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Website to Text

Data Conversion10 credits/cellSheets · Excel
=VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "description")
What this pulls

Pull page text by the row. Fetches each URL and returns clean text and metadata — Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 10 credits per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

websitetotext.xlsxsample data
B2fx=VERVE("websitetotext", A2, "field", "description")
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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts
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click any cell to see its formula10 credits / cell
Ways to use it

Convert by the row

Fill =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "description") beside a column of input and get the converted value back for every row — a batch conversion done in one drag.

No parser, no export

Turn one format into another right in the cell instead of round-tripping through a script or an online tool.

Feed the next step

Pipe the converted value straight into the formula or chart that needs it.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "description")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "description")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

  • Description
    =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "description")
  • Title
    =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "title")
  • Title alt
    =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "title_alt")
  • Text
    =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "text")
  • Language
    =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "language")
  • Url
    =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "url")

Website to Text, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Website to Text into Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("websitetotext", "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts", "field", "description") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from Website to Text?
Website to Text returns description, title, title_alt, text and language, plus 1 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Can I fill a whole column of Website to Text at once?
Yes. Put your url values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.
How many credits does each Website to Text cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 10 credits. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does Website to Text work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
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=VERVE("base64", "Hello World", "field", "action")
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=VERVE("colorconverter", "FF0000", "field", "rgb")
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=VERVE("csvtojson", "name,age,city"&CHAR(10)&"John Doe,30,New York"&CHAR(10)&"Jane Smith,25,Los Angeles", "field", "row_count")
Convert JSON to CSV
=VERVE("jsontocsv", "[{""name"":""John Doe"",""age"":30,""city"":""New York""},{""name"":""Jane Smith"",""age"":25,""city"":""Los Angeles""}]", "field", "row_count")
Convert Meeting Times
=VERVE("meetingtimeconverter", "14:30", "America/New_York", "Europe/London", "field", "originalTime")
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=VERVE("numberbaseconverter", "255", "field", "input_value")
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