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What does TaskMagic do?

TaskMagic is a no-code tool that allows users to build Browser Recording and API automation in one place to automate just about anything you can imagine

Apps Vs Browser Recording?

The goal of automating anything is to free up more of your time. Whether this is form entry, data collection, cold outreach or simply your daily automation to hit “order” on DoorDash for your lunch

TaskMagic Glossary

Some words and things

TaskMagic 101

Some of the essential getting started items

All things Browser Recording

What is the step-by-step repetitive process I should replicate? Which buttons exactly do I need to click to complete this? The best way to record your automation is to make sure every click you make is intentional. We shouldn’t be clicking things that don’t need to be done or recording steps that aren’t really part of the process. The less extra steps we have the less chance we have at unneeded errors.

Advanced Settings Inside an Automation

Advanced Settings Inside an Automation

Exploring the Left Side Panel Menu Bar

Exploring the Left Side Panel Menu Bar

Profile Settings and Changing Your Email

Profile Settings and Changing Your Email

Billing Settings and Find Invoice

Billing Settings and Find Invoice

Understanding Traffic Control in Automation

Understanding Traffic Control in Automation

Why You May Need to Record a Type Step for a Dropdown

Why You May Need to Record a Type Step for a Dropdown

What is a Suggested Step?

What is a Suggested Step?

How to Copy Click and Scrape Links or Images with Task Magic

How to Copy Click and Scrape Links or Images with Task Magic

What is Allow Error and How Does it Work

What is Allow Error and How Does it Work

Debugging a Flow That is Not Scraping

Debugging a Flow That is Not Scraping

Handling Issue with Login - How it’s Not a Bug But Reported as a Bug (with Customer Example)

Handling Issue with Login - How it’s Not a Bug But Reported as a Bug (with Customer Example)

Scraping a URL vs Scraping Text

Scraping a URL vs Scraping Text

Getting Started with Browser Automation

Getting Started with Browser Automation

What Are Guided Tutorials

What Are Guided Tutorials

How to Use Cookies

How to Use Cookies

Whats the Difference Between Web-based automation and API Automation (zapier and pabbly)

Whats the Difference Between Web-based automation and API Automation (zapier and pabbly)

Insufficient Scopes Were Provided - Please Contact the App Developer

Insufficient Scopes Were Provided - Please Contact the App Developer

What is a Dynamic Variable?

What is a Dynamic Variable?

What Does "Turn On" Do?

What Does "Turn On" Do?

The Difference Between Webhooks in Browser Recordings and Webhooks in Apps

The Difference Between Webhooks in Browser Recordings and Webhooks in Apps

What is the Difference Between Scrape and Copy?

What is the Difference Between Scrape and Copy?

Difference between a bug and an edge case feature

What is the Difference between a bug and an edge case feature

What is a Click Step?

What is a Click Step?

What is a Scrolldown Step?

What is a Scrolldown Step?

How Do I Know to Start With Apps, Web Recordings, or Guided Tutorials?

How Do I Know to Start With Apps, Web Recordings, or Guided Tutorials?

What is Chromium and Why Do You Use it for Browser Recording

What is Chromium and Why Do You Use it for Browser Recording

Do I Need to Have Any Technical Expertise to Use TaskMagic?

Do I Need to Have Any Technical Expertise to Use TaskMagic?

My First Step Requires a Sign In and Password, How Do I Do That?

My First Step Requires a Sign In and Password, How Do I Do That?

What is the Best Way to Figure Out My Steps Before Using the Platform?

What is the Best Way to Figure Out My Steps Before Using the Platform?

What is "Change Step Type" and Why Would I Want to Change a Step Type After Recording?

What is "Change Step Type" and Why Would I Want to Change a Step Type After Recording?

What's the Question You'd Ask to Help People Understand They Need to Start With a Webhook

What's the Question You'd Ask to Help People Understand They Need to Start With a Webhook

Inside the prompt window to the right of each recorded step (while i’m recording) i see three dots. When i click that i see “advanced settings”. When i click it i see the option to check “go to step if this step fails” and “enable random delays”. What does “enable random delays” do and why would i do that?

What Does 'Enable Random Delays' Do and Why is It Important

Build Start Here Tutorial and Running It

Build Start Here Tutorial and Running It

Running Start Here Tutorial

Running Start Here Tutorial

Use Your Chrome Profile Before Recording

Use Your Chrome Profile Before Recording

Adding Time Conditions to an Automation

Adding Time Conditions to an Automation

What Does “Turn on Time Constraints” Mean and How Does It Work?

What Does “Turn on Time Constraints” Mean and How Does It Work?

What Are the Instagram Guided Templates and What Things Can I Automate With Them?

