WebQL · Self-hosted collection
Run the engine behind QL2 on your own servers.
WebQL is the query language we built to read the web. License it, host it yourself and write scripts that pull structured data from websites, documents and databases, with our engineers on call when you need them.
— price, stock and model for every drill on a results page
select title, price, model, stock
from ‘https://retailer.example/search?q=drill’
where price is not null
into csv ‘drills_2026-10-29.csv’
Any source in, any format out.
Collect pricing, color, size, weight, reviews, stock status, timing and purchase location, then store it where you want it.
Sources
Websites on the internet and your intranet. Online and local documents, from text to PDF to spreadsheets. ODBC databases.
Methods
HTTP and HTTPS, FTP, FILE, EXEC, ODBC, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP.
Outputs
HTML, XML, CSV, TSV, plain text, or straight into a database over ODBC.
Why teams license it
Full control, without starting from zero.
Structured outputScraped data arrives in columns, ready to store.
Many sources, one fileCombine sites, documents and databases into the file layout you need.
Local controlSearches and extraction run on your servers, under your rules.
Room to changeEdit and tune scripts as your needs change.
Engineers on callOur team helps when a script needs a second pair of eyes.