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Build Your First Bot

BrowserAct documentation for Build Your First Bot.

Written by Maggie

This guide takes you from describing a data request to your first structured result.

Video Tutorial

Watch Build a Reusable Web Scraper from One Prompt

Watch Build a Reusable Web Scraper from One Prompt on YouTube.

Before You Start

You need a BrowserAct account before you can build a Bot.

  1. Open the BrowserAct website and select Start Free Trial.

Select Start Free Trial on the BrowserAct website

  1. Create your account with an email and password, or continue with Google or GitHub.

Create an account with email, Google, or GitHub

  1. Complete the required registration and onboarding questions to enter the Cloud dashboard.

Quick Start

Step 1: Describe What You Need

On Home, start Agent Built in either of these ways:

  • Select one of the configured prompt templates below the prompt box.

  • Enter your own request directly in the prompt box.

Choose a prompt template or enter your own request on Home

You can also select Create, then choose Start building under Build with Agent.

Select Create and start building with Agent

For a clear request, include:

  • Website: Where BrowserAct should start

  • Records: What items or pages to collect

  • Conditions: Keywords, categories, locations, filters, or date ranges

  • Fields: The exact data to return

  • Limit: How many results you need

  • Inputs: Values you want to change in future runs

Example:

Go to the Amazon Best Sellers page and collect the top 20 products
from the Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry department. Return the rank,
product name, price, rating, review count, image URL, and product URL.

Submit the request when it describes the result you expect.

Step 2: Let BrowserAct Build and Test the Bot

BrowserAct explores the live website, determines how to reach the requested records, and tests the extraction.

During the build, BrowserAct may navigate pages, apply filters, scroll, follow pagination, open detail pages, and validate output fields.

BrowserAct exploring and building the Bot

If BrowserAct asks for more information, reply in the same build conversation. Add the missing URL, condition, field, example, or expected result.

Some websites may require login or verification. Complete a supported user-assistance step only when BrowserAct requests it and you are authorized to access the page.

Step 3: Run the Bot and Get Results

When the build is complete, select Run at the bottom of the Build page to run the Bot.

Enter the Bot inputs and start the run

When the run is complete, review the structured result.

Review the structured results after the run completes

If an Agent Built Bot needs different fields or a changed navigation path, open its Build page and use Improve Bot.

What to Do Next

  • Learn how Agent Built works in detail.

  • Configure Browser and Proxy settings when the website has a regional or session requirement.

  • Open Tasks to inspect run status and results.

  • Connect a tested Bot to Make, n8n, or Zapier.

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