> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.octoparse.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Octoparse capabilities

> Everything Octoparse can do, grouped by what you're trying to get done: build a scraper, fix the data, get past blocks, run it, and deliver the data.

This page lists what Octoparse can do, grouped by what you're trying to get done, and where you'll find each capability. To decide where to start, see [What is Octoparse?](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/what-is-octoparse.md). For the terms used here, see [Core concepts](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/core-concepts.md).

## Get a scraper for a site

| Capability | What it does for you | Where |
| - | - | - |
| [Templates](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/templates/overview.md) | Ready-made scrapers for 600+ popular sites. Enter keywords, URLs, or locations and run | Template Gallery, Desktop, AI Assistant, MCP, API, CLI |
| [AI Assistant](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/ai-assistant/index.md) | Describe the data in your own words, and it finds a template or builds a scraper for you | Web, user center |
| [Cloud Agent](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/ai-assistant/cloud-agent.md) | Builds a dedicated scraper from your request and runs it on Octoparse Cloud | AI Assistant |
| [Browser Use](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/ai-assistant/browser-use.md) | Collects data in your own browser, including sites you're signed in to | AI Assistant, with Octoparse in Chrome |
| [Auto-detect](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/auto-detect.md) | Finds the lists, fields, and pagination on a page and sets up a starting task | Desktop, AI Assistant |
| [No-code builder](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/no-code-builder.md) | Click the data you want and add the steps to reach it, for full control | Desktop |

## Fix missing or messy data

| Capability | What it does for you | Where |
| - | - | - |
| [Refine data](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/refine-data.md) | Rename, reorder, and clean fields with built-in rules and RegEx | Desktop |
| [AI Field Fixer](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/field-fixer.md) | Clean and format fields, or rename them in batches, by describing the change | Desktop |

## Get past blocks

You set these in a task in Octoparse Desktop, and they apply to local and cloud runs unless a page says otherwise. Most templates come with proxies built in.

| Capability | What it does for you |
| - | - |
| [Proxies and IP rotation](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/proxy.md) and [Cloud IP pools](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/cloud-ip-pools.md) | Change the network path and location a task uses |
| [CAPTCHA handling](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/captcha-handling.md) and [Cloudflare verification](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/cloudflare-verification.md) | Get through verification pages, automatically or by hand |
| [Sign-in and cookies](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/auto-login-cookies.md) | Keep a task signed in on sites that need an account |
| [Waits, timeouts, and retries](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/waits-timeouts-retries.md) | Handle pages that load slowly or in stages |
| [User-Agent and browser modes](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/user-agent-and-browser-modes.md) | Change how the page sees the browser, or run in your own Chrome or Edge profile |

To find out which one you need, start with the [Anti-blocking overview](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/anti-blocking-overview.md).

## Run it

| Capability | What it does for you | Where |
| - | - | - |
| [Local Extraction](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/local-extraction.md) | Run on your own computer, with your network and sessions | Desktop, any plan |
| [Local boost mode](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/local-extraction.md#run-faster-with-local-boost-mode) | Split a task into 3 subtasks on your computer, about 3 times faster | Desktop, Basic and above |
| [Checkpoint resume](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/checkpoint-resume.md) | Continue an interrupted local run instead of starting over | Desktop |
| [Cloud Extraction](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/cloud-extraction.md) | Run with your computer off | Octoparse Cloud. Your own tasks need Standard or above; templates and Cloud Agent run on every plan |
| [Schedules](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/cloud-schedules.md) | Run a task again at the times you set | Standard and above |
| [Boost Mode](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/standard-vs-boost.md) and [task splitting](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/cloud-task-splitting.md) | Split a large task into subtasks that run in parallel | Octoparse Cloud |
| [Incremental scraping](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/incremental-data-scraping.md) | Skip pages a recurring task has already scraped | Standard and above |

Not sure where to run a task? See [Local vs Cloud Extraction](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/local-vs-cloud.md).

## Send data to your tools

| Capability | What it does for you |
| - | - |
| [Export formats](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/export-formats.md) | Download data as CSV, Excel, JSON, HTML, or XML |
| [Automatic export](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/automate-cloud-data-exports.md) | Send new data from each cloud run to its destination without a manual download. Standard and above |
| Destinations | [Google Sheets](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/google-sheets.md); [MySQL](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/mysql.md), [PostgreSQL](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/postgresql.md), [SQL Server](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/sql-server.md), and [Oracle](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/oracle.md); [Amazon S3](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/amazon-s3.md), [Google Drive](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/google-drive.md), and [Dropbox](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/dropbox.md). Cloud storage needs Professional or above |
| [API](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/api-reference/index.md), [MCP server](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/mcp/index.md), and [CLI](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cli.md) | Run templates and tasks and pull the data from your own code or AI agents. On Free and Basic, rows count toward your [monthly rows](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/ai-assistant/credits-and-plans.md#monthly-rows); full API access starts on Standard |

## Check how runs went

| Capability | What it does for you |
| - | - |
| [Cloud Run Details](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/monitor-cloud-runs.md) | See each run's status, data, subtasks, and history, and restart stopped subtasks |
| [Logs and events](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/cloud/logs-and-events.md) | Find out why a run stopped or returned less data than expected |

## Work as a team

| Capability | What it does for you |
| - | - |
| [Enterprise admin and agent accounts](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/account.md#enterprise-admin-and-agent-accounts) | An admin account allocates cloud and anti-blocking resources to agent accounts and can see their cloud tasks |
| [Security](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/security.md) | Account security and export destination controls |

> [!NOTE]
>
> Some capabilities depend on your plan, the task type, and whether the task runs on your computer or in the cloud. Each linked page lists its requirements. See [pricing](https://www.octoparse.com/pricing) for what each plan includes.


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