Scrape data from a pop-up
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Sometimes the data we want to scrape are displayed in a pop-up after clicking a button, and most of the time, these pop-ups are loading with AJAX. Unlike opening a new tab, we'll need to set up the steps to close the pop-up in the workflow. To help you understand it more clearly, here we'll use this URL to walk you through the process of scraping a pop-up:
https://www.ebay.de/usr/brandstown24?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
- Input the page URL on the home page and click Start
- Click on Impressum on the webpage
- Choose Click URL on the Tips panel to display the pop-up
You'll see a Click Item action is generated in the workflow automatically. The pop-up shown is exactly what we need.
- Select the proper AJAX timeout in the settings for the Click Item and click Apply
- Select the data we want to scrape from the pop-up one by one
- Click on the "X" icon, choose Click URL on the Tips panel and also set up the AJAX
Tip: You may not see Click URL option on the Tips panel after choosing the elements on the page. Click element or Click button works the same as it does.
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Author: Brian
Editor: Yina
