Web page to API : Make an API from HTML elements

Question

Is it possible to retrive HTML elements, div for example, and make an API from it.

For example, I want to make an API from http://www.tvguide.com/listings/, and take the listings div, and make an API.

I mostly work in PHP, so a PHP answer should be nice (-:

Thanks

Just google for custom google search (pun intended) and you will find plenty of examples for your kind of problem. :) — Tobias Golbs, Aug 25 '15 at 11:28
yes thats totally possible, you can do it in any language, you'll have to try it with the language you are most skilled with and add a question if you get stuck on anything. — atmd, Aug 25 '15 at 11:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '15 at 11:44

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You can't create an API for a service that is not provided by yourself. What you want to do is extract some information from a webpage. This is called a scraper. Have a look at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/Goutte

answered Aug 25 '15 at 11:44

Markus Müller

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Ok, but is `scraper` is legal? – Félix Desjardins Aug 25 '15 at 11:45
Depends on the service you scrape and the country you are in. – Markus Müller Aug 25 '15 at 11:47

Web page to API : Make an API from HTML elements

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