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FreeAI::Alice - Alice AI Scraper

Alice

Scraper overview​

The Alice scraper retrieves responses from the Alice AI via the alice.yandex.ru website, along with a list of sources it relies on. The result includes the response text and source cards: address, title, and description.

Queries are written in natural language, just like a message in the Alice chat. No registration is required: the scraper opens the main page and obtains the session identifier automatically.

Results can be saved in the desired format using the Template Toolkit engine: text, CSV, or JSON.

Data collected​

  • Response text
  • Links, titles, and descriptions of sources

Capabilities​

  • Natural language queries
  • Advanced response mode
  • Collecting sources separately from the response text

Use cases​

  • Collecting answers for thematic queries for knowledge bases, content plans, and FAQs
  • Extracting source links with titles and descriptions
  • Monitoring topics with reference to pages cited by Alice
  • Quickly checking which sites Alice considers sources for a query

Queries​

Queries are specified as text, as if written in the Alice chat, for example:

Dollar to ruble exchange rate today
Can you give links to new movies 2026 any movies
What is a scraper?

Results​

By default, the query and answer are output:

$query
$answer

Example:

Can you give links to new movies 2026 any movies
Sure! Here are some interesting movies expected in 2026:

1. **Josephine** - drama, USA
2. **Wild Horse** - drama, UK
3. **Spider-Man: Brand New Day** - action, USA
...

Sources are not included in this text. They are located in the $p1.sources array.

Output results examples​

Answer and sources​

Result format:

ANSWER:
$p1.answer

SOURCES:
$p1.sources.format('Type:$type \n Link: $link \n Anchor:$anchor \n Snippet:$snippet\n')

Example result:

ANSWER:
Sure! Here are some interesting movies expected in 2026:
...

SOURCES:
Type:source
 Link: https://www.film.ru/a-z/movies/2026
 Anchor:Best movies of 2026
  Snippet:We have collected 2026 movies for you based on ratings from Film.ru authors
Type:source
 Link: https://www.afisha.ru/movie/y2026/
 Anchor:Movies and TV series of 2026- Afisha-Kino
  Snippet:Movies and series of 2026: choose cinema by genre or rating...

Exporting a list of links​

Result format:

$p1.sources.format('$link\n')

Example result:

https://www.film.ru/a-z/movies/2026
https://www.afisha.ru/movie/y2026/
https://www.kinoafisha.info/releases/2026/
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Категория:Фильмы_2026_года

CSV output of links, titles, and descriptions​

Result format:

[% FOREACH item IN p1.sources;
tools.CSVline(loop.count, item.link, item.anchor, item.snippet);
END %]

Example result:

1,https://www.film.ru/a-z/movies/2026,"Best movies of 2026","We have collected 2026 movies for you based on ratings from Film.ru authors"
2,https://www.afisha.ru/movie/y2026/,"Movies and series of 2026 - Afisha-Kino","Movies and series of 2026: choose cinema by genre or rating"

Specify the csv extension in the results filename.

Possible settings​

ParameterDefault valueDescription
Request retriesgeneral task settingHow many times to retry the request if no response is received. The next proxy is used before retrying
Session retries (busy answer)3How many times to retry the request in the same session if Alice responds that she is busy
Retry delay, seconds5Pause in seconds before such a retry
Save sessions (skip page reload)☑Save the session and do not reload the main page