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Robots

Train a robot to scrape or monitor web data from any website.

How to train a robot to scrape or monitor data using Robot Studio

Deep scraping uses workflows to connect multiple robots: one to gather lists of items, another to get details from subpage(s).

How can I extract data from lists and their associated details pages? (deep scraping)

Perform deep scraping by using the Workflows feature.

How can I create a workflow connecting two robots?

Choose between creating your own robot or using prebuilt robots from our library based on your needs.

Robot types: Custom vs prebuilt robots

Learn how to build a robot using the Chrome extension to capture structured data or monitor website changes in just a few simple steps.

How to build a robot using the Chrome extension

Train a robot to extract visible contact information from websites, but not to search or scrape hidden emails or phone numbers.

Can you build a robot to extract emails and phone numbers?

Yes, robots can fill forms and perform actions like clicking buttons, entering text, and navigating pages before extracting any data.

Can my robot fill out a form or perform an action before extracting data?

You can create a custom robot using Robot Studio which is the recommended way of extracting data on our platform.

How to create robots without installing the browser extension

Robot Studio offers a point and click interface with live data preview, and enhanced performance without requiring extensions.

Feature overview of Robot Studio: Browse AI's data extraction platform

Train robots faster with AI-recommended datasets that automatically detect and label data points in lists, saving you valuable setup time.

How do recommended datasets work in Robot Studio?

The Browse AI Chrome extension works alongside Robot Studio to help you create web scraping robots that extract and monitor data directly from your browser.

What does the Browse AI Chrome extension do?

Browse AI robots can handle pagination by clicking "next" buttons, "load more" buttons, or scrolling to automatically collect data from multiple pages or infinite scroll listings.

How do I handle pagination and scrolling?

Your robot can log into websites to extract data using either session cookies or credentials for direct login.

How to scrape and monitor data behind a login

No, Browse AI doesn't currently support direct file downloads, but you can extract file URLs that can be used to download files elsewhere.

Can I download files using Browse AI?

Not directly, however, you can convert PDFs to HTML first, then use Browse AI to extract the data from the HTML version.

Can I extract data from PDF files?

Yes, set your robot's data limit higher than expected to capture all items, and Browse AI will return unused credits after completion.

Can I extract all items from a list without knowing the count?

Connect multiple Browse AI robots through linked workflows to extract data from multi-level data sources.

How to chain more than two robots together

Run your robots manually with single or Bulk Tasks, or automate with monitors, workflows, integration platforms, and our REST API.

How to run your robot

Robots scrape, extract, and monitor website data with no coding required.

What are robots and what can they do?

While Browse AI doesn't directly support iFrames, you can extract data by finding and using the iFrame's source URL in most cases.

How to extract data from iFrames

Using Robot Studio, you can capture selections, the entire page, and/or the visible part of the page.

How to train your robot to capture screenshots

We provide specialized solutions to address challenges, ensuring your robots extract data even when faced with security verification systems

How Browse AI handles CAPTCHA challenges

The Origin URL is the starting web address where your robot begins extracting data.

What is an Origin URL?

Tasks are the core way your robots extract data.

How to set up and run tasks

Learn when to use Capture List for repeating data on category pages versus Capture Text for specific details on individual product pages.

Capture List vs Capture Text

Learn about how to train a robot to extract, scrape, and monitor data.

Building robots

Delete a robot from your account permanently by accessing the Settings tab and scrolling to the Danger Zone section.

How to delete a robot

Easily update your robot by retraining it through the Settings tab - modify data points and list names without starting from scratch.

How to retrain a robot

After approving your robot, you can set up monitoring, use it in workflows for deep scraping, or run it on up to 500,000 pages

How to approve a robot

Transfer robots between workspaces quickly to improve team collaboration and resource sharing with just a few simple steps.

How to transfer robots between workspaces

Download your robot's scraped data directly from the History tab in CSV or JSON format, with options to include or exclude previous changes.

How to download the results of a Robot's task (non-Tables method)

Click on your image and use the slider to compare versions. Use the Highlight Changes toggle to make it more clear.

How to see what changed in a captured screenshot

Input parameters let you adjust your robot's behavior without creating new robots. You can modify URLs, search terms, and form fields to make your robots more versatile.

How to use Input Parameters

Use Bulk Run to process multiple URLs simultaneously, saving time when extracting data from numerous pages across websites.

Bulk Run: How to execute bulk tasks

Extract data from up to 500,000 URLs simultaneously by uploading a CSV file through Browse AI's bulk run feature.

How to use bulk runs to extract data from multiple URLs

Once they're built, learn how to manage your robots.

Managing  and scaling robots

When your robot stops working, try retraining it or updating cookies - our platform adapts to most website changes but occasional maintenance is needed.

What to do if your robot suddenly stops working

Cookie notices can disrupt your robots - learn to work around them without complex setup.

How to fix robot failures caused by cookie pop-ups

Troubleshooting robots

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