Yes, you can create a custom Google Sheets script using Google Apps Script to scrape specific information from Amazon using the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers). This involves sending HTTP requests to the Amazon product pages and then parsing the HTML to extract the desired information.
However, it's important to note that web scraping might go against Amazon's terms of service, and they might have measures in place to prevent or detect scraping activities. Always make sure you are complying with the website's terms and policies.
Here's a high-level guide on how to create a basic Google Apps Script to scrape information from Amazon:
Open Google Sheets: Open a new or existing Google Sheet where you want to store the scraped information.
Enable Google Apps Script: Go to Extensions > Apps Script to open the Google Apps Script editor.
Write the Script: In the Apps Script editor, you can use JavaScript to write the script. Here's a simplified example of how you might approach scraping Amazon product titles using ASINs:
function scrapeAmazonInfo() {
var sheet =
SpreadsheetApp.
getActiveSheet();
var lastRow = sheet.
getLastRow();
// Loop through each row (ASIN) for (
var i =
2; i <= lastRow; i++) {
// Start from row 2 assuming headers in row 1 var asin = sheet.
getRange(i,
1).
getValue();
var url =
'https://www.amazon.com/dp/' + asin;
var response =
UrlFetchApp.
fetch(url);
var html = response.
getContentText();
// Extract product title using regular expression var titleMatch = html.
match(
/<span id="productTitle" class="a-size-large">([^<]*)<\/span>/);
var productTitle = titleMatch ? titleMatch[
1].
trim() :
'Title not found'; sheet.
getRange(i,
2).
setValue(productTitle); } }
- Run the Script: Save the script and run the scrapeAmazonInfo function. It will start scraping the product titles based on the ASINs you've entered in the first column and populate the second column with the scraped information.
Remember that this is a very basic example, and actual web scraping can be more complex, especially dealing with different HTML structures on various Amazon pages. Also, scraping might break if Amazon's HTML structure changes. Additionally, web scraping might be against Amazon's terms of service.
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