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. 2025 Jul 8;11:e2962. doi: 10.7717/peerj-cs.2962

Table 1. Parameters for search engine scraper in RAT.

Parameter Description For instance (Google Germany)
SEARCH_URL URL of the search engine with optional GET-parameters provided by the search engine (e.g., to set a language parameter) https://www.google.de/webhp?hl=de
SEARCH_BOX Input element in a form to enter a search query. <textarea class=“gLFyf” name=“q” </textarea>
CAPTCHA Source code hint to find a CAPTCHA element. g-recaptcha
NEXT_PAGE CSS element for a click button to navigate to the next search engine result page (SERP) //a[@aria-label=‘{}’]
RESULTS_NUMBER Parameter to initialize the number of the first result. 0
PAGE Parameter for the first SERP. 0
CSS_RESULT CSS class for each div container with a result consisting of a title, description, and URL. “div”, class_=[“tF2Cxc”]
CSS_TITLE CSS class of header for a title in a result container. “h3”, class_=[“LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md”]
CSS_DESCRIPTION CSS class for the description. A description is part of the search result. “div”, class_=[“VwiC3b”]
CSS_URL CSS class for the URL in a result container. “h3”, class_=[“LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md”]