embed=markdown
```

### cURL Microlink API example

``` bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://microlink.io" \
  -d "data.markdown.attr=markdown" \
  -d "meta=true" \
  -d "embed=markdown"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://microlink.io', {
  data: {
    markdown: {
      attr: "markdown"
    }
  },
  meta: true,
  embed: "markdown"
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

``` python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://microlink.io",
    "data.markdown.attr": "markdown",
    "meta": "true",
    "embed": "markdown"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

``` ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://microlink.io",
  data.markdown.attr: "markdown",
  meta: "true",
  embed: "markdown"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

``` php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://microlink.io",
    "data.markdown.attr" => "markdown",
    "meta" => "true",
    "embed" => "markdown"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

``` bash
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://microlink.io")
    q.Set("data.markdown.attr", "markdown")
    q.Set("meta", "true")
    q.Set("embed", "markdown")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://microlink.io', {

  data: {

    markdown: {

      attr: "markdown"

    }

  },

  meta: true,

  embed: "markdown"

})
```

With `meta: true`, the Markdown response includes a YAML frontmatter header with normalized page metadata.

When `meta` is `false`, the frontmatter is omitted entirely and the response contains only the converted Markdown content:

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://microlink.io' URL with 'data', 'meta' & 'embed' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

``` bash
microlink https://microlink.io&data.markdown.attr=markdown&embed=markdown
```

### cURL Microlink API example

``` bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://microlink.io" \
  -d "data.markdown.attr=markdown" \
  -d "meta=false" \
  -d "embed=markdown"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://microlink.io', {
  data: {
    markdown: {
      attr: "markdown"
    }
  },
  meta: false,
  embed: "markdown"
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

``` python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://microlink.io",
    "data.markdown.attr": "markdown",
    "meta": "false",
    "embed": "markdown"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

``` ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://microlink.io",
  data.markdown.attr: "markdown",
  meta: "false",
  embed: "markdown"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

``` php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://microlink.io",
    "data.markdown.attr" => "markdown",
    "meta" => "false",
    "embed" => "markdown"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

``` bash
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://microlink.io")
    q.Set("data.markdown.attr", "markdown")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    q.Set("embed", "markdown")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://microlink.io', {

  data: {

    markdown: {

      attr: "markdown"

    }

  },

  meta: false,

  embed: "markdown"

})
```

With `meta: false`, you get only the raw Markdown — no frontmatter, smaller payload, faster response.

You can also pass an object to `meta` to include or exclude specific fields. See the [meta parameter reference](https://microlink.io/docs/api/parameters/meta) for the full syntax.

## Keep JSON when structure still matters

The default response keeps your Markdown field inside the normal payload:

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://example.com' URL with 'data' & 'meta' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

``` bash
microlink https://example.com&data.content.attr=markdown
```

### cURL Microlink API example

``` bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://example.com" \
  -d "data.content.attr=markdown" \
  -d "meta=false"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {
  data: {
    content: {
      attr: "markdown"
    }
  },
  meta: false
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

``` python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "data.content.attr": "markdown",
    "meta": "false"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

``` ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://example.com",
  data.content.attr: "markdown",
  meta: "false"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

``` php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://example.com",
    "data.content.attr" => "markdown",
    "meta" => "false"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

``` bash
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://example.com")
    q.Set("data.content.attr", "markdown")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {

  data: {

    content: {

      attr: "markdown"

    }

  },

  meta: false

})
```

Use normal JSON when your consumer still wants a predictable envelope around the Markdown field.

For Markdown-only workflows, `meta: false` is usually the right default. If you still need a few normalized fields, leave `meta` enabled or pass a selective object. See the [meta reference](https://microlink.io/docs/api/parameters/meta).

## Return the markdown body directly

Set `embed` to the extracted field name when the field already is the final output you want to serve:

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://example.com' URL with 'data', 'meta' & 'embed' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

``` bash
microlink https://example.com&data.content.attr=markdown&embed=content
```

### cURL Microlink API example

``` bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://example.com" \
  -d "data.content.attr=markdown" \
  -d "meta=false" \
  -d "embed=content"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {
  data: {
    content: {
      attr: "markdown"
    }
  },
  meta: false,
  embed: "content"
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

``` python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "data.content.attr": "markdown",
    "meta": "false",
    "embed": "content"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

``` ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://example.com",
  data.content.attr: "markdown",
  meta: "false",
  embed: "content"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

``` php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://example.com",
    "data.content.attr" => "markdown",
    "meta" => "false",
    "embed" => "content"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

``` bash
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://example.com")
    q.Set("data.content.attr", "markdown")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    q.Set("embed", "content")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {

  data: {

    content: {

      attr: "markdown"

    }

  },

  meta: false,

  embed: "content"

