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How to extract the search keywords entered?

Updated over 3 months ago

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Search & Extract Data with Keywords

Octoparse enables automated keyword searches by letting you:

  1. Input a list of keywords to be searched in a target search box

    For a step-by-step guide, see our full tutorial: Enter text

  2. Extract all results for each keyword query
    For a step-by-step guide, see our full tutorial: How to Extract Search Results


Capture Search Keywords

Want to log the keywords used in each search? Octoparse can automatically extract these, too!

How It Works:

  1. Set up your keyword list in Octoparse

  2. Click the search box in your workflow → Select "Textbox value"

  3. The searched keywords will now be captured alongside the results

It’s that simple!

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