Replacing Zapier for scraping workflows
Zapier charges per task. A scraper that routes 500 rows per run through Zapier costs 500 tasks — which adds up to real money on a typical business tier. For most scraping workflows, you can skip Zapier entirely.
Stekpad writes directly to Google Sheets, Notion, and Airtable without a Zapier hop. Use Zapier only for destinations that require it (Slack, HubSpot, Pipedrive). Everything else flows direct and costs zero automation credits.
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How to Scrape Any Website to Google Sheets
Practical how-to guide for the most common Stekpad workflow: scrape a site, send rows to a Sheet. Covers: connecting Stekpad to Google Sheets (one-time OAuth), selecting destination column mapping, running a scrape, and verifying output. Includes examples for three use cases: LinkedIn company list → Sheets, Google Maps leads → Sheets, e-commerce prices → Sheets. Also covers scheduling for automatic updates without manual re-runs. Written for non-developers, no code examples.
Airtable Integration: Send Scraped Data to Any Base
Step-by-step setup for the Stekpad–Airtable integration. Covers: personal access token setup, base and table selection, field mapping, handling Airtable field types (single-line, number, URL, linked record), append and upsert modes, and run history. Ends with a suggested recipe for enriching an existing Airtable base with live web data.
Google Sheets Integration: Auto-Send Scraped Data
Step-by-step guide to connecting Stekpad to a Google Sheet. Covers: OAuth consent, selecting a destination sheet, column mapping, append vs overwrite modes, and troubleshooting permission errors. Includes a short GIF showing data arriving in a Sheet after a scrape run. Also notes the docs-level difference from the `/integrations/google-sheets` feature page (this is the technical how-to; that page is the marketing overview).
Notion Integration: Populate Any Database from the Web
Technical setup guide for sending Stekpad scrape results into Notion. Covers: connecting via Notion OAuth, selecting a target database, mapping scraped fields to Notion properties, handling relation and select fields, and running a test scrape. Includes a note on the difference between Stekpad (scraping external sites INTO Notion) vs tools that scrape data OUT of Notion.