Building your own project
There are plenty of written and video tutorials on our Help Centre with instructions on how to scrape many types of websites and different elements in websites.
Below are some tutorials for common types of websites. Note that while they have particular websites as examples, you can replicate the instructions to scrape other websites with the same layout.
- Scrape e-Commerce websites:
- Lesson 4: Building your First Sample project. Covers how to scrape Society6 as an example of a typical e-commerce layout (select all products on multiple results pages and click into each one)
- EXAMPLE: Scrape Etsy. Covers how to scrape Etsy as an example of a typical e-commerce layout (select all product on multiple pages)
- Scrape product details. Covers how to scrape H&M as an example of a typical e-commerce layout (select all products on multiple results pages and click into each one)
- Scrape product categories. Covers how to click into multiple product categories using H&M as an example.
- Scrape two eCommerce websites in one project. Covers how to combine Amazon and eBay in one project.
- Video Tutorial: Scraping a List of Keywords. Explains how to scrape a list of keywords on a website, using Etsy as an example.
- Scrape directory websites:
- Video Tutorial: Scraping leads from directories [Yellow Pages Example]. Covers how to scrape the Yellow Pages as an example of a typical directory layout (select all entries on multiple results pages and click into each one).
- Scraping directories [Yelp Example]. Covers how to scrape Yelp as an example of a typical directory layout (select all entries on multiple results pages and click into each one).
- Scrape vehicle dealership websites:
- Scrape vehicle dealership websites. Covers how to scrape AutoList as an example of a typical directory layout (select all vehicles on multiple results pages and click into each one).
- Scrape travel booking websites:
- Search for bookings (using a search field and drop-downs). Explains how to search for bookings using Booking.com as a sample website.
- Video Tutorial: Pagination & Troubleshooting (using the 'next' button). Scrapes the Skyscanner website to exemplify how to scrape multiple pages on the site.
- Scrape real estate websites:
- Video Tutorial: Get Data from Behind a Log-In [Zoocasa Example]. Explains how to log into a website, using Zoocasa as an example.
- Scrape sports statistics websites:
- How to scrape data from a table. Explains how to scrape data from a table using NBL Canada website's stats as an example.
If you're still having trouble setting up your own project, every ParseHub user is entitled to one free product demo call where we can help you build your project via screen-share. You can always book a time that suits you on this Calendly link.
Useful Resources
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Commands in the tool box - Reference
- Pagination - click on the "Next" button to scrape multiple pages
Where to get help
- Look over all of our video tutorials
- Read over all of our written tutorials
- Have a look at the ParseHub API (advanced)
- Contact our support team at hello@parsehub.com, through our contact form or via chat in the bottom right hand corner of parsehub.com
- Post on our Google Q&A Forum
- Schedule a demo to work through your first project together via screen-share