How to Scrape Amazon for Product Data (Fast and Easy)

This Amazon scraper template pulls data from Amazon to a Google Sheet. It cycles through Amazon product links in the sheet, extracts data, and updates the sheet. After processing, it deletes each link. Configurartion takes minutes.

Get started: create your Google Sheet

Create a new Google Sheet. You can do this in your Chrome browser by entering the shortcut "sheet.new", presuming you already have an account. Name your sheet something like "Amazon Scraper" and set up a tab called 'Amazon product links"**. Add another tab called 'Data'.

Install the Amazon Scraper

To install this Amazon scraper click "Install template". If you’re a new user, you’ll have to click "Install Chrome extension" and create a free axiom.ai account before you can edit the template.

Once installed, click "Start".

axiom.ai will guide you through the steps you need to configure in the app.

Configure your Amazon scraper in minutes

  • Step 1.0 Read data from a Google Sheet
    • Spreadsheet: Search for the Google Sheet you created. Once found, click to select.
    • Sheet name: Choose the sheet tab called "Amazon product links".
  • Step 2.0 Loop through data
    • Step 2.1 Go to page
      • Enter URL: Click Insert Data, select google-sheet-data, and choose the column with the links.
    • Step 2.2 Current URL
      • No change required.
    • Step 2.3 Get data from bot's current page
      • Select: Point and click to select the data you wish to scrape.
      • Max Results: Set to match the number of columns of data you selected to scrape.
    • Step 2.4 Write data to a Google Sheet
      • Spreadsheet: Search for the Google Sheet you created. Once found, click to select.
      • Sheet name: Choose the tab you created.
      • DATA: Select [scrape-data].
      • Clear data before writing | Add to existing data: Set to "Add to existing data".
    • Step 2.5 Delete rows from a Google Sheet
      • Spreadsheet: Search for the Google Sheet you created. Once found, click to select.
      • Sheet name: Choose the tab you created for links.
      • First row: Set to 1.
      • Last row: Set to 1.

Run your Amazon scraper

We suggest running a test first, stopping the bot after a few loops, and reviewing the data.

Customize your template

Like all Axiom templates, you can use our no-code bot builder to customize any bot according to your requirements.

Troubleshooting

We recommend you watch the video to troubleshoot.

  • Want to set an amount of loops?
    In Step 1.0 – Read data from a Google Sheet, set a Last Cell. For example, AE100 will scrape 100 rows.
  • Selectors fail to find content?
    In Step 2.3 – Get data from bot's current page, try reselecting or using custom selectors.
  • Slow running scraper?
    In the same step, toggle Configure scraper, then set No. of retry... to 1.
  • Want to speed the scraper up?
    Set Max Results to match the number of columns you selected to scrape.
  • No data written?
    In Step 2.4 – Write Data to a Google Sheet, check that Data is set to [scrape-data].
  • Keeps overwriting data?
    Make sure Add to existing is selected in the same step.

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