Preview and validate a sitemap
Element Preview
Element Preview shows which page elements match a selector.
- Make sure the Element selector matches the intended records on the page.
- Make sure child selectors extract the expected data from each matched element.
Data Preview
Data Preview shows the data extracted by a selector. You can preview an individual selector or preview all selectors in the current view to check the combined output.
Test representative cases
- The first and last visible item.
- Items with different data variations, such as a regular price and a discounted price.
- A second pagination page.
- A detail page with a different layout.
- Content loaded after scrolling or clicking.
Run a limited scrape
After previews are correct, run a small local job or a Cloud job with a limited set of start URLs. Inspect the actual export before scheduling or scaling the sitemap.