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title: "Table data extractor Mozenda. How to capture table data."
slug: "capture-table"
description: "With table data extractor Mozenda can collect data from tables on web pages using the Capture Table action. This action recognizes the headers in a table and collects data from each column and row."
tags: ["row", "header", "collect", "website"]
updated: 2024-05-14T12:04:53Z
published: 2024-05-14T12:04:53Z
canonical: "help.mozenda.com/capture-table"
---

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# Capture table data

An agent can automatically capture columns and rows in a table using the *Capture Table* action. The *Capture Table* action automatically recognizes new columns and collect them after capturing several similar tables.

In the Agent Builder:

1. Select **Add Action**.
2. Select **Capture Table**.

Instructions on how to complete the action will display near the top left.

![Capture table](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/Capture%20table.PNG)

1. Select **a header cell** on a table within the web page.
2. Select **another header cell**.
3. Select **two non-header cells** in the same column to discover **row**.
4. Select **two cells** in the **same row** to discover **cells**.
5. Select **SAVE**.
6. The *Capture Table List* will now show in the Actions List along with the detected cells and rows.

Confirm that the captured table data displays in the **Captured Text Preview** window.

**Managing Actions in a Table Capture List**

- **Rename fields** – By default, the agent columns in the output collection are named after the columns in the table. You can change a column name without affecting the accuracy of the collected data. To do so: Go to Actions List > Right-Click on the capture you want to rename > Select **Properties** > Enter a name for the field > Click** SAVE**.
- **Refine List** and **Refine Capture Text** – Limit which tables rows you harvest. To do so: Go to Actions List > Right-Click on the capture you want to rename > Select **Refine List** when the capture is a list. Or, Select **Refine Capture Text** for the other captured items on the Table list.

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