> ## 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.

# Build your first task

> Get started with Octoparse through short demo videos covering e-commerce scraping, pagination, and table extraction, plus step-by-step help guides.

New to Octoparse? These short demo videos walk through the features you will use most often, organized around three common scraping jobs: collecting products from an e-commerce site, moving through paginated results, and extracting tables. Each section pairs a video with links to step-by-step help center guides.

> [!TIP]
>
> Try [Auto-detect](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/auto-detect.md) first — it builds a workflow for you on many sites. Reach for the [no-code builder](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/desktop/no-code-builder.md) when you need more control.

## Scrape an e-commerce website

E-commerce scraping falls into two page types. **Listing pages** carry the basics — title, price, and URL for many products at once. **Detail pages** hold richer information such as full specs, descriptions, images, and reviews. You can scrape detail pages on their own, or chain them after a listing page to collect both.

**Scrape a product listing page**

[Scrape a product listing page](https://www.youtube.com/embed/EfnBjBPeenU)

**Scrape a product details page**

[Scrape a product details page](https://www.youtube.com/embed/WLmuQrfdmPU)

Step-by-step guides:

* [Scrape a list of data](https://intercom.help/octoparse/en/articles/6470956-scrape-a-list-of-data)
* [Click each link in a list and scrape data from new pages](https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6470996-click-each-link-in-a-list-and-scrape-data-from-new-pages)
* [Scrape data from both listing and detail pages](https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6470985-scrape-data-from-both-listing-and-detail-pages)
* [Scrape product information from eBay](https://intercom.help/octoparse/en/articles/6471040-scrape-product-information-from-ebay-v8-4)

## Move through pagination

Most sites split results across multiple pages. Octoparse handles the two most common patterns with a few settings.

**"Load more" button**

[Scrape a webpage with a Load more button](https://www.youtube.com/embed/bsmPpC6hMT4)

**Infinite scroll**

[Scrape a webpage with infinite scroll](https://www.youtube.com/embed/LpcDt9Hy9K4)

Step-by-step guides:

* [Dealing with pagination (Load more button)](https://intercom.help/octoparse/en/articles/6470991-dealing-with-pagination-with-a-load-more-button)
* [Scrape information that needs to be clicked to show](https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6471166-how-to-scrape-more-information-which-needs-to-be-clicked-to-show)
* [Dealing with pagination (infinite scroll)](https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6470993-dealing-with-pagination-infinite-scroll)
* [Set up a page scroll](https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6470945-set-up-a-page-scroll)
* [Scroll within a designated area of a page](https://helpcenter.octoparse.com/en/articles/6470983-partial-scroll-scroll-within-a-designated-area-of-a-web-page)

## Scrape a table

Tables arrange data in rows and columns. This demo shows how to extract one with a custom task.

[Scrape data from a table](https://www.youtube.com/embed/aN5ERcsxKRg)

Step-by-step guides:

* [Scrape data from a table](https://www.octoparse.com/blog/scrape-data-from-a-table)
* [Scrape cryptocurrency prices from CoinGecko](https://www.octoparse.com/blog/cryptocurrency-market-analysis-with-web-scraping)

## Where to go next

Once you are comfortable with these basics, browse [Templates](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/templates/overview.md) for ready-made scrapers, or read the site-specific playbooks in the [Academy](https://www.octoparse.com/docs/en/academy/scrape-amazon.md).


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