Extracting
One-click web scraping tool
HOW TO USE PACA EXTRACTING
Install the Paca extension on your Chrome browser
- Visit Chrome extension and install PACA on yourb browser
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Once installed, pin Paca so that you could easily access Paca anytime
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Open PACA side bar by clicking the icon
Demo Video
This video demonstrates how to scrape hundreds of company listings from the YC company page.
Navigate to the webpage you want to grab
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TYpe in the link address or search to get to the web page you want to scrap the data from
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Open the Paca sidebar and click on the Extracting tab.
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Click the ‘Extract Data’ button located in the middle of the sidebar.
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Wait for about 1 ~ 3 seconds, and you will see the table-format data scrapped from the webpage.
If the data you’ve scraped isn’t what you expected, simply click ‘Try another list’ button to give it another go. You can retry as many times as needed—there’s no limit!
Data Analysis
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Once your data is ready, you can either edit it directly in the sidebar or download it.
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If you want to use Excel or other spreadsheet software, you can download the file in ‘CSV’ format for advanced analysis.
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If you wish to add column names, create new columns, or edit content in the database, you can do so directly in the sidebar.
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Please note that any changes made in the sidebar are not saved automatically. Be sure to download the data once you finish editing!