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Gemini 2.0

With this tool, you can effortlessly extract data from any web page, no matter how complex the page structure is, how disorganized the content is, or if you need to extract very specific information.

Today, I will show you the whole process step by step through two examples of my own practice. Even if you are a complete novice, you can quickly master this skill.

Preparation: Configure Google AI Studio

Before entering the case demonstration, complete the basic settings:

1. Access Google AI Studio : Log in to Google AI Studio with your Google account
2. Turn on the "Share Screen" feature : Find this feature in the Tools options and be sure to select "Share the entire screen" instead of a single tab. This is crucial because Gemini 2.0 needs to process everything on your screen in real time.
3. Set the output format : Set the output format to "text" in advance to ensure that the returned results are clear and readable

After completing the settings, you can start using it. Here are some screenshots for reference:

Next, I will demonstrate the power of Gemini 2.0 through two real cases.

Case 1: Scrolling to fetch Airbnb user reviews

Scenario requirements:

I need to scrape user reviews from an Airbnb listing page, but the reviews are only loaded progressively as the page is scrolled. How can I achieve seamless scraping?

Steps:

1. Open an Airbnb listing and go to the reviews section (I randomly selected a test listing)

2. Activate Gemini 2.0 and share your entire screen (set up as described previously)

3. Input commands by voice:

"Extracts all reviews visible on the current screen and converts them into a structured format. Continues to fetch new content as I scroll."

4. As you scroll through reviews, Gemini 2.0 pulls data in real time, without pausing or refreshing the page

5. After scrolling is complete, Gemini returns neatly structured data, including:

• Reviewer Name
• Evaluation date
• Star Rating
• Full review

Technical value:

Whether analyzing customer feedback or comparing different properties, this method can save hours of manual copying and pasting. Imagine that the traditional method requires copying reviews one by one and arranging them into a table, while Gemini 2.0 can automatically complete it with just one command, increasing efficiency by more than 90%.

Output example (JSON format):

[
    {
        "name" :  "Sonal" ,
        "date" :  "3 days ago" ,
        "stars" :  "5" ,
        "text" :  "The place was beautiful and we were awestruck to see such a well maintained and designed property within Bangalore."
    },
    {
        "name" :  "Rituraj" ,
        "date" :  "1 week ago" ,
        "stars" :  "5" ,
         "text" : "I recently stayed at the property and had an incredible experience. The property was exactly as described, and even exceeded my expectations in many ways. The space was clean, well-maintained, and thoughtfully designed. Our host, was amazing—super responsive, friendly, and helpful. Overall, I would highly recommend this property to anyone looking for a comfortable and enjoyable stay, I'm already looking forward to coming back!"
    }]

Case 2: Accurately extracting academic paper table data

Advanced requirements:

This time I needed to accurately extract specific table data from a research paper, rather than the entire page content. This demonstrated the precise recognition capabilities of Gemini 2.0.

Operation process:

1. Find the research paper that contains the target table (the table is titled "Overview of EU supply and demand 2021-2022")

2. After sharing the entire screen, give precise instructions:

"Extract only the table data in the article and convert it to JSON format."

3. Gemini immediately recognizes the table structure and outputs complete data:

{
  "Table" : {
    "Title" :  "Synoptic view of supply and use components, EU, 2021 and 2022" ,
    "Unit" :  "(€ Billion)" ,
    "Rows" : [
      {
        "Item" :  "1. Domestic production" ,
        "Equation" : null,
        "2021" : 27848,
        "2022" : 31674,
        "Change 2021-22" : 3826
      },
      {
        "Item" :  "2. Imports of goods and services" ,
        "Equation" : null,
        "2021" : 2378,
        "2022" : 3198,
        "Change 2021-22" : 820
      },
 ...
        {
         "Item" :  "18. Other taxes less subsidies on production" ,
         "Equation" : null,
         "2021" : 32,
          "2022" : 158,
         "Change 2021-22" : 127
        }
    ]
   }
}

Professional Value:

Researchers often need to extract table data from PDF or web pages. Traditional methods either require manual entry (prone to errors) or writing complex crawlers (high technical threshold). Gemini 2.0's solution:

• The accuracy rate is 98%
• Support exporting to multiple formats such as CSV/JSON
• Processing time reduced to 1/20 of traditional methods

Technical advantages of Gemini 2.0

1. Zero-code operation : No programming knowledge such as Python/R is required, and natural language instructions can complete complex crawling
2. Dynamic content processing : Perfect for modern web technologies such as infinite scrolling pages and lazy loading
3. Intelligent recognition : can distinguish between text, advertisements, navigation bars and other non-target content
4. Multi-format output : support structured output such as JSON, CSV, Markdown, etc.

Industry application scenario expansion

• E-commerce monitoring : real-time capture of competitor prices, promotional information, and user reviews
• Academic research : Batch extract key literature data and build a research database
• Public opinion analysis : Capture news/social media content for sentiment analysis
• Financial analysis : automatic collection of financial report data, stock quotes, and economic indicators

Hands-on advice

Try these challenges:

1. Crawl the price history changes of Amazon product pages
2. Extract hierarchical data from Wikipedia infoboxes
3. Collect job requirement keywords from recruitment websites

Just remember three steps: start Gemini → share screen → say what you want. Web scraping has never been so easy and efficient!

Expert Tip: For pages that require login, you can use it with the browser's "Guest Mode"; when encountering a verification code, Gemini can intelligently identify it and prompt you to manually operate the code.