---
title: "Start Markdownify"
method: POST
path: "/v1/markdownify"
tags: ["Markdownify"]
---

# Start Markdownify

`POST /v1/markdownify`

## Request body

- MarkdownifyRequest
  - `website_url` string, required — The URL of the website to scrape
  - `render_heavy_js` boolean
  - `mock` boolean
  - `stealth` boolean
  - `branding` boolean
  - `stream` boolean — Whether to return streaming response
  - `country_code` string, nullable — The country code to use for the scrape
  - `wait_ms` integer — The number of milliseconds to wait before scraping the website
  - `headers` object, nullable — Optional headers to send with the request, including cookies and user agent
  - `steps` string[], nullable
  - `webhook_url` string, nullable — Webhook URL to send the job result to

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- CompletedMarkdownifyResponse
  - `request_id` string, required
  - `status` 'queued' | 'processing' | 'completed' | 'failed', required
  - `website_url` string, required
  - `result` string, nullable
  - `error` string

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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