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How to scrape data from a Google Sheet using Browse AI's Google Sheets add-on
How to scrape data from a Google Sheet using Browse AI's Google Sheets add-on

Learn how to automate data extraction tasks in Google Sheets by running your Browse AI robots directly from spreadsheet rows.

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Written by Nick Simard
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What is Browse AI's for Google Sheets add-on?

Browse AI for Google Sheets is an add-on that lets you run your robots directly from your google sheet.

You can automate up to 50,000 extraction tasks by using spreadsheet rows as inputs, making it perfect for bulk data extraction without needing API knowledge.

The add-on also offers additional features including:

Key benefits

  • Run multiple extraction tasks at once using spreadsheet data

  • Extract data from detail pages associated with list items

  • Automatically remove duplicate or outdated rows

  • Keep all your inputs and outputs in one organized spreadsheet

  • No coding or API knowledge required

Example Use Case

Imagine that you want to scape the newest and shiniest software products from ProductHunt. Using Browse AI, you would create a robot. Your robot takes “Search Keyword” and “Max Products” as input and extracts products related to that specific search keyword.

With the Google Sheets add-on, you can create a Google Sheet with 2 columns for your robot input parameters ("Search Keyword" and "Max Products") and run tasks to scrape all of them at once.

Getting started

Install the add-on

  1. Click Install

  2. Open any Google Sheet to begin

Connect your Browse AI account

  1. Click Extensions in the top menu

  2. Select Browse AI for Sheets

  3. Click Login and authorize the connection

  4. Accept the permissions request

Set up your spreadsheet

  1. Open your robot in Browse AI dashboard

  2. Note the input parameter names from the Run tab

  3. Create columns in your spreadsheet matching these parameter names

Your Google Sheet should look like this:

Run your robot

  1. Enter your desired inputs as rows under your columns

  2. Select the rows you want to process

  3. Click Extensions > Browse AI for Sheets

  4. Select your robot from the menu

  5. Wait for the success message confirming your tasks are running

  6. Check your Robot's History tab to monitor progress

Optional: Create a complete workflow

Last, an optional step you can take is to integrate your robot with the same Google Sheet so that whenever it extracts data, it adds the data to another tab in the same Google Sheet.

  1. Go to your robot's Integrate tab

  2. Select Google Sheets

  3. Choose your current spreadsheet

  4. New extracted data will automatically appear in a new tab

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