Parser Tools for cookies, user agents, logfmt, and HTML tables
Start with the format in your source. Parser Tools has pages for cookie data, user-agent strings, logfmt lines, and HTML tables, and each page turns that input into structured data. Data Tools covers other data jobs.
How to parse cookies and user-agent strings
The Extract Tools group covers cookie data and user-agent strings. Choose the page named for the input you have.
- Cookie Parser is for cookie data.
- User-Agent Parser is for user-agent strings.
Cookie Parser matches cookie data. User-Agent Parser matches user-agent strings. Keeping the formats separate makes it clear which page to open.
How to parse logfmt lines and HTML tables
Logfmt Parser and HTML Table Extractor cover the other two formats in this category. Logfmt Parser is for logfmt lines. HTML Table Extractor is for HTML tables.
- Choose Logfmt Parser when the source is a logfmt line.
- Choose HTML Table Extractor when the source contains an HTML table.
Choose based on the source shape. A logfmt line belongs in Logfmt Parser, while an HTML table belongs in HTML Table Extractor.
What to use Parser Tools for
- Identify the format in your source: cookies, a user-agent string, a logfmt line, or an HTML table.
- Open the matching page in the Extract Tools group.
- Paste or enter the source in that parser.
- Read the structured result and reuse the fields in your next data task.
Where Parser Tools come up
Use Cookie Parser when the source contains cookie data. The page is named for that input.
Use User-Agent Parser when you have a user-agent string and need its structured result.
Use Logfmt Parser for a logfmt line. Use HTML Table Extractor when the source contains an HTML table.
How Parser Tools differ from other Data Tools
Choose Parser Tools when your source is cookie data, a user-agent string, a logfmt line, or an HTML table and you need structured data. Choose Data Tools for another data job, such as cleaning, validating, comparing, converting, or merging data. Open Extract Tools when you need to choose among these parser pages.
Frequently asked questions
What are Parser Tools used for?
Parser Tools turn cookie data, user-agent strings, logfmt lines, and HTML tables into structured data. Choose the page whose name matches your format.
Which parser should I use for cookie data?
Use Cookie Parser for cookie data. Use User-Agent Parser for a user-agent string.
How do I parse a logfmt line?
Open Logfmt Parser and provide the logfmt line there. Use HTML Table Extractor for an HTML table.
Can I use Parser Tools for any data format?
Parser Tools covers cookie data, user-agent strings, logfmt lines, and HTML tables. Choose another Data Tools category when your input has a different format or your task is to clean, validate, compare, convert, or merge data.