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pagination Scenario 1 — Paginated List with Next Button

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Beginner ~4 min

What You'll Learn

Navigate through paginated lists

Real-World Use Case

Collecting multi-page search results

LIVE DEMO

Paginated List with Next Button

A three-page list; the while loop clicks Next until no pages remain.

Result 1

The first paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/1

Result 2

The second paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/2

Result 3

The third paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/3

Result 4

The fourth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/4

Result 5

The fifth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/5

Result 6

The sixth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/6

Result 7

The seventh paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/7

Result 8

The eighth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/8

Result 9

The ninth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/9

Result 10

The tenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.

/scenarios/pagination/result/10
EXPECTED OUTPUT

Paginated Items

title description
Result 1 The first paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 2 The second paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 3 The third paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 4 The fourth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 5 The fifth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 6 The sixth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 7 The seventh paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 8 The eighth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 9 The ninth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 10 The tenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 11 The eleventh paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 12 The twelfth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 13 The thirteenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 14 The fourteenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 15 The fifteenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 16 The sixteenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 17 The seventeenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 18 The eighteenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 19 The nineteenth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 20 The twentieth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 21 The twenty-first paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 22 The twenty-second paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 23 The twenty-third paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 24 The twenty-fourth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 25 The twenty-fifth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 26 The twenty-sixth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 27 The twenty-seventh paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 28 The twenty-eighth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 29 The twenty-ninth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
Result 30 The thirtieth paginated search result available on this demonstration page.
RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

extract-paginated-list.json
{
  "name": "Extract_Paginated_List",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/pagination/1"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "page_items": {
      "item_selector": "css=.page-item",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "title",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.item-title"
        },
        {
          "name": "description",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.item-desc"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "page_items"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "while",
      "params": {
        "condition": {
          "type": "element_visible",
          "selector": "css=a.next-page:not(.disabled)"
        },
        "do": [
          {
            "command": "click",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=a.next-page"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait_for_load_state",
            "params": {
              "state": "networkidle"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "page_items"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

This scenario exercises the while loop together with a wait_for_selector guard. Each iteration extracts the visible list items, clicks the Next link, and waits for the page to settle before extracting again.

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