👉 Octoparse offers pre-built Task Templates for Groupon.
For more control, follow these tutorial to build a Groupon scraper from scratch.
We’ll use this sample URL:
🔗 https://www.groupon.com/browse/chicago?category=personal-services&category2=photography
The main steps are shown in the menu on the right and you can download the demo task file here.
1. Open the Target Webpage
Enter the URL on the home page and click Start
2. Close Pop-up Ads (If Any)
Locate and click the "X" button on any pop-up ads.
Use the "Click Element" tool (from the Tips panel).
Disable "Open in a new tab" in the Options.
3. uto-Detect Data & Generate Workflow
Click Auto-detect webpage data and wait for analysis.
Remove unwanted fields in the Data Preview panel.
Disable "Add a page scroll" if unnecessary.
Click Create Workflow.
Extract Detail Page URLs (Optional)
Select "Select subpage URL" from the Tips panel.
Choose the Title URL field (verify in Data Preview).
Click Confirm.
4. Extract & Refine Data Fields
Click on the desired data (e.g., business name, price, location).
Once highlighted, select "Text" from the Tips panel.
Rename fields by double-clicking headers.
The final workflow will look like this:
5. Run the Task & Export Data
Save your task settings.
Click Run → Choose:
Standard Mode (local extraction)
Cloud Mode (for premium users)
Wait for completion, then export in Excel, CSV, HTML, or JSON.
Sample data output:
