Use case
Scrape a website that requires a login, from your own Chrome
Updated
To scrape a site that requires a login, sign in to it in Chrome as usual, then ask BrowseWiz for the data. It reads the pages in your own signed-in browser, so there's no password to share, no cookies to export and no code. It writes the rows into a Google Sheet, each with a source link.
Add to Chrome – it's freeAsk for the rows in plain words
Sign in to your supplier portals in Chrome, then type this into BrowseWiz:
Check the 6205-2RS bearing (box of 10) at Northgate, Brightwater, Ironbridge, Kestrel, Fulcrum and Copperline. Put supplier, price, a source link and the item name in a new sheet. If a page asks me to sign in, write "Signed out" instead of a price.
The last sentence is optional but worth adding: if a supplier has signed you out, its row says "Signed out", so you know where to sign in again.
The result: one row per supplier, each with its source
Each source link opens the page the price came from. Copperline had signed the buyer out, so its row says so instead of showing a price.
| Supplier | Price | Source | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northgate Industrial Supply | $41.80 | https://northgate-supply.example/p/6205-2rs | 6205-2RS Deep Groove Ball Bearing, box of 10 |
| Brightwater Bearings | $38.90 | https://brightwaterbearings.example/bearings/6205-2rs | Sealed Bearing 6205-2RS (10-pack) |
| Ironbridge Trade | $34.20 | https://trade.ironbridge.example/item/6205-2rs-c3 | Bearing 6205-2RS C3, box/10 |
| Kestrel MRO | $36.40 | https://kestrelmro.example/products/6205-2rs | 6205-2RS Radial Ball Bearing, Qty 10 |
| Fulcrum Parts Co. | $39.75 | https://fulcrumparts.example/part/6205-2rs | Ball Bearing 6205-2RS, 10 pcs |
| Copperline Supply | Signed out | https://portal.copperline.example/login | (sign-in page) |
It sees what your account sees
Ironbridge shows contract prices only to signed-in trade accounts. BrowseWiz reads the page in your own Chrome, where you're already signed in, so it gets your $34.20 contract price, not the $42.50 list price.
How it works
Sign in the way you always do
Open the site in Chrome and sign in, with a two-factor code or company single sign-on if it asks. BrowseWiz never asks for your password.
Describe the rows
Name the sites and the columns. No selectors, no recorded clicks.
Watch the sheet fill
BrowseWiz shows its plan first. Approve it, then grant tab access and sign in to Google once when asked. It opens the pages in the BrowseWiz Tabs group, reads them, creates the sheet in your Google Drive and writes the rows into it. See how the browser agent works.
Keep the sheet current on a schedule
After the first run, BrowseWiz suggests Update this sheet daily just above the chat box. Click it, and BrowseWiz asks what time to run and whether to add new rows or update the existing ones: answer with a time and "update the existing rows". For another schedule, skip the suggestion and type it instead, such as "update this sheet every Monday at 8:00" (hourly needs a paid plan). Either way, approve the new plan, and BrowseWiz saves it as a scheduled task that first runs at the scheduled time, not right away. To test it sooner, use Run task now in the scheduled tasks drawer.
While Chrome is open, each run rechecks the pages in your signed-in browser and updates the same sheet's rows in place. If you ask, it keeps the old price in its own column. See how scheduled tasks work.
What stays with you, and what doesn't
You sign in to each site yourself, and BrowseWiz works in that session, in your own Chrome. There's nothing to hand over: no password, no exported cookies and no proxy.
What does leave your computer: the content of the pages it reads, which goes to BrowseWiz's AI providers (Google, OpenAI or OpenRouter) so the model can do the task.
- In chat, BrowseWiz asks before it reads a tab, clicks or types, unless you've approved its plan or told it to trust the site.
- A safety check runs before every click, text entry and Enter key press, and asks you or blocks steps that would send, pay, delete or submit something you didn't ask for.
- Scheduled runs act only in the BrowseWiz Tabs group and refuse any step the safety check doesn't clear.
Other ways to scrape behind a login, and when they're better
Write a script if…
- You need thousands of pages, or full control over every request.
- You're comfortable handling the login in code: POST the login form with your password in a session, send the hidden CSRF token with it, and switch to Selenium when the form runs on JavaScript Source 1.
