Skip to content

User Guide

This guide covers everything you need to know about using OPAL effectively for scraping Alabama court data.

In This Section

CLI Reference

Complete command-line interface documentation with all available commands and options.

Interactive Command Builder

Build complex OPAL commands with our interactive tool.

Available Parsers

Overview of all available parsers and their capabilities.

Configurable Court Extractor

Learn about OPAL's flexible court data extraction system.

Visual Flow Diagrams

Understand OPAL's architecture and data flow through visual diagrams.

Output Examples

See real examples of OPAL's output formats and data structures.

Common Use Cases

Practical examples and patterns for common scraping tasks.

Working with Output Data

Process and analyze the data extracted by OPAL.

Understanding Errors

Troubleshoot common issues and error messages.

Quick Reference

Basic Commands

# Scrape Alabama Appeals Court
opal parse appeals-al

# Scrape with date range
opal parse appeals-al --start-date 2024-01-01 --end-date 2024-12-31

# Export to different formats
opal parse appeals-al --output-format json
opal parse appeals-al --output-format csv

Parser-Specific Guides

Most Common Tasks

Task Command Guide
Scrape recent cases opal parse appeals-al Quick Start
Filter by date opal parse appeals-al --start-date YYYY-MM-DD CLI Reference
Export as JSON opal parse appeals-al --output-format json Output Examples
Debug issues opal parse appeals-al --verbose Understanding Errors

Next Steps