{"id":6163,"date":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/?p=6163"},"modified":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","slug":"octoparse-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/octoparse-tutorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Octoparse Tutorials 2022: How to Use the Octoparse [Step By Step]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are you looking forward to using the Octoparse scraping tool for collecting public data on the Internet? Then you are on the right page as we would be providing you a step-by-step guide on how to scrape data using Octoparse.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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In the past, web scraping<\/a> requires you to directly write code or get someone that can write code to provide you a web scraper for collecting the data you are interested in. This is no longer the case as there are a good number of web scrapers that have been developed for those with no coding knowledge.<\/p>\n

These web scrapers range from visual web scrapers such as Octoparse, ParseHub, and WebHarvy, as well as some web scrapers that provide you structured data without you carrying out any data identification task such as Bright Data\u2019s Data Collector<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our focus is on the Octoparse web scraper which is a visual web scraping tool. In theory, Octoparse is an easy-to-use web scraper \u2014 all you have to do is use the point-and-click interface provided to select some of the data of interest and the tool would automatically identify similar elements on the page.<\/p>\n

In practice, if you never learned how to make use of it, you might find it difficult to use especially if you are not a technical person. In this article, we would be providing a tutorial on how to make use of Octoparse to collect data from the Internet. Before doing, let\u2019s take a look at an overview of Octoparse.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>Overview of Octoparse<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Octoparse tool claims to make web scraping easy for everyone regardless of coding skills. With this web scraper, you will not need to write a single line of code to extract data from web pages on the Internet. All you need is to have the skills of using the mouse which is what is required to use the point-and-click interface.<\/p>\n

With Octoparse, you can scrape data from all kinds of sites, including javascript-heavy pages. Being a web scraper<\/a> meant for non-technical people, most of the complexities have been hidden.<\/p>\n

However, you will need to provide proxy servers<\/a> to avoid getting blocked.\u00a0 You can download scraped data in a good number of file formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, and databases.<\/p>\n

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Octoparse is available as a Windows application (Support Mac also). The service also has support for a cloud scraping solution that you can use without necessarily installing any software. This one even makes it possible to schedule scraping tasks and get them delivered to you at specific periods.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>Latest Version of Octoparse<\/span><\/h3>\n

On Feb 2022, The new 8.5 version of Octoparse software have released, Octoparse now is available on Mac as well.<\/p>\n

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What’s new in Octoparse 8.5 version?<\/strong><\/p>\n