search-filter Scenario 2 — Select Category from Dropdown and Extract

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Beginner ~4 min

What You'll Learn

Select options from a dropdown

Real-World Use Case

Filtering by category or location

LIVE DEMO

Category Filter

Choose a category and extract the filtered product list.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Electronics Products

name
Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones
4K Ultra HD Monitor
Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
USB-C Docking Station
Portable SSD 1TB
Smart Home Hub
Wireless Charging Pad
Bluetooth Speaker

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

select-category-extract.json

    {
  "name": "Select_Category_And_Extract",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/search-filter/2"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "filtered_products": {
      "item_selector": "css=.filter-result",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "name",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.result-name"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "goto",
      "params": {
        "url": "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/search-filter/2"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#category-select"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "select_option",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#category-select",
        "value": "Electronics"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "click",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#apply-filter"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.filtered-results .filter-result"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "filtered_products"
      }
    }
  ]
}

RTILA X Concepts

select_option changes a select control, click triggers the filter action, and wait_for_selector ensures the new results are rendered before extraction.

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