# Diffbot integrations: extract and crawl jobs

> Create a crawl and create a bulk job in Diffbot. Connect Diffbot to the rest of your data and analytics stack with Tray.ai.

**Canonical page:** https://tray.ai/connectors/diffbot-integrations/
**Categories:** Data and analytics
**Connects through:** HTTP Connector

## Overview

Diffbot turns web pages into structured data, extracting articles, products and discussions, crawling whole sites and querying its web-wide Knowledge Graph. Tray.ai connects to Diffbot through the HTTP Connector, so your workflows can call the Diffbot API alongside the rest of your stack.

## Use cases

### Extract

Read extract in Diffbot from any Tray.ai workflow. The Diffbot API covers calls such as analyze a page and extract an article.

- Analyze a page
- Extract an article
- Extract a product

### Crawl jobs

Read, create, update, and delete crawl jobs in Diffbot from any Tray.ai workflow. The Diffbot API covers calls such as create a crawl and get a crawl job.

- Create a crawl
- Get a crawl job
- Pause a crawl

### Bulk jobs

Read and create bulk jobs in Diffbot from any Tray.ai workflow. The Diffbot API covers calls such as create a bulk job and get a bulk job.

- Create a bulk job
- Get a bulk job
- Retrieve bulk job data

### Knowledge Graph

Read and manage knowledge graph in Diffbot from any Tray.ai workflow. The Diffbot API covers calls such as search with DQL and enhance an entity.

- Search with DQL
- Enhance an entity

## Challenges Tray.ai solves

### Keeping Diffbot credentials out of logs

A raw API call usually means pasting a key or token into the request, where it ends up in step inputs, logs, and screenshots.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Store Diffbot credentials once as a Tray.ai authentication and reference them from the HTTP Connector. Tray.ai masks authentication values in logs, so the secret never shows up in a step's input or output.

### Going from the Diffbot API docs to a working call

Translating an example request from API docs into a workflow step means copying the method, URL, headers, and body by hand.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Paste a cURL example from the Diffbot API docs into the HTTP Connector and Tray.ai fills in the method, URL, headers, and body for you.

### Handling files and non-JSON responses

Not every API answers in JSON. Some return XML, files, or binary data, or expect a multipart upload.

**How Tray.ai helps:** The HTTP Connector parses JSON and XML responses, returns files you can pass to the next step, and sends multipart form data for uploads.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Tray.ai connect to Diffbot?

Yes. Tray.ai connects to Diffbot through the HTTP Connector, which calls the Diffbot API directly. Any call the Diffbot API documents can run as a step in a Tray.ai workflow.

### How does Tray.ai authenticate with Diffbot?

The Diffbot API uses an API key in the query string. You save it once as a Tray.ai authentication, and the HTTP Connector adds it to every request.

### Can I get a dedicated Diffbot connector?

Diffbot runs through the HTTP Connector rather than a dedicated connector. If your team wants one, the Tray.ai connector SDK can build a dedicated Diffbot connector from the Diffbot API.

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