This guide explains how to connect your scraper to your email to receive scraper notifications.
What Are Email Connections?
Email connections let you receive an email notification when specific events happen in your scraper, such as when a scrape starts, completes, or fails.
Key Features
Instant Notifications
Get real-time updates on your scraper's status directly in your inbox.
Customizable Alerts
Choose which events you want to be notified about, such as completion or errors.
Create an Email Connection
There are two ways to create an email connection in MrScraper:
1. Scraper
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Select the scraper that you want to add an email connection.
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Scraper page -> three-dot menu -> Email Notifications -> Add new Email Connection.
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Email Connection page -> + icon in the top-right corner.
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Fill in the email connection details:
- Email Type: The type of email to receive
- Email Address: Select the email address to which the notification should be sent
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Click Submit to save your email connection.
2. Settings
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Open your MrScraper dashboard.
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Click the gear icon -> select Email Connection.
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Email Connection page -> + icon in the top-right corner.
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Fill in the email connection details:
- Email Type: The type of email to receive
- Email Address: Select the email address to which the notification should be sent
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Click Submit to save your email connection.
Connect Email Notification to Scraper
After creating the email connection, follow these steps to connect it to your scraper:
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Go to your chosen Scraper page.
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Click the Settings button, choose Email Notifications.
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Select the email connection you just created from the dropdown menu.
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Click Save Email Notifications.
Example Result
Once the scraper finished, you will receive an email notification. Depending on the email type you selected, the email will contain either the result in the email body or as an attachment. Here's an example of what the email might look like:
