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Alternative Methods for Event Website Scraping Without Chrome Extension
Is there a way to do event website scraping without the Google Chrome extension since it is down while being reworked?
Yes, there are alternative ways to scrape event websites without using the Google Chrome extension. We offer a native "Scrape Website" action that allows you to extract data from webpages directly within Clay. This feature can retrieve various types of content including body text, links, emails, phone numbers, and keywords from specified URLs. It's a powerful tool for efficiently gathering web-based data for your Clay workflows. Additionally, we have other scraping options available: 1. Clay Scrapers: These are built-in tools designed for use across the web. 2. Apify Actors: For more complex scraping tasks, especially on difficult-to-scrape websites, you can use Apify Actors within Clay. These alternatives should help you continue your event website scraping tasks without relying on the Chrome extension.
apify
Apify Actors are powerful web scraping and automation tools that you can use within Clay for event website scraping. They're part of Apify, an open-source marketplace offering a wide range of user-created scrapers. To use Apify Actors in Clay: 1. Connect your Apify account to Clay (you'll need an API key). 2. Use the "Run Apify Actor" action in your Clay workflow. 3. Select the appropriate actor for event website scraping. 4. Provide any necessary input data. 5. The actor will run and fetch the scraped data directly into Clay. Apify Actors are particularly useful for scraping complex or difficult-to-scrape websites, making them a great option for event data extraction.