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Download OctoparseCan I extract data on a schedule?
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Yes. Task scheduling is available for tasks running in the Cloud (for premium plans
). With Octoparse, you can get updated data by running your task on a pre-defined schedule, such as every 1-min, every 5-min or every Wednesday of the week, etc.

To set a schedule for any task,
1. Click "Start Extraction" on the upper left-hand side
2. Click "Set a Schedule"
3. Define the schedule
Follow the step-by-step instructions in this tutorial
to set up a schedule.

Note: 1. The next scheduled task will only be executed after the current one gets completed or it will be skipped.
2. Once you've finished setting up a task schedule, you can further save the setting/configuration for future use.
3. Currently, there’s no task scheduling feature for local extraction. |
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