What Are the Instagram Guided Templates and What Things Can I Automate With Them?

What are the LinkedIn guided templates and what things can i automate with them?

What are the LinkedIn guided templates and what things can i automate with them?

What are the facebook guided templates and what things can i automate with them?

What are the facebook guided templates and what things can i automate with them?

Why am I recording steps? What does recording have to do with my automation?

Why am I recording steps? What does recording have to do with my automation?

What Does “Cloud” Actually Mean?

What Does Cloud Actually Mean?

How do cloud hours work? And when i buy them where do i see them?

How do cloud hours work? And when i buy them where do i see them?

How Do Profiles/Cookies Work in TaskMagic?

How Do Profiles/Cookies Work in TaskMagic?

Inside the prompt window to the right of each recorded step i see three dots. When i click that i see “disable step”. What does “disable step” do and why would i do that?

What Does “Disable Step” Do and Why Would I Do That?

What is the “List Trigger?" This Used to be Called Loop, Are List and Loop the Same Thing?

What is the “List Trigger?" This Used to be Called Loop, Are List and Loop the Same Thing?

What is the Prompt Window and Where Can it Be Found?

What is the Prompt Window and Where Can it Be Found?

What is the “apps” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation? IS this adding an app action or trigger inside the recording DURING the recording?

What is the “apps” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation? IS this adding an app action or trigger inside the recording DURING the recording?

What is the “keypress” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “keypress” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “custom javascript” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “custom javascript” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “delay” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “delay” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “filter” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “filter” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “go to page” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation? It doesnt say enter URL?

What is the “go to page” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation? It doesnt say enter URL?

What is the “scrolldown” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “scrolldown” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What IS Recording?

What IS Recording?

How Do I Change an Automation Name?

How Do I Change an Automation Name?

What is the “type” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “type” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

Why are there two windows to click in (prompt window and chromium window)

Why is there two windows to click in (prompt window and chromium window)

Features

Can I Make a Chatbot in TaskMagic in the Apps Builder? How?

Can I Make a Chatbot in TaskMagic in the Apps Builder?

What Are “Suggested Steps” and Why Do They Keep Popping Up All the Time?

What Are “Suggested Steps” and Why Do They Keep Popping Up All the Time?

In a scrape step, what does “keep formatting (line breaks, etc.)“ mean? How is it used and how is it helpful?

In a scrape step, what does “keep formatting (line breaks, etc.)“ mean? How is it used and how is it helpful?

What is “milliseconds we will wait for… “ mean? How is it used and how is it helpful?

What is “milliseconds we will wait for… “ mean? How is it used and how is it helpful?

What is “TM ai-smart detection” that i see checked while scraping and how does it help my automation?

What is “TM ai-smart detection” that i see checked while scraping and how does it help my automation?

I want to add a parse step after recording. And i see “select a step or variable,” what is this?

I want to add a parse step after recording. And i see “select a step or variable,” what is this?

I want to add a parse step after recording. And i see “enter an example of what will be parsed,” what does this mean? Whats an “example” in this context?

I want to add a parse step after recording. And i see “enter an example of what will be parsed,” what does this mean? Whats an “example” in this context?

I want to add a parse step after recording. And i see “select type,” at the bottom in the last field; what is this and how does it work?

I want to add a parse step after recording. And i see “select type,” at the bottom in the last field; what is this and how does it work?

Custom browser size

Override the default browser size if your automation requires something specific for certain buttons/elements etc. to show

Scrape data from websites

Another cool article description

Screenshot.

Scheduling Trigger with “Manage Trigger Settings”

How to setup a trigger using a schedule

Sheet change trigger (new row added or edited)

Sheet change trigger

Looping through data

Looping through automation steps

Connecting Google Sheets

Using Google Sheets with your automation

Using Webhooks

Enhance Your Automation with Webhooks: A Guide to Dynamic Data Integration.

Find by Text

Using Find by Text to complete your automation

Filter-by to find an automation

How to filter-by to locate an automation in your workspace

Recording

Start recording your work clone!

Custom Steps

Unleashing Automation Creativity: Understanding Custom Steps.

What is Custom Javascript and how is it helpful?

Using custom javascript in your automation

URL

Unlocking Web Automation Possibilities: Exploring the "Navigate" Feature”.

Filter

Customizing Your Automation Flow: Harnessing the Power of the 'Filter' Feature.

Staying logged in sites for future runs

Creating a Chrome Profile to keep login information for future runs.

Scheduling Every Hour Trigger

A detailed explanation of what to expect when scheduling an automation to trigger Every Hour or Hourly.

What is Delay?

Mastering the Pause: An Introduction to the "Delay" Feature in Web Automation.

What does “Manage loop trigger” do and how to use it?

