Amazon.com has launched Alexa Web Information Service where developers can find more than hundred terabytes of Web site information.


Amazon.com has launched Alexa Web Information Service, a huge repository of information about the Web where developers can get data for creating innovating applications.

The Alexa Web Information Service offers the following functions :

1. URL Information : This function gives direct access to information related to Web pages and sites on the Web that are gathered by Alexa.

2. Web Search : This function is a search index based on Alexa’s extensive Web crawl. The format for the search query is similar to a Google search which allows about 1,000 results per page.

3. Browse Category : This function permits developers to access all the information available in the Open Directory without having to download the directory database in their systems.

4. Web Map : This function gives access to all the links relates to a particular URL. When the user inputs an URL, this function will give the links-in and links-out from that URL.

5. Crawl Meta Data : This function gives users all the metadata collected by Alexa such as page size, check sum, total links, link text, images, frames. [Source]

To read the FAQ related to Alexa Web Information Service Click here.

 

 

 

 

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