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What are robots and what can they do?

Robots are your automated assistants for extracting and monitoring web data. They perform tasks you'd typically do manually - from basic data extraction to complex automation workflows - all without requiring any coding knowledge.

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Written by Nick Simard
Updated over 2 months ago

Core capabilities

Extracting web data

Robots can capture both structured and unstructured data from any website. They extract:

Navigating websites

Our robots handle complex website interactions including:

Monitoring for changes

Keep track of important website updates with robots that:

  • Monitor specific pages or data points

  • Send notifications when changes occur

  • Track historical data changes

  • Support multiple monitoring configurations per robot

Bulk operations

Scale your data extraction by:

  • Running multiple tasks simultaneously

  • Processing 50,000 URLs at once

  • Extracting data from similar page layouts

  • Maintaining consistent data quality at scale

Advanced features

Smart adaptation

Our robots automatically:

  • Adapt to website changes

  • Use residential IP addresses for reliable access

  • Emulate human behavior to avoid detection

  • Handle rate limiting and proxy management

Security and reliability

Every robot includes:

  • Secure credential handling

  • Automated error recovery

  • Built-in retry mechanisms

  • Performance optimization

Working with your data

Spreadsheet automation

Turn any website into a live spreadsheet:

Developer tools

Build web data into your products and projects:

Integration platforms

Connect your robots to over 7,000 applications through our integrations including:


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