Mastering Automation Control: Understanding and Using 'Manage Loop Trigger’.

Does TaskMagic Integrate with Pabbly, Make, or Zapier?

Does TaskMagic Integrate with Pabbly, Make, or Zapier?

Prompting Gemini For a Response

Prompting Gemini For a Response

How Do You Format Text?

How Do You Format Text?

What is the schedule trigger? How does scheduling my automation to run at a certain time work? Like scheduling every hour or 5 minutes? And what are time constraints?

What is the Schedule Trigger? How Does Scheduling My Automation to Run at a Certain Time Work?

Do You Support My Additional Users (Invited Teammates)?

Do You Support My Additional Users (Invited Teammates)?

Can i only “find by text” when i use a scrape text step? Is find by text the same if i use “scrape a list” or “scrape single?”

Can i only “find by text” when i use a scrape text step? Is find by text the same if i use “scrape a list” or “scrape single?”

Explaining to a Customer How TaskMagic Helps Deal With Anti-Bot Controls

Explaining to a Customer How TaskMagic Helps Deal With Anti-Bot Controls

How do nested loops work? Can you show me

How do nested loops work? Can you show me

How does activepieces (apps) work with TaskMagic?

How does activepieces (apps) work with TaskMagic?

Using the List Trigger for Pagination

Using the List Trigger for Pagination

Will I need a proxy IP (browser VPN) for every member of my team/clients? Or Is it based on connected account (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook etc)?

Will I need a proxy IP (browser VPN) for every member of my team/clients? Or Is it based on connected account (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook etc)?

Does TaskMagic have an API to use? What are the workarounds? Webhooks?

Does TaskMagic have an API to use? What are the workarounds? Webhooks?

What is the “branch” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “branch” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “loop” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation? And how is it different than looping inside the taskmagic recorder?

What is the “Loop” Action App Inside Apps Under Core?

What is the “connections” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “connections” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “data mapper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “data mapper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “http request send to webhook” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “http request send to webhook” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “delay” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “delay” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “text helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “text helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is “RPA”, or Robotic Process Automation?

What is “RPA”, or Robotic Process Automation?

What’s "Find By Text" and How Can It Help My Automation?

What’s "Find By Text" and How Can It Help My Automation?

Do You Offer a Cloud Plan and How Does That Work?

Do You Offer a Cloud Plan and How Does That Work?

How Do I Access Developer Tools?

How Do I Access Developer Tools?

What is the “date helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “date helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

Facebook took their api away can I still automate Facebook with TaskMagic? Yes, and why you don’t need APIs when automating with TaskMagic.

Facebook took their api away can I still automate Facebook with TaskMagic? Yes, and why you don’t need APIs when automating with TaskMagic.

What is the “math helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “math helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “files helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “files helper” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “SFTP” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “SFTP” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “SMTP” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “SMTP” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “storage” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “storage” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “activebots” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work?

What is the “activebots” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work?

What is the “code” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “code” action app inside apps under core and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “schedule” tirgger app inside apps under core? Hows it different from scheduling in the taskmagic recorder?

What is the “schedule” tirgger app inside apps under core? Hows it different from scheduling in the taskmagic recorder?

What is the “scrape single” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “scrape single” button in the prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “scrape a list” button in the recording prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

What is the “scrape a list” button in the recording prompt window and how’s it work and why would i need it for my automation?

How does taskmagic handle form submissions? Is there an example?

How does taskmagic handle form submissions? Is there an example?

How Do I Use Variables in a Type Step?

How Do I Use Variables in a Type Step?

How do i handle “If” statements to filter in a spreadsheet with TaskMagic?

How do i handle “If” statements to filter in a spreadsheet with TaskMagic?

RSS Feed to ChatGPT to Twitter

RSS Feed to ChatGPT to Twitter

Google Address Autocomplete in Input Field

Google Address Autocomplete in Input Field

Setting Up Chrome Profiles

Setting Up Chrome Profiles

Trigger Browser Recording to Run From Apps

Trigger Browser Recording to Run From Apps

Informational Banners Inside the Automations and What Do They Mean

Informational Banners Inside the Automations and What Do They Mean

Real Estate Flow With a Happy Customer

Real Estate Flow With a Happy Customer

Can I Use TaskMagic With Google Maps? How?

Can I Use TaskMagic With Google Maps?

Instagram Follower growth management by following and unfollowing as necessary

Instagram Follower growth management by following and unfollowing as necessary

How Can I Use Filters and Conditional Filtering Within My Flow?

How Can I Use Filters and Conditional Filtering Within My Flow?