Use a cloud scraper if…
- The job has to run around the clock with your computer off.
- You're fine handing over your login. A cloud job runs separately and doesn't automatically use your browser's session Source 2. It signs in with steps that hold your username and password Source 3, or with saved cookies that stop working when they expire Source 4.
Use a scraper extension if…
- The data is one table or list on a page you can open, and a one-click export is all you need.
- You'd rather set up exact selectors or steps once and reuse them. When it runs locally in your browser, an extension can use the session you're already signed into Source 2, Source 3. Some, like Axiom, also write to a Google Sheet and can run on a schedule in their cloud Source 3.
Use BrowseWiz if…
- The data sits behind logins you already use, two-factor and SSO included, across several sites.
- You'd rather describe the rows than set up selectors or login steps.
- You want the rows in a Google Sheet, with a source link each, refreshed on a schedule.
- You're checking a short list of sites per run, like the six portals above.
Where BrowseWiz falls short
- Scale. It reads each page in a real browser tab, so it suits a short list of sites, not a crawl of thousands. Every page it reads uses credits.
- Always-on runs. Scheduled runs happen only while your computer is on and Chrome is open.
- Getting in. It doesn't solve captchas or sign in for you. If a site signs you out, scheduled runs land on its sign-in page until you sign in again in Chrome.
- Existing spreadsheets. BrowseWiz creates the sheet in your Google Drive and keeps writing to it. It can't edit a sheet you or a teammate already made. To feed a master sheet, pull the rows in with Google's
IMPORTRANGEfunction Source 5. - AI reading. Spot-check the first run against the source links. If a session lapses, some portals quietly show list prices instead of asking you to sign in.
- Site terms. You're responsible for following each site's terms. Some portals don't allow automated access, even to your own account, and may lock an account that looks automated.
What it costs
Start on Free: it includes one daily scheduled task, one monitor and 10M credits a month. Credit use depends on how much page text each run reads.
Free
$0 / month
- 1 scheduled task, up to once a day
- 1 page monitor
- 10M credits a month
Pro
$29 / month
- Up to 10 scheduled tasks, as often as hourly
- Up to 30 page monitors
- 250M credits a month
Max
$79 / month
- Up to 10 scheduled tasks, as often as hourly
- Up to 30 page monitors
- 1B credits a month
Prices exclude VAT. See how credits are counted.
Questions
It depends on the site's terms, the data and where you are, and this isn't legal advice. Signing in usually means you've agreed to the site's terms, so read what they say about automated access. Stick to data your account may see, don't work around captchas or blocks, and ask a lawyer before commercial use or collecting personal data.
Yes. ChatGPT can write a scraping script. Its browser extension, used from the desktop app, can read or act on sites where you're already signed in Source 6. Its built-in browser keeps its own sign-ins, apart from your Chrome profile Source 7. ChatGPT Work's cloud browser, on paid plans (not Free or Go), has its own sessions and keeps working after you close your computer Source 8. BrowseWiz also works in your signed-in Chrome and fills a Google Sheet on a schedule while Chrome is open.
Sign in to the website in Chrome as usual, then ask BrowseWiz for the data, such as every contract price on your supplier portal. It reads the pages in your signed-in session, creates a Google Sheet in your Drive and writes the rows into it, each with a source link. The usual alternatives are a script that logs in with your password, a cloud scraper given your login steps or cookies, or a scraper extension that runs in your browser.
Google Sheets' IMPORTXML and IMPORTHTML work only with publicly accessible pages, so they can't import pages that require a login Source 9. Instead, sign in to the site in Chrome and ask BrowseWiz for the data. It creates a sheet in your Google Drive and can keep writing to it on a schedule while Chrome is open, even on the free plan. To feed a sheet you already have, pull the rows in with IMPORTRANGE.
No. You sign in to each site yourself in Chrome, two-factor codes and single sign-on included, and BrowseWiz reads pages in that session. It never asks for your password. It does send the content of the pages it reads to its AI providers to do the task. If a site signs you out, sign in again and rerun the task.
Get the data behind your logins into a sheet
Add BrowseWiz to Chrome, sign in to the site as usual and describe the rows you need. The free plan includes one scheduled task.
Add to Chrome – it's freeSources
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