Octoparse

Intro to workflow & actions

Follow these steps to load a web page in Octoparse.

Open Page (Go to Webpage)

Learn how to set up a scroll action in a custom task

Set up a page scroll

Learn how to enter text, such as keywords, when setting up a custom task.

Enter text

Learn what it Loop Item and how it works in Octoparse

Loop Item (Loop URLs/Pagination)

Click item

Step-by-step guide to opening links in a new tab in Octoparse, useful for scraping details from multiple pages.

Open in a new tab

Extract data

This tutorial will teach you when and how to use Octoparse’s Go Back to Previous Page feature.

Back to the previous page

Hover over

Learn how each workflow action works in Octoparse

Understanding the Workflow

Wait before action

Exit loop

Partial Scroll - Scroll within a designated area of a web page

Step-by-step guide to setting up branch conditions in Octoparse for conditional scraping, handling different page layouts, and customizing task flow with if/else rules.

Branch conditions

Add triggers to an Extract Data

Close a pop-up

Set wait after action for certain steps to make sure smooth task running

Wait after action (v8.7.6)

Advanced Workflow Steps

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