Working with the Extension
Parsing Product Lists
Instructions for collecting data from categories and search results. Difference between basic and extended parsing modes.
Product lists are category pages, search results, brand pages, or seller storefronts. Market Ninja can collect data from all these pages.
How to Start Collection
- Go to a product list page (for example, the Women's Swimwear category on Wildberries);
- Open the extension;
- Select the parsing mode from the dropdown list (see below);
- Click the Collect Data button.
The data collection process works while the extension window is open. Do not close the extension window until the process is finished, otherwise data collection will be interrupted.
Parsing Modes
1. Basic Data
The extension iterates through catalog pages (pagination) and collects product data.
- Speed: High (hundreds of products per minute);
- Data: Only basic information (see the Product Lists section);
- Limitations: Detailed characteristics (composition, country of production, etc.) are not available in this mode.
2. Extended Data
The extension first collects the list of products, and then "drills down" into each product card to collect full information.
- Speed: Low, as a separate request is made for each product;
- Data: Everything in Basic Data, as well as detailed characteristics and configured custom attributes;
- Recommendation: Use this mode when it is critically important to collect the most complete data about products.
Limitations
To protect against blocking by marketplaces, the extension has a delay between requests that simulates human behavior.