Property Types

Each dataset property has a type that determines what data to extract.

Available Types

Type	Description	Example
text	Text content of the element	Product name, description
html	Inner HTML of the element	Formatted content
attribute	Value of an HTML attribute	href, src, data-id
property	Value of a DOM property	value, checked, innerText
count	Number of matching elements	Number of reviews
page_url	Current page URL	Page URL for each record
selector_path	CSS selector path of the element	Element’s CSS path
list	Nested list of sub-items	Reviews for each product
index	Row number (1-based)	Row number in the output

text

Extracts the visible text content of an element.

Selector: css=.product-name
Type: text

html

Extracts the inner HTML (including tags) of an element.

Selector: css=.product-description
Type: html

attribute

Extracts the value of a specific HTML attribute.

Selector: css=.product-link
Type: attribute
Attribute: href

Common attributes:

Attribute	Description
href	Link URL
src	Image/media source URL
data-id	Custom data attribute
alt	Image alt text
title	Element title
placeholder	Input placeholder

property

Extracts a JavaScript DOM property.

Selector: css=.price-input
Type: property
Property: value

count

Counts the number of elements matching the selector.

Selector: css=.review
Type: count

page_url

Returns the current page URL for each record. No selector needed.

Type: page_url

selector_path

Returns the CSS selector path of the matched element. Useful for debugging.

Selector: css=.product-card
Type: selector_path

list

Extracts a nested list of sub-items. Add sub-properties inside the list property.

Selector: css=.review
Type: list
Sub-properties:
  - reviewer_name: css=.reviewer (text)
  - rating: css=.stars (attribute: data-rating)
  - comment: css=.comment (text)

index

Returns the row number (1-based) for each record. No selector needed.

Type: index

Download Option

For properties that contain URLs (e.g., image URLs), you can enable the Download option. When enabled, RTILA automatically downloads the file and stores it locally.

Selector: css=.product-image
Type: attribute
Attribute: src
Download: ✅

The downloaded file path is stored in the output instead of the URL.