Welcome to Tapicker v5.16.6! This update brings several new features and important improvements. Here’s what’s new:
- Data Management Blocks (CRUD)
- Data Import to Prevent Duplicates
- Smarter HTTP Monitor with Callbacks
- More Compatible HTTP Requests
- Better HTTP Monitor Compatibility
- Replace Page Reload Fix
- Finder Display Fix on Reddit
Data Management Blocks (CRUD)
We’ve added new blocks for managing table data:
- Create Record – Add data to a table (auto-creates the table if it doesn’t exist).
- Read Record – Retrieve data from a table.
- Update Record – Update existing table data.
- Delete Record – Remove data from a table.
We also introduced two utility blocks:
- Check Record – Verify if a record exists. Useful for preventing duplicates and flexible condition checks.
- Count Record – Count the number of rows in a table.
These blocks give you more control over data workflows and logic.
Data Import to Prevent Duplicates
You can now import data into a table, designed mainly to prevent duplicates.
Tapicker doesn’t store your extracted data in the cloud—it’s saved locally in your browser. This means when using Tapicker across multiple devices, your data may become inconsistent, making duplicate prevention difficult.
With the new import feature:
- Export your data from one device.
- Import it into another.
- Continue extraction without re-collecting existing records.
This ensures cleaner, duplicate-free data.
Smarter HTTP Monitor with Callbacks
The HTTP Monitor block is now more powerful. It supports non-blocking multiple callbacks, so you only need to add it once to track repeated requests.
For example, when scraping an infinite scroll page, just place it once and keep scrolling—the block will continuously detect requests and extract the data.
More Compatible HTTP Requests
Some websites override native variables in unsafe ways, which could break the HTTP Request block. We’ve implemented fixes to improve its compatibility and reliability across such sites.
Better HTTP Monitor Compatibility
We also improved the HTTP Monitor block to fix cases where network requests could not be detected on certain websites.
Replace Page Reload Fix
Previously, when using the Replace Page block, navigation failed if the target URL was the same. Now, if the URLs match, the page will reload as expected.
Finder Display Fix on Reddit
We fixed an issue where the Finder component would not display on Reddit.
