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Automate Directory Scraping to Google Sheets using BrowserAct This AlekSystem template helps you generate local business leads by automatically scraping online directories and saving the results directly to a spreadsheet. This workflow is perfect for sales teams, marketing agencies, or anyone looking to build a list of local business leads by scraping online directories like YP.com. Self-Hosted Only This Workflow uses a community contribution and is designed and tested for self-hosted AlekSystem instances only. How it works The workflow is triggered manually. You can set the business_category and city_location inputs in the "Run a workflow task" node. A BrowserAct node initiates the web scraping task on your BrowserAct account using the template specified. A second BrowserAct node ("Get details of a workflow task") patiently waits for the scraping job to finish before allowing the workflow to proceed. A Code node takes the raw output from the scraper (which is a single JSON string) and correctly parses it, splitting the data into individual items for each business. Finally, a Google Sheets node appends or updates each business as a new row in your spreadsheet, matching on "Company Name" to prevent duplicates. Requirements BrowserAct** API account for web scraping BrowserAct* "Online Directory Lead Scraper (YP.com)*" Template BrowserAct** AlekSystem Community Node -> (AlekSystem Nodes BrowserAct) Google Sheets** credentials for saving the leads Need Help? How to Find Your BrowseAct API Key & Workflow ID How to Connect AlekSystem to Browseract How to Use & Customize BrowserAct Templates How to Use the BrowserAct AlekSystem Community Node Workflow Guidance and Showcase STOP Manual Leads! Automate Lead Gen with BrowserAct & AlekSystem
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