User Guide

1. Getting Started

Account Setup

1. Sign up for an account at our registration page
2. Verify your email address
3. Choose your subscription plan
4. Complete your profile information

Dashboard Overview

Your dashboard is the central hub where you can:

• View your active tasks
• Monitor scraping progress
• Access your data exports
• Manage your account settings

2. Creating Scraping Tasks

Step-by-Step Process

1. Click "Create New Task" from your dashboard
2. Select the social media platform
3. Configure your scraping parameters:
   • Target URLs or hashtags
   • Data fields to extract
   • Frequency and schedule
   • Output format preferences
4. Review your settings and start the task

Supported Data Types

• Posts and comments
• User profiles and followers
• Hashtag analytics
• Media files (images and videos)
• Engagement metrics

3. Managing Your Data

Viewing Results

Access your scraped data through:

• Real-time dashboard widgets
• Detailed result pages
• CSV/JSON export options
• API endpoints for integration

Data Export

Export your data in multiple formats:

• CSV: For spreadsheet analysis
• JSON: For API integration
• Excel: For advanced reporting
• PDF: For presentation purposes

4. API Integration

Authentication

Generate API tokens from your profile page and include them in your requests:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN

Common API Endpoints

• GET /api/tasks - List all tasks
• POST /api/tasks - Create new task
• GET /api/tasks/{id}/results - Get task results
• DELETE /api/tasks/{id} - Delete task

For complete API documentation, visit our API Documentation page.

5. Best Practices

• Start with small test tasks before scaling up
• Respect rate limits and platform terms of service
• Regularly backup your important data
• Monitor your task performance and adjust as needed
• Keep your API tokens secure and rotate them regularly