Getting Started with Browser Automation
Getting Started with Browser Automation
Video
Steps
Step 1 – Click type on right and web name in search option
Step 2 - After typing in search column – Click on confirm button
Step 3 – Click on Scrape a website
Step 4- Clicking on Scrape a website, it will take us to many website to choose any one
Step 5 – Download the chrome extension—click on paste cookies
Step 6- Grab cookies and paste it in then start recording
Mastering Browser Automation: A Guide to Getting Started with TaskMagic
Introduction: In the realm of automation, browser automation stands out as a powerful tool for streamlining tasks and increasing efficiency. In this blog post, we will delve into the basics of browser automation, specifically focusing on Task Magic, a leading browser automation tool. Join me, Jeremy Redman, the founder of Task Magic, on a journey of discovery as we explore the fundamentals of browser automation and how you can leverage it to enhance your workflow.
Getting Back to Stupid: Embracing the Basics At Task Magic, we believe in starting from the ground up. We affectionately refer to beginners in browser automation as being at the "stupid" stage – not out of disrespect, but as a playful way to emphasize the importance of mastering the basics. Our "Getting Back to Stupid" series is designed to guide you through the essential steps of browser automation, from pointing and clicking to copy-pasting.
Guided Steps for Success One of the key pillars of Task Magic is our commitment to providing effective prompts that guide you through the automation process. When using Task Magic, you'll find yourself presented with step-by-step instructions in the prompt window on the left, while the corresponding actions unfold in the browser window on the right. This interactive approach ensures that you stay on track and make progress with ease.
Setting You Up for Success With insights gained from working with over 4,000 customers, Task Magic has identified two critical factors that can set you up for success in browser automation. Firstly, we recommend starting with a curated selection of eight or nine popular sites or apps to familiarize yourself with the platform. Secondly, focusing on a single type of flow data scraping simplifies the learning process and allows you to master the fundamentals effectively.
Scraping Made Simple Data scraping lies at the heart of many automation tasks, and Task Magic makes it simple for you to extract and manipulate data effortlessly. Whether you choose to use one of our recommended sites or customize your own scraping flow, Task Magic provides user-friendly features like cookie prompts and session saving to streamline the process. By mastering scraping, you lay a strong foundation for advanced automation tasks.
Join the Browser Automation Revolution As we gear up to release Task Magic as a freemium teaching model, we invite you to join us in mastering browser automation. Browser automation is not just about saving time – it's about empowering you to click, type, and learn in a whole new way. Share your thoughts in the comments below and let us know how browser automation is transforming your workflow.
Conclusion: Thank you for embarking on this browser automation journey with Task Magic. By embracing the basics, following guided steps, and focusing on essential principles like data scraping, you are well on your way to mastering browser automation. Stay tuned for more updates and insights as we continue to revolutionize the way you work online. Remember, when it comes to browser automation, there's no shame in getting back to "stupid" and starting from the basics.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
Hey everybody, Jeremy Redman here of Task Magic, and this is a, this, this video is a good one, um, because we're learning from the basics. And what I call the basics, when someone is at the basics, I call that stupid. Getting stu so I'm gonna call this Getting Back to Stupid series. Or stupid series. We have added over 4, 000 customers to our browser automation tool.
Uh, and we've learned a lot, a bunch of stuff. We've learned a bunch of stuff about what helps people understand exactly how to do browser automation or web based automation. The pointing, the clicking, the copy pasting. With Task Magic, we normally let you do anything. Anything's possible. Possible! And when we let you do anything, there are a bunch of little things that could trip you up.
And you'll notice this as we try to directly guide you with even more effective prompts. You'll see guided steps inside the prompt window, as we call it. The prompt window is on the left. And then the browser window that we open is on the right. So see after clicking the type button that tells you to go type in the, you'll get a prompt.
On the left hand side, and it will say to do this action in the browser window on the right. Then, once you've done that, so it says, hit the type button, you'll hit it, you'll go to the right side, and it will say, after you're done typing, go to the prompt window and hit confirm. This series is to make you think intentionally and start from the basics while you're stupid.
You're stupid. And working with those 4, 000 customers, we've narrowed it down to two things to set you up for success. limiting the number of apps that you can use to start just to start. So we give you eight or nine of our most visited sites slash apps to start with. And then we limit you to one type of flow data scraping.
Most flows include some type of data, taking data from one site and then moving it to another or taking data from one site and putting it to a Google spreadsheet. You're scraping one thing, or you're scraping, say, a list. It's also the most straightforward flow you can build with browser automation.
Using a scraping flow, you will select from one of the eight or nine sites, like I said, uh, that we give you, or you can use your own custom one. You'll type in your user creds, or make sure you see the cookie prompt. You'll go to your regular Chrome browser, And then grab your cookies and then paste it in there.
That is the best place because it skips the login. It saves your sessions, everything. So, let us know in the comments what you think of getting started here. Because we're going to release this as a freemium slash teaching model. because like I said, scraping is at the forefront of what we're doing, and it kind of helps you click type and learn what browser automation is.
So thank you so much for joining our getting stupid, getting back to stupid. Let me know what you think about that. All right, like, subscribe, say hi. Thanks.