Welcome to the Make community!
So you basically need to “visit” the site yourself to get the content. This is called Web Scraping.
Web Scraping
For web scraping, a service you can use is ScrapeNinja to get content from the page.
ScrapeNinja allows you to use jQuery-like selectors to extract content from elements by using an extractor function. ScrapeNinja also can run the page in a real web-browser, loading all the content and running the page load scripts so it closely simulates what you see, as opposed to just the raw page HTML fetched from the HTTP module. It also can fill forms and click on elements.
If you want an example, take a look at Grab data from page and url - #5 by samliew
More information, other methods
For more information on the different methods of web scraping, see Overview of Different Web Scraping Techniques in Make 🌐
Welcome to the Make community!
I would suggest completing the Make Academy before jumping into building a complete scenario. If you need specific assistance when you are building a scenario it’s easier to help you then.
Here are some useful links and guides you can use to learn more on how to use the Make platform, apps, and app modules. I found these useful when I was learning Make, and hope they might benefit you too —
Getting Started
- Help Centre | Tutorials – Make “Manual” - search for help here first
- Make Academy – Basics 101: Learn Make properly to get your money’s worth
Help Centre Basics
- Mapping – What is mapping? What can I map?
- Mapping with arrays – How to map items in an array
- Aggregate an array for mapping complex fields
- Date Format: tokens for
parseDate| tokens forformatDate - HTTP modules – Make a request, Get (download) a file
- Webhooks – Error Handling, Responding to webhooks
Articles & Videos
- Router Magic Formula - YouTube
- Error Handlers in Make - YouTube playlist
- Getting started with OpenAI - How to setup and use OpenAI (ChatGPT) in Make
- Text Parser module - Use pattern matching to extract the text you want
- Webhooks – Make Academy – tutorial on how to use Webhooks
You can also use the Hire a Pro category to request for private 1-to-1 assistance via video call/screenshare/private messaging/etc. This may help you get your issue resolved faster especially if it is urgent or contain sensitive information. It is important to post your request in the Hire a Pro category, as forum members are not allowed to advertise their services in other categories like here (even if it’s free/unpaid). Posting in the Hire a Pro category will allow other members to assist you over other forms of communication.
Alternatively, you can use the private messaging feature to directly reach out to other forum members. To do this, go to your profile, and click on the “New Message” button:
Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues. P.S.: investing some effort into the tutorials in the Make Academy will save you lots of time and frustration using Make!
— @samliew