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pagination Scenario 2 — Paginated Search Results

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Beginner ~4 min

What You'll Learn

Scroll to load more content dynamically

Real-World Use Case

Extracting data from infinite-scroll feeds

LIVE DEMO

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

RTILA X PROJECT JSON 

    {
  "name": "Extract_Paginated_Search",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/pagination/2"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "search_results": {
      "item_selector": "css=.page-item",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "title",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.item-title"
        },
        {
          "name": "price",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.item-price"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.page-item"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "search_results"
      }
    },
    {
      "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": "search_results"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

This scenario introduces a simulated 10-page search result set. The while loop continues until the Next link is disabled, allowing the automation to collect results from every page without knowing the exact page count in advance.

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