A method for creating and executing a micro-application includes receiving a user selection of a user interface element within a user interface of a primary application. Source code associated with the selected user interface element is parsed to obtain at least one attribute associated with the selected user interface element. Data associated with the selected user interface element is identified based on the source code. A response based on the at least one attribute and the data is generated. A microapp configured to process the response to obtain the data from within the primary application is generated.