Prompt

How do I scrape websites without writing scripts?

Technology / Data Infrastructure9 observationsLast seen Oct 5, 2026

Latest observation

Oct 5, 2026ChatGPTWeb search: on

Yes. No-code web scraping is essentially “point, click, and extract” rather than writing Python or JavaScript.

Easiest approach

  1. Choose a no-code scraper
  • Browse AI — AI-assisted; you give it a URL and it suggests the fields to extract. It can export to CSV/JSON, Google Sheets, Airtable, etc. Browse.ai+1
  • Octoparse — visual drag-and-drop scraper with auto-detection, pagination, infinite scroll, and dynamic pages. Octoparse
  • ParseHub — click elements on a page to define what you want; supports JavaScript/AJAX pages, forms, pagination, and exports. ParseHub+1
  1. Give it the webpage URL.
  2. Select what you want. For example, on a product-search page, click:
  • Product name
  • Price
  • Rating
  • Product URL
  1. Tell the scraper how to navigate. You can usually configure things like:
  • Next page → repeat
  • Infinite scroll → keep scrolling
  • Click “Load more”
  • Open each product → extract details
  1. Run it and export the results to CSV, Excel, Google Sheets, JSON, or an API, depending on the tool.

Example

Suppose you want all restaurants from a public directory:

Directory → scrape restaurant name + address + rating → follow pagination → export CSV

A no-code tool can turn that into something like:

NameAddressRating
Restaurant ABarcelona4.7
Restaurant BMadrid4.5
Restaurant CValencia4.6

My recommendation: start with Browse AI if you want the simplest AI-assisted experience, or Octoparse if you want more hands-on control over the scraping workflow.

One important caveat: stick to data you're legally allowed to collect, respect a site's terms and applicable privacy/copyright rules, and don't use scraping to circumvent access controls.

If you tell me the website + exactly what data you want, I can walk you through setting up the scraper step-by-step without writing any code.

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