Chrome Extension
The Kadoa Chrome extension offers more flexibility than our auto-detect setup. This “What You Click Is What You Get” approach allows you to precisely extract and monitor the data you need.
Hint: if you cannot find the installed extension, click the Puzzle icon, then click Pin to permanently show Kadoa icon in your browser toolbar.
When to use
Use the Kadoa Chrome extension when you need precise control over the data you want to extract or monitor. This method is ideal if:
- Kadoa’s auto-detect feature doesn’t capture the specific data you need.
- You prefer a hands-on approach to selecting data directly from a webpage.
How to use
- Navigate to the webpage containing the data you want to extract.
- Open the Kadoa extension.
- Select one or more objects containing the data you’d like to extract.
- Review and refine the suggested fields.
- Your new workflow is ready. To set up monitoring and receive notifications about data changes, please read more here.
To use Kadoa Chrome extension, you need to be logged in to your Kadoa account. Log in or sign up here: https://www.kadoa.com/auth
On first launch, you will need to enter your API key. Copy it here: https://www.kadoa.com/account
Compatibility
The Kadoa extension is compatible with recent versions of Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers such as Vivaldi and Brave. Currently, Safari and Firefox are not supported.
Security
The Kadoa Chrome extension operates within the user’s active tab. Here is the complete list of requested permissions:
- activeTab: To read and modify the current webpage.
- storage: To store the entered API key in the browser’s local storage.
- scripting: To render the extension UI when the user clicks the toolbar button.
The Kadoa extension sends the following information to our servers:
- User API key: For authentication.
- Active tab URL and content: For processing and extracting selected data.
The source code is not currently open source but is available for inspection upon request.
Troubleshooting
The extension does not open.
This issue is most likely because the webpage has not yet finished loading. Please reload the page and wait until it is fully loaded.
Unable to change anything on a webpage after opening the Kadoa extension
Ensure the page has fully loaded and all elements you want to select are visible before clicking the Kadoa extension icon. This includes expanding any collapsed areas and closing any blocking pop-ups.
Unable to select the desired element because it is covered by nested elements
Select any nested element, then click the arrow icon to select its parent element.
The page reloads after closing the extension
This is an intended behavior. To make elements available for selection, Kadoa removes all event handlers from the page. The page is reloaded to restore these handlers.