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🎥 Visual Scraper Recorder - Complete Guide

🚀 What is the Visual Recorder?

The Visual Scraper Recorder is a revolutionary no-code tool that watches you browse websites and automatically generates scraper configurations. No CSS selectors, no coding, no technical knowledge required.

✨ Key Benefits

  • 🎯 Point & Click: Just browse and click like normal - we do the rest
  • ⏱️ 10x Faster: Create scrapers in 2 minutes instead of 30 minutes
  • 🎓 Zero Learning Curve: If you can browse, you can scrape
  • 🤖 AI-Powered: Smart pattern detection and selector optimization
  • ✅ Instant Preview: See your data before running the scraper
  • 🔄 Iterative: Record, review, adjust, repeat

📦 Installation

Browser Extension (Coming Soon)

The Visual Recorder browser extension will be available for:

  • Chrome/Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari

For now, the backend is ready and waiting for the extension to be published.

🎯 Quick Start

Once the extension is available:

  1. Install the extension
  2. Click "Start Recording"
  3. Browse to your target website
  4. Click elements you want to extract
  5. Stop recording
  6. Review and deploy!

🔧 Backend API

The backend is fully functional and provides these endpoints:

  • POST /api/v1/recorder/save - Save recording
  • POST /api/v1/recorder/generate - Generate configuration
  • POST /api/v1/recorder/deploy - Deploy scraper
  • GET /api/v1/recorder/recordings - List recordings
  • GET /api/v1/recorder/recording/<id> - Get recording details
  • DELETE /api/v1/recorder/recording/<id> - Delete recording

📞 Support

For questions or issues:

More documentation coming soon with the browser extension release!