When running tasks with Cloud Extraction, the task is split into multiple sub-tasks. These sub-tasks are processed simultaneously in the cloud by different servers. As a result, the scraped data is transferred back at the same time but not in sequence, which is why the data may appear out of order.
Now that we understand the cause, let’s look at the solutions available to resolve this issue.
Disable task split - to run all tasks under one IP
Click the Task Settings button on the upper right side of the Octoparse interface
Go to Run Settings
Check Disable task split
Click Save
After this option is selected, the task will not be split into sub-tasks. So the data will be in the same order as the local run. In case you still find the order different, you can try to set up some wait time for the Extract Data action.
Note: The solution will slow the scraping speed as the Cloud speed depends on how many sub-tasks are running at the same time.