How We Automate ChatGPT

How We Automate ChatGPT

Scroll Down and Click Next for The Cloudways Agency Partners Directory

Scroll Down and Click Next for The Cloudways Agency Partners Directory

Sheet Change Trigger (New Row Added or Edited)

Sheet Change Trigger (New Row Added or Edited)

Does TaskMagic work with google? Does it save my google chrome profiles? What are the google guides?

Sheet Change Trigger (New Row Added or Edited)

What About Captcha?

What About Captcha?

Sheet Change Trigger (New Row Added or Edited)

Sheet Change Trigger (New Row Added or Edited)

Troubleshooting

Clear application cache on mac

Clear application cache on mac

Try again in a moment

My scheduled or triggered runs are failing early but my automation works when I run it from my desktop. The scheduled runs started but encountered multiple errors. The manual runs worked perfectly. What do I do?

How to fix failing runs that run successfully on desktop

Out of data? Here is what to do

If your google sheet shows out of data then its time to add some new rows or reset your starting row

Deleting your workspaces

How to delete workspaces in your account

Instagram Scroll Down in follower/following

Scroll down inside an instagram follower/following popup

Recording your first automation

How to get started and build your first automation

Recording Bar

Things to know while recording your automation

I finished recording, now what?

What to do after you finish recording an automation

Play steps button

What is the play steps button

Setup trigger: What it does and how to use it.

Using Google Sheet Change trigger, triggers to manage automation.

Google Sheet Change trigger

How to use Google Sheets as a trigger

Connecting and exporting data to Google Sheets.

How to export data you scraped during your recordings to your Google Sheets.

Inviting Teammates

How to invite others to use your automations in your workspace

Triggering based on a schedule

How to set up a schedule trigger

Show Task History: How to get ready for scheduled runs.

How to prepare yourself for scheduled runs

Scraping a list vs individual text

Scraping a list of values vs using scrape text to copy text values into your automation.

Scraping individual text

Using scrape text to copy text values into your automation.

Scraping a URL vs scraping text

Scraping a URL vs Scraping Text

What’s the difference between exporting and importing data from Google Sheets?

Unlocking the Power of Google Sheets: Understanding the Difference Between Data Import and Trigger.

How to set check for unread messages

Streamline Your Workflow: A Step-by-Step Guide to Checking Unread Messages.

Do I have to login to sites to scrape?

Scraping Websites: To Login or Not to Login, That is the Question!

Can I run more than one automation at a time?

Maximizing Efficiency: Running Multiple Automations Simultaneously.

What does “turn on” do.

Adding custom data (variables) during recording

Everything you need to know about automating Instagram

We recommend that you read this article before triggering Instagram Automations

What does google sheet undefined out of data mean?

What is a selector? And what does it have to do with browser recording?

What is a selector?

What about Captcha?

Managing Captcha Challenges: What to Do Next?

What to do when you have missed run

Missed a Run? Here's What to Do Next.

Have an issue running your automation? Check these three steps.

Troubleshooting Automation Issues: A Step-by-Step Guide”

What does a red step indicate?

Decoding Red Steps: Understanding Errors and How to Fix Them.

Checking a Scraping List Flow for Not Sending Data

Checking a Scraping List Flow for Not Sending Data

My browser window won’t close after running an automation/ browser already in progress. Close browser and replay. What do I do?

Step by step guide on how to force quit Chromium on both Windows and Mac.

Why don’t I see a browser window for my scheduled runs/What is a headless browser?

Unraveling Scheduled Runs: Understanding Headless Mode in TaskMagic.

How do I handle Browser Window alerts?

We handle it the TaskMagic way.

How to make the page reload

How to make the page reload

How Do I Uninstall the App Then Reinstall It?

How Do I Uninstall the App Then Reinstall It?

Mac Desktop Plugin Installation Issue Troubleshooting for Support

Mac Desktop Plugin Installation Issue Troubleshooting for Support

My Cloud Run Isn't Working

My Cloud Run Isn't Working

Missing Chrome Extension From Chrome Profile

Missing Chrome Extension From Chrome Profile

My account doesn’t have any cloud hours so it probably didnt fire the automation when i signed up for tier 4

My account doesn’t have any cloud hours so it probably didnt fire the automation when i signed up for tier 4

My computer keeps turning off so I missed my run. What do i do if this happens?

My computer keeps turning off so I missed my run

What to do When a Loop Trigger Says “Google Sheet is Out of Data”

What to do When a Loop Trigger Says “Google Sheet is Out of Data”

What to do When You Run an Automation for the First Time in a New Device

What to do When You Run an Automation for the First Time in a New Device

I cannot log in with my google email to connect my google sheet - getting 404/401 error

If you are connecting a google sheet through google oauth - this article will explain how to connect your google sheet manually