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About Robots
Find information about the different types of robots and how to use them.
42 articles in this collection
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
and
Morten Franck
Change Detection (diff/delta)
Using change detection to find out when values change
Written by
Morten Franck
Updated over a week ago
Where are your video tutorials?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
Dexi Basics
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
Web Data Extraction Basics
Understand the basic web technologies used for extracting data
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
What should I know about proxy servers and anonymity?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
What should I know about input and output?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
What should I know about regular expressions?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
About Pipes
Pipes Robot Settings
Written by
Morten Franck
Updated over a week ago
Pipes
Learn about pipes and when you should use them.
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How do I debug a Pipes project?
Get help troubleshooting pipes through our debugging feature
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I download a file using Pipes?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
Tutorial: Competitive pricing comparison
Using pipes and dictionary matching.
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
About Extractors
Extractor Error Handling
How to handle errors in your steps and pages that change their layout
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
Extractors
How to build and execute Extractor robots
Written by
Morten Franck
Updated over a week ago
Extractors: Lists & Loops
How to build Extractors that process lists of items
Written by
Morten Franck
Updated over a week ago
Extractors: Page Navigation
How Extractors navigate from page to page
Written by
Morten Franck
Updated over a week ago
Extractors: Troubleshooting
Common issues and their solutions for extractors
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I debug a failed extractor execution?
Learn how to debug and fix your extractor robots
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
Using a Data type as robot inputs or outputs
Data types are structure definitions for your data.
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
What should I know about the extractor editor?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I extract a file from a page?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I navigate paginated Web sites?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
What should I know about elements, paths, and scopes?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I address a "Load More" element?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
What should I know about site navigation?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I work with elements the editor won't select?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I improve robot performance?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I extract text from a page?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I address infinite scrolling?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I extract a link/URL?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I troubleshoot a loop?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I extract information from a table?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I use the JSON robot definition?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I address anti-robot features?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
About Crawlers
How can I build a crawling robot?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I crawl a Web site directory?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
What should I know about page processors?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
About AutoBots
What are AutoBots?
Introduction and guide to using AutoBots
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
Executing robots
How can I use the robot you built for me?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I download my results?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I create a run?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago
How can I use multiple input values?
Written by
Henrik Hofmeister
Updated over a week ago