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Messy scraper exports

Does your scraper export have columns called field1, field2 and field3? Here is how to stop it.

Contacts list in Riftjaw with company, phone, email, segment, campaigns and tags

Does your scraper export have columns called field1, field2 and field3?

Browser scrapers and directory exports produce files with odd column names, several URL columns and a lot of noise. Turning that into a usable list takes work.

Raw exports stay unused on your desktop. The time you saved by scraping is lost again on cleaning.

From raw export to clean records in one import.

Riftjaw reads CSV with comma or semicolon and Excel .xlsx files. You map each column to a field and, when there are several URL columns, you pick which is the website and which is something else. Records start as concepts, so you can review before publishing, and an import can be deleted.

See the feature
Import in Riftjaw: every column matched to a profile field, with all rows previewed
An import in Riftjaw: every column of the file gets a profile field, and nothing is imported until each one has a choice.

The fix, step by step

  • Upload the export. Drop in the CSV or Excel file straight from your scraper.
  • Name the columns. Map each column and choose which URL column is the website.
  • Review the concepts. Check the records, then publish or delete the import.
Database in Riftjaw with active contacts, segment, lead file and source
Everything you imported in one database, with the lead file, source and date on every contact.

Questions people ask

Most people import their first file and see the result in the same session. The Free plan is enough to try it on one list.

No. Import from whatever you use today and export again whenever you want. Riftjaw is the database in the middle.

Your account runs on its own private server with its own database. Nobody else works in it, and it exports as CSV at any time. See security.

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