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Hugues Pouillot

Dashblock 2.0 - Turn any website into an API

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Dashblock allows you to build resilient browser automations without coding, and trigger those automations from an API. Integrate with your favorite apps in one click to build sophisticated workflows from simple blocks.

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Hugues Pouillot
Maker
Hi everyone, We are excited to launch a brand new version of Dashblock that allows you to build web automations without coding and run them from an API. You can collect data and perform actions on any website, even when authentication is needed. Some use-cases you can easily solve : - Collect data in real-time - Monitor your competition - Fill forms and book appointments - Automatically checkout products - Download invoices or reports - Generate leads automatically - Test your website We also provide third-party integrations (Zapier, Slack, Google Sheets...) to plug your automation with existing APIs. Behind the scenes, we use a proprietary ML model that can identify elements on web pages and make your automation resilient to html updates. You don't need to use CSS Selectors or XPath again !
Michael Vidon
@hugues_pouillot1 looks great. Well done chaps
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@michael_vidon Thanks a lot !
Hadrien Gremaud
@hugues_pouillot1 great interface !!! I am testing it since this morning. Great jobs guys. I will save so much time now. 🙏
Florian Bersier
@hugues_pouillot1 Congrats on the launch of the 2.0 version! Looks great 👍
Théo Champion
Love the product, can't wait to have a go at it! Quick question: Can the API be used to create automation "flows" programmatically or is it just used to run them? ?makers Cheers <3
Antoine Cauquil
Maker
@theo_champion Hey Théo, glad you love the product. We do not provide a way to edit workflows programatically yet but it is a very interesting idea. Do you have a specific use-case in mind ?
BoD
If the product could be used on itself to do this, that would be a good proof that it's powerful enough :P
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@bodlulu Indeed, drag-and-drops are not supported at the moment 🙂
Tufan Gok
Awesome improvement guys! I see lots of use cases for Growth Hackers! Maybe you should communicate a bit more on that aspect? Regardless kudos.
Max
Maker
@tufan_gok1 indeed there is a bunch, from SEO to lead generation! Happy to take some time together if this is something that might help Adyouneed ;)
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@tufan_gok1 Thanks for your feedback. Indeed, there are a lot of use-cases around growth and we are going to communicate more clearly on that in the coming version of our website.
Scott Decker
Primarily meant for automating internal processes? Any chance it has change recognition if the DOM shifts? Great job!
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@drawbridgescott Hi Scott, thanks for your feedback. If the website updates, your automation won't break : we developed a Machine Learning model that is resilient to DOM changes. You just have to point the elements in the browser and the model will learn from your examples.
Redon Gjika
Awesome product guys. Can't believe you've improved the product so much between v1 and v2.
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@redongjika Thanks Redon, glad you like it ! 🙂
Mahmud Imran
greate
Max
Maker
@mahmud_imran Thanks Mahmud!
Redon Gjika
Great and reliable product with lots of flexibility.
Max
Maker
@redongjika Ty 🚀
Vignesh Anand
Interesting. Is the mini window on the top right streamed or is the url loaded on an iframe? . asking because not all websites allow embedding within an iframe.
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@vghanand Yep. Website is streamed and you can still interact with the page to select elements or input data
Vignesh Anand
@hugues_pouillot1 Awesome 👍
Eric Bae
@vghanand @hugues_pouillot1 How do you stream a website????
Gaspard de Lacroix
Very cool product, I especially like the integrations with Zapier and Slack!
Max
Maker
@gaspard2lacroix Glad to hear it! We are working on giving our robots the ability to interact with you in real-time via Slack, to solve MFA when login is required or get some help when something comes up during your automation :)
Ugur KILCI 😈
The product smells completely quality. Even when I think about how its code could be written, I get drowned in parameters. So be it halal, good project. I love it. 👏
Timothée Vidon
Maker
@ugur2nd We are glad you like it !
Hide
Looks like an amazing product! Definitely giving it a shot!
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@hideyukishibata Thanks Hideyuki ! Let us know if we can help you
Eduard F
This is so Cool! 🔥
Max
Maker
@grafik_stash Thanks <3
Olivia Villemin
This new version is beyond awesome !! I was using the v1 to collect bills for my clients and now I can do it without even having to type one line of code. Full support
Antoine Cauquil
Maker
@olivia_villemin Hey Olivia, thank you for your support, glad to hear you like the new platform :)
Fabio Champion
Franchement j'ai rien compris mais ça à l'air bien de ouf !
Max
Maker
@fabio_champion Ahaahh, merci! N'hésites pas si l'on peut aider :)
Vivek
I like the concept. ?makers good job
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@vivekweb2013 Thanks Vivek !
Sal Iozzia
Looks like this could be used to connect to data entry system and flow together faster then having two teams integrate. Would only require one team to integrate to consume the new API.
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@sal_iozzia Indeed, you can create your own application as well and create applications or workflows based on those integrations. Happy to chat if you want to discuss custom integrations.
Sanket Makhija
The product looks awesome. Kudos to the team. Signing-in!
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@sanket_makhija Thanks Sanket !! Feel free to share your feedbacks once tested !
John Coschigano
This is really cool! How does it perform with single page apps or content that’s rendered after the initial page load?
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@john_coschigano Thanks John, we are rendering websites inside a real browser, so you will see the whole page :)
Jonathan Parisot
This looks amazing!
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@joparisot Thanks Jon !
Ievgenii Popov
WOW! Posibilities are immense! Well done!
Hugues Pouillot
Maker
@eugene_2pv @Thanks Ievgenii !