Starting your first browser automation

For beginners, we recommend starting your first automation with a Snippet or a Template. Fast learners and experienced automators can dive in and start from blank.

# Get started with our new Quick builder in beta

Perhaps the best new way to get started is to use our new "Quick Builder". Choose the task you wish to automate, answer a couple of easy questions to specify the automation, and then axiom.ai will scaffold the bot for you. All you will need to do is follow the instructions to complete the setup.

axiom.ai's new quick builder in beta
How
  1. From the dashboard click ‘New automation’.
  2. Then click ‘Give it a go’.
  3. Then follow the on screen prompts to set up your automation.

# Get started from a Snippet

A snippet is a collection of steps that can be easily adapted to meet your use case by adding additional steps. We have four beginner snippets to choose from; pick the one that best suits your use case.

Use a snippet to start your automation

# Scrape data from a page to a Google Sheet

Create a web scraper to extract data from a web page and writes that data to a Google Sheet.

# Scrape links from a website and scrape each page

Make a web scraper that extracts links from a webpage, then loops through those links to scrape data into a Google Sheet.

A web scraper for looping through URLs in a Google Sheet, scraping data back into the Sheet.

# Fill in a form

Create an automation that fills out forms by entering data into web form elements.

# How to get started with a snippet

How
  1. From the dashboard, click ‘New automation’.
  2. Click ‘Add first step’.
  3. When the step finder appears, click to add your snippet.

# Get started from a Template

Templates are complete automation that you can install and configure for your needs. Configuration can vary from one step to several, but only a few. We offer a range of templates, from web scraping to sending DMs on social media.

# How to select a template from our website

Templates can be installed directly from our website.

start with a template from the website
How
  1. Select a template from our listing page.
  2. Click install ‘Install template’.
  3. Follow the setup instructions.

# How to select a template from inside our extension

Templates can also be installed from inside the extension.

Start with a template found in the extension
How
  1. From the dashboard click ‘New automation’.
  2. Then click ‘Start from template’.
  3. Select your template.
  4. Follow instructions to setup.

# Get started from Blank

Anyone can start from blank and start combining steps to make a completely custom automation. To start from blank:

How
  1. From the dashboard click ‘New automation’.
  2. Then click ‘Add first step’.
  3. Use the step finder to add steps.
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