Collecting Your First Data

Step 1: Create a Workspace

A Workspace is where you and your team keep your work. If you don’t have one yet, click New Workspace and give it a name. For more on workspaces and inviting teammates, see this guide.

Step 2: Create a Collection

Open your Workspace and click New Collection. Give it a name. This is how it will appear in your list of Collections.

Optionally, set a schedule (a cron expression) if you want this Collection to run automatically on a recurring basis. You can leave this blank and run it manually instead.

Step 3: Add a Query

A Query tells the Collection what data to collect. Create a Query and add your Fields:

1. Enter a field name. This becomes a column of collected data.
2. Enter a description of exactly what data you want for that field. See this helpful guide for tips on writing good descriptions.
3. Repeat to add as many fields as you need.

If you want duplicate records merged, set one or more fields as deduplication keys.

Step 4: Add a Source

A Source tells the Collection where to collect data from. Create a Source and enter:

1. A name for the website.
2. The URL of the site you want to collect from.

ApeScrape reads through the site for you. You can add as many Sources as you need. See this guide for more detail.

Step 5: Start a Run

Open your Collection and click Start New Run. ApeScrape will crawl your Sources and extract data using your Query.

Step 6: View Your Data!

When the Run finishes, open it to see all the records ApeScrape has collected for you. Congratulations, you just collected your first set of data!