})
```

With `embed`, the request behaves like the extracted Markdown itself instead of the full JSON envelope.

If your rule is named `article`, use `embed: 'article'`. `embed` always points to the response field name, not the selector.

## Use a fast default for production

For most production Markdown endpoints, a good default is:

The following examples show how to use the Microlink API with CLI, cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP & Golang, targeting 'https://example.com' URL with 'data', 'meta', 'prerender', 'ttl' & 'staleTtl' API parameters:

### CLI Microlink API example

``` bash
microlink https://example.com&data.content.selector=main&data.content.attr=markdown&ttl=1d&staleTtl=0
```

### cURL Microlink API example

``` bash
curl -G "https://api.microlink.io" \
  -d "url=https://example.com" \
  -d "data.content.selector=main" \
  -d "data.content.attr=markdown" \
  -d "meta=false" \
  -d "prerender=false" \
  -d "ttl=1d" \
  -d "staleTtl=0"
```

### JavaScript Microlink API example

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {
  data: {
    content: {
      selector: "main",
      attr: "markdown"
    }
  },
  meta: false,
  prerender: false,
  ttl: "1d",
  staleTtl: 0
})
```

### Python Microlink API example

``` python
import requests

url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

querystring = {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "data.content.selector": "main",
    "data.content.attr": "markdown",
    "meta": "false",
    "prerender": "false",
    "ttl": "1d",
    "staleTtl": "0"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

### Ruby Microlink API example

``` ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

base_url = "https://api.microlink.io/"

params = {
  url: "https://example.com",
  data.content.selector: "main",
  data.content.attr: "markdown",
  meta: "false",
  prerender: "false",
  ttl: "1d",
  staleTtl: "0"
}

uri = URI(base_url)
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)

puts response.body
```

### PHP Microlink API example

``` php
<?php

$baseUrl = "https://api.microlink.io/";

$params = [
    "url" => "https://example.com",
    "data.content.selector" => "main",
    "data.content.attr" => "markdown",
    "meta" => "false",
    "prerender" => "false",
    "ttl" => "1d",
    "staleTtl" => "0"
];

$query = http_build_query($params);
$url = $baseUrl . '?' . $query;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET"
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #: " . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
```

### Golang Microlink API example

``` bash
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    baseURL := "https://api.microlink.io"

    u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    q := u.Query()
    q.Set("url", "https://example.com")
    q.Set("data.content.selector", "main")
    q.Set("data.content.attr", "markdown")
    q.Set("meta", "false")
    q.Set("prerender", "false")
    q.Set("ttl", "1d")
    q.Set("staleTtl", "0")
    u.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

``` javascript
import mql from '@microlink/mql'

const { data } = await mql('https://example.com', {

  data: {

    content: {

      selector: "main",

      attr: "markdown"

    }

  },

  meta: false,

  prerender: false,

  ttl: "1d",

  staleTtl: 0

})
```

Scope the content, skip metadata, avoid browser work when possible, and let cache absorb repeated requests.

- `meta: false` when you only need the Markdown field
- `filter` when you still want JSON but only need one or two fields
- `ttl` [cache TTL](https://microlink.io/docs/api/parameters/ttl) for freshness control
- `staleTtl` [stale-while-revalidate](https://microlink.io/docs/api/parameters/staleTtl) when latency matters
- `force` for the occasional fresh uncached run

## Keep private markdown URLs off the public internet

The biggest Markdown-specific delivery risk is `embed=content`: it is convenient, but it also makes the final URL very shareable.

If the request needs cookies, authorization, or forwarded headers:

- do not expose it as a public `embed` URL
- keep it on your backend whenever possible
- forward secrets with `x-api-header-*`, not query parameters

``` bash
curl -G https://pro.microlink.io \

  -d url=https://example.com/private \

  -d data.content.attr=markdown \

  -d meta=false \

  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_TOKEN' \

  -H 'x-api-header-cookie: session=abc123'
```

## Use data extraction for the deeper dives

Markdown follows the same shared response model as any other extracted field. Continue with Data extraction when you need:

- deeper `filter` coverage, including dot notation
- a fuller cache strategy with `ttl`, `staleTtl`, and `force`
- private-page setup, endpoint choice, and proxy-backed requests
- timeout and response-header debugging

The most relevant deeper pages are:

- [Data extraction: Delivery and response shaping](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/delivery-and-response)
- [Data extraction: Caching and performance](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/caching-and-performance)
- [Data extraction: Private pages](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/private-pages)
- [Data extraction: Troubleshooting](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction/troubleshooting)

If you need richer structured extraction around the Markdown field, continue with [Data extraction](https://microlink.io/docs/guides/data-extraction). Otherwise, see the for the rest of the Microlink guide set.