Run and schedule cloud tasks

Cloud extraction runs on Octoparse infrastructure. Use it for recurring jobs and workflows that should continue without a local browser process.

Start and inspect a cloud run

octoparse cloud start <taskId>
octoparse cloud status <taskId> --json
octoparse cloud history <taskId> --json
octoparse cloud stop <taskId>

Cloud extraction supports start and stop. It does not support pause or resume.

View a schedule

octoparse schedule cloud get <taskId> --json

Preview the next run time

octoparse schedule cloud next --type 6 --date "" --time "09:00" --json

Schedule types:

Type	Frequency
`1`	Date / once
`2`	Weekly
`3`	Monthly
`4`	Interval in minutes
`5`	Every hour
`6`	Daily

Update and control a schedule

octoparse schedule cloud update <taskId> \
  --type 6 \
  --date "" \
  --time "09:00" \
  --enabled true \
  --yes \
  --json

octoparse schedule cloud start <taskId> --yes
octoparse schedule cloud stop <taskId> --yes

Schedule update, start, and stop modify remote schedule state and require --yes.

Local schedules are managed in the Octoparse desktop app and are not available in the CLI.

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DATA

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REFERENCE

Run and schedule cloud tasks

Start and inspect a cloud run

View a schedule

Preview the next run time

Update and control a schedule

What’s next

Inspect and export data

Automate the CLI

​Start and inspect a cloud run

​View a schedule

​Preview the next run time

​Update and control a schedule

​What’s next

Inspect and export data

Automate the CLI

Start and inspect a cloud run

View a schedule

Preview the next run time

Update and control a schedule

What’s next