Octoparse proxy setup
About this tool
Octoparse is a no-code visual web data extraction platform offering pre-built scraping templates, point-and-click workflow design, and 24/7 hosted cloud extraction. Octoparse offers a no-code path from website content to structured datasets. Users can start from ready-made scraping templates or build tasks visually, then run collection in a managed cloud environment. This suits teams that need repeatable web data tasks without maintaining their own scraper code.
Key capabilities
Auto-detection & visual workflow designer: Automatically detects lists, tables, and pagination inside its built-in browser while letting users configure infinite scroll, AJAX waits, logins, and XPath rules—or launch ready-made marketplace templates without coding.
- No-code task building：Octoparse defines extraction tasks visually through templates or on-page selection of fields, pagination and interactions. This gives business users a way to produce structured data without first writing a complete scraping program.
- Ready-made scraping templates：Local and cloud extraction run in different places. Hosted tasks can continue remotely and use scheduling according to the selected plan. Task design, execution location and export options together determine how collected data enters reporting or other business processes.
Where it fits
Start product, price, review or directory collection with a small sample to check fields and navigation, then choose execution location and frequency. For custom proxies, verify the plan and task environment’s supported options; local computer settings do not automatically configure cloud tasks.
- Business price monitoring & lead research: Enables operations and research teams to schedule recurring extractions of product listings, reviews, and public directories, exporting data to Excel, CSV, databases, or APIs.
- Supports custom HTTP(S) proxy lists and rotation intervals for local task execution (distinguishing local runs from hosted cloud runs); Datacenter proxies are recommended for fast, predictable public page extraction.