How do I click tabs, buttons, or product variants before scraping?

Use an Element click selector when the data you need only appears or changes after clicking a tab, button, accordion, or product variant.

Check whether the click is actually required

Some websites already include the hidden value in the page HTML and use the click only to change what is visible.

1. Click the control manually so the target value is visible.
2. Create or identify the selector for that value.
3. Reload the page.
4. Run Data Preview for the value without clicking the control.

If Data Preview already returns the value, you do not need an Element click selector. Extract the value directly instead.

If the click is required

1. Create an Element click selector.
2. Select the tabs, buttons, or variant controls that should be clicked.
3. Choose whether each control should be clicked once or repeatedly.
4. Keep the default delay unless the page needs more time to update after the click.
5. Add the selectors for the data that should be extracted after the interaction.

Product variants

For products with options such as size, color, or material, confirm that each intended variant produces the correct values. If there are multiple option groups, check that selecting one option does not reset another.

Check the results

• Each click changes the expected value.
• The updated content is loaded before extraction.
• Unavailable options do not create incorrect records.
• The initial page state does not create duplicate rows when it should be excluded.

See the Click tabs, buttons and product variants documentation for more information.