# Choose main content or full page

Choose the part of a public HTML page you need before starting the paid extraction. Full-page extraction includes more of the supplied HTML; it does not turn extraction into an interactive browser.

## Choose a scope

You need [active paid Zilch access](/docs/zilch/confirm-paid-zilch-access) and a public HTTP or HTTPS page you are permitted to read.

1. Open [Zilch](https://dashboard.ouros.md/zilch) and choose **Read a page**.
2. Enter the public page URL.
3. Leave **Main content** selected for an article or central document. Clear it when navigation, surrounding links or other page sections are part of your task.
4. Leave **JavaScript** off. Hosted extraction reads static HTML; full-page scope does not enable scripts, sign-in or form interaction.
5. Choose **Read page** once and retain the operation ID.

## Check the chosen result

Wait for `completed`, then compare the title and headings with the section you intended to keep. Inspect the source URL, `warnings` and `truncated`. A fuller result can contain repetitive menus or unrelated links; a shorter main-content result can omit a relevant sidebar. Neither length nor a successful HTTP response proves completeness.

If the scope is wrong, preserve the original result first. Changing scope is a deliberate new extraction, not a retry of the original body. Do not reuse the original idempotency key with changed options. If the desired text is loaded only by scripts, see [static-page boundaries](/docs/zilch/static-html-and-public-url-boundaries) rather than repeatedly changing scope.