Octopi / Use cases / Website data extraction
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Extract data from websites into a spreadsheet
Give Octopi a list of URLs or companies and describe the fields you need. It visits each site, pulls the values into columns, and cites the page it took each one from — no scraping code, all on your Mac.
How extraction works
List the sites, name the fields
Add your URLs (or company names) and say what to pull: “get the pricing, the founding year and a contact email from each.”
Octopi reads each page
It opens each site in a real browser, finds the values you asked for, and writes them into your sheet row by row.
Every field has a source
Each value links back to the page it came from, so you can verify — then export or push to your CRM.
| Website | Field pulled | Value |
|---|---|---|
| acme.com | Pricing (from /pricing) | $49/mo source |
| globex.com | Founded | 2014 source |
| initech.com | Contact email | hello@initech.com source |
Example output. You describe the fields; Octopi pulls them from each site with a source.
Why extract with Octopi
Describe, don’t script
No selectors or scraping code — say what you want in plain English and Octopi finds it on each page.
Source on every field
Each value links to the exact page it came from, so results are checkable.
Handles real sites
It reads pages like a person, so it copes with sites a simple fetch would miss.
Runs on your Mac
Your list stays on your Mac; pages are read directly from your machine with a local AI model.
Questions
Do I need to write scraping code?
No. You describe the fields in plain English and Octopi locates them on each page — there are no selectors or scripts to maintain.
What can it pull?
Any field that appears on the page — pricing, descriptions, dates, contact details, links — as long as you can describe it.
Does each value have a source?
Yes. Every extracted value links back to the page it came from so you can verify it.
Is my list of sites private?
Yes. Octopi is local-first — your list and the extraction run on your Mac.
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