🔜 An official Octoparse ChatGPT app is coming soon
Before You Begin
Please review the following before getting started:
✅ A paid ChatGPT subscription is required for the integration (Plus / Team / Enterprise)
🧪 This integration is currently an early-access / technical preview
👩💻 Recommended for technical or advanced users until the official app is released
What This Integration Enables
Once Octoparse is connected to ChatGPT, you can manage scraping tasks using natural language, including:
Search Octoparse scraping templates
Create scraping tasks from templates
Start and stop cloud tasks
Check task execution status
Export data (CSV / JSON)
View Octoparse account information
Octoparse MCP Server Information
Octoparse provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that ChatGPT connects to to access Octoparse tools.
Server URL:
https://mcp.octoparse.com
This server securely exposes Octoparse capabilities—such as templates, tasks, and exports—to AI assistants.
Step-by-step configuration
Follow these steps to connect Octoparse with ChatGPT.
Step 1: Open ChatGPT settings
Log in to ChatGPT using a Plus, Team, or Enterprise account
Click your profile avatar in the bottom-left corner
Select Personalization
Step 2: Navigate to Apps
In the left sidebar, click Apps
Under Enabled apps, select Advanced settings
Step 3: Enable Developer mode
In Apps, click Advanced settings
Toggle Developer mode (Beta) ON
Review the warning message and proceed
Developer mode allows you to add unverified MCP servers. Use at your own risk.
Step 4: Create the Octoparse app (MCP server)
Click Create app
Fill in the following fields:
Name
Octoparse
MCP Server URL
https://mcp.octoparse.com
Set Authentication to OAuth
Leave OAuth Client ID and Client Secret empty
Check “I understand and want to continue”
Click Create
Step 5: Authorize access (OAuth)
ChatGPT will redirect you to Octoparse for authorization
Review the requested permissions
Click Yes, Allow
Once approved, ChatGPT can securely access your Octoparse account via OAuth.
Authentication (OAuth)
When you use Octoparse tools for the first time in ChatGPT:
ChatGPT attempts to call an Octoparse tool
A browser window opens automatically
You log in to your Octoparse account
You approve access
Authorization is completed via OAuth
🔐 ChatGPT never has access to your Octoparse password.
Example ChatGPT Prompts (After Integration)
Template & Task Creation
Find a template for scraping Amazon product listings Create a task using this template Start the task in the cloud
Monitoring & Export
Check the status of this task Export all data as CSV
Important Usage Notes
✅ Only cloud-supported templates can be started via ChatGPT
❌ Local-only tasks must be run in the Octoparse desktop client
⚠️ Cloud execution consumes Octoparse credits
⚠️ Some templates require Professional or higher plans, or consumes Octoparse credits
What’s Coming Next 🚀
✅ Official Octoparse ChatGPT App
✅ One-click install (no configuration)
✅ Native ChatGPT tool calling
✅ Improved permissions and data controls