FAQ – TaskMagic | We're here to help you automate anything on the web

Help Center
- Getting Started
  - Out of data? Here is what to do
  - Deleting your workspaces
  - Instagram Scroll Down in follower/following
  - Recording your first automation
  - Recording Bar
  - I finished recording, now what?
  - Play steps button
  - Setup trigger: What it does and how to use it.
  - Connecting and exporting data to Google Sheets.
  - Inviting Teammates
  - Show Task History: How to get ready for scheduled runs.
  - Scraping a list vs individual text
  - What’s the difference between exporting and importing data from Google Sheets?
  - How to set check for unread messages
  - Do I have to login to sites to scrape?
  - Can I run more than one automation at a time?
  - What does “turn on” do.
  - Everything you need to know about automating Instagram
- Features
  - Sheet change trigger (new row added or edited)
  - Using Webhooks
  - Find by Text
  - Filter-by to find an automation
  - Recording
  - Custom Steps
  - Custom Javascript
  - URL
  - Filter
  - Scheduling Every Hour Trigger
  - What is Delay?
  - What does “Manage loop trigger” do and how to use it?
- Troubleshooting
  - What is a selector?
  - What about Captcha?
  - What to do when you have missed run
  - Have an issue running your automation? Check these three steps.
  - What does a red step indicate?
  - My browser window won’t close after running an automation/ browser already in progress. Close browser and replay. What do I do?
  - Why don’t I see a browser window for my scheduled runs/What is a headless browser?
  - How do I handle Browser Window alerts?
  - How to make the page reload
  - My computer keeps turning off so I missed my run
  - I cannot log in with my google email to connect my google sheet - getting 404/401 error
How to guides
- How to…
  - How to source and then DM your competitors on Instagram.
  - How to Scrape Instagram Usernames for Strategic Insights.
  - How to Automate Messages to Reach a New Audience.
  - How to use TaskMagic to automatically front-end QA test your products (no code or otherwise).
  - How to handle lazy loading on pages.
  - How to handle hovering over elements on a page.
  - How to edit/delete/update/modify a step.
  - How to edit the message sent on automation.
  - How to grow your YouTube audience.
  - How To Update The Desktop App - Hard Close The Desktop Application To Trigger An update - Mac Users
  - How To Update The Desktop Application - Find The “Check For Update” Feature In the Desktop Application
  - How to check what version you are on and why it’s important to be on the latest version.
  - Accessing Developer Tools
  - How To Add A Custom Click Step To An Automation Previously Recorded.
  - How to edit steps when recording an automation.
  - How to recapture a whole automation again.
  - How To Locate The Help Center
  - How To Scrape Data From Any Website To A Google Sheet.
  - What’s the difference between bringing data to and from google sheets and using google sheets trigger?
  - My automation failed, what next?
  - How to copy/paste
  - How do I remove my google connection?
  - How to send scraped data to a Webhook
  - How the Parse Step works
  - How To Update The Desktop Application - Manually Update The Desktop App
  - How To Reformat Your Spreadsheet To Title Case
  - How to Split First & Last Names Into Separate Columns For Your Google Sheet
  - How to Switch To A New Worksheet For The Same Automation In The Desktop Application
  - How to scrape sites with multiple pages (pagination)
  - How to find my API key for Zapier
  - Chromium browser is not opening after clicking capture steps, how do I fix that [ WIN | MAC ]?
  - How to encrypt text.
  - How to change an automation name.
  - How to Scrape Many Searches Using Variables.
  - How to erase an automation.
  - How to find the local file path for Upload Files
  - How to add a scroll down (page) step
  - How to collect all the emails of my LinkedIn contacts
  - How to include the first name when adding a note to a connection request for Linkedin
FAQ
- We’ve been asked…
  - How to download and install TaskMagic on windows.
  - Do I have to download the desktop app?
  - What is a lifetime deal?
  - Are my passwords and data secure?
  - What is included in a team plan?
  - I’ve been invited to a team. What do I have access to?
  - Do you offer a cloud plan?
  - How do I replace a “selector” when needed?
  - Do I need to have my computer open in order for the automations to run?
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We’ve been asked…

How to download and install TaskMagic on windows.

Step by step guide to install on windows.

Do I have to download the desktop app?

Explains how to download the desktop app

What is a lifetime deal?

Are my passwords and data secure?

See how we secure your data

What is included in a team plan?

I’ve been invited to a team. What do I have access to?

Do you offer a cloud plan?

How do I replace a “selector” when needed?

Do I need to have my computer open in order for the automations to run?

Running automations with your computer open or closed.