Kimono Labs was a web data extraction service that allowed users to create APIs from websites without writing any code. The company primarily served developers, data analysts, and businesses needing to automate data collection from the web. Operating in the data extraction and API management market, Kimono Labs provided a cloud-hosted solution that enabled users to convert web data into structured APIs. The business model was based on offering both free and premium services, with the latter providing advanced features and higher usage limits. Revenue was generated through subscription fees for premium services. However, as of February 29, 2016, Kimono Labs announced that it would be shutting down its cloud-hosted service due to the team joining Palantir. To ease the transition for existing users, a desktop version of the product was introduced, offering similar functionality but without cloud hosting. This desktop application allowed users to manage their APIs and save data in CSV format, compatible with spreadsheet software like Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. The company emphasized that no data would be accessible via the cloud service post-shutdown, and the Google Sheets integration would no longer be supported. Users were encouraged to migrate their APIs to the desktop version within a specified timeframe.

Keywords: web scraping, API creation, data extraction, desktop application, cloud service, developers, data analysts, automation, CSV export, Palantir.