How to Use ChatGPT to Scrape Websites (Without Code)

Think web scraping requires code or complicated browser extensions? Think again. With ChatGPT, you can build simple and powerful scraping workflows just by describing what you want.

Why Use ChatGPT Instead of Traditional Scrapers?

No software to install
No complex CSS selectors to learn
You can build and refine prompts iteratively
Works on almost any public web page

The Setup

To follow this method, you only need:

A ChatGPT account (free or Plus)
Your browser
A clear idea of what data you want (e.g., name, phone number, email, etc.)

Example Prompt

Lets say you want to scrape restaurant names and phone numbers from a Yelp search page. You might start with:


  You are a web scraping assistant. I will paste HTML from a Yelp results page. Extract all restaurant names and phone numbers into a table. Label the columns clearly.

Then just copy-paste chunks of the HTML, and ChatGPT will do the work.

Pro Tips

Break the HTML into smaller sections (ChatGPT has context limits)
Use Developer Tools (Right Click Inspect) to copy clean HTML from the section you want
If results are noisy, tell ChatGPT what to ignore (Skip ads and sponsored results)

Real-World Use Cases

Scraping local business listings
Extracting product info from ecommerce sites
Collecting conference speaker names and contact info

Want Ready-to-Use Prompts?

We include copy-paste-ready scraping prompts for 10+ common industries inside Dirty Leads: DIY Edition.

Final Thoughts

You dont need to be a programmer to scrape websites just smart instructions and a willingness to test. With ChatGPT, the only limit is how clearly you can describe the task.

Ready to explore what you can extract? Try a preview or go straight to the full kit.