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How to Monitor Multiple URLs at Once with Distill.io

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To monitor a list of webpages in Distill.io, import them together from a CSV file with Name and URL columns. Use JSON instead if you need to carry over fuller monitor settings. After import, review the monitors in the Watchlist and choose whether each should check locally or in Distill’s cloud.

Prepare a CSV or JSON file

In Distill, each monitor tracks a webpage at its own URL. For a straightforward batch, make a CSV with one monitor per row and the required Name and URL columns:

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Name,URL
Product page,https://example.com/product
Status page,https://status.example.com

Give each entry a useful name so you can identify it in the Watchlist. The import guide also allows optional labels and content type. CSV is the quick route for basic monitor data; choose JSON when you need to preserve fuller configurations, including selectors, conditions, schedules, and settings. Follow Distill’s CSV and JSON import guide for the documented format and details.

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Import the URL list

  1. Open Distill’s monitor import flow and choose the file you prepared.

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  2. Import the CSV for basic URL monitoring, or import JSON if the monitors need their fuller configurations.

  3. Review the import result before relying on the monitors. Confirm that each intended page appears with the right name and URL.

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The import guide documents bulk URL import; it does not establish a fixed maximum batch size. Check the current import flow and documentation if you are preparing an unusually large file.

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Review and manage monitors in the Watchlist

The Watchlist brings your monitors together. Open it after importing to check that the entries are present, then select one or several monitors to expose the available bulk actions. Distill documents batch changes to device and configuration settings, which can be useful when a group should share a check location or monitoring setup. See What is Watchlist? and Config and Advanced Options for the documented management and configuration details.

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Choose local or cloud checks

Importing several URLs does not itself decide where checks run. Local and cloud monitors have different availability requirements:

Choice Where checks run Must your device be on? Practical distinction
Local monitor Your browser or computer Yes Checks are browser-based and depend on the device running.
Cloud monitor Distill’s servers No Checks can continue independently while your device is off.

Select the device deliberately for each monitor or group, particularly when using batch changes: changing the device setting for several entries can affect how their checks run. The details are in Distill’s Local Monitor vs. Cloud Monitor guide.

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Handle pages that load late

If a monitored page populates its content after the initial load, the extracted content may not yet be ready when Distill checks it. Increase the extraction delay in that monitor’s configuration, then verify that the expected page content is being captured. Distill describes extraction delay and related options in Config and Advanced Options.

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Or skip the browser setup

If your task is to capture screenshots of a set of pages rather than track changes over time, ScreenshotNeo is a separate website screenshot API and MCP server. It does not replace Distill’s change-monitoring workflow. A single GET request returns a screenshot or PDF; for example, using cURL:

curl -G "https://api.screenshotneo.com/v1/shot" -d access_key=YOUR_API_KEY --data-urlencode url=https://stripe.com -o shot.webp

See the ScreenshotNeo API documentation for request options. It accepts cookie or consent banners and removes more than 60 known consent platforms, newsletter popups, and chat widgets before capture; those steps can be turned off. Bot checks, blank pages, timeouts, failed loads, and cache hits are not billed, and responses identify the page verdict and billing status in headers. Its MCP server provides take_screenshot, get_page_info, and capture_pdf for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients. The free plan includes 1,000 screenshots per month with no card; paid plans start at $5 for 3,000.

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Availability and platform notes

Distill documents browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera, as well as a web app. The supported platform list is at Supported Platforms; the Chrome extension documentation is at Distill Chrome Extension – Monitor Website Changes. Distill’s What is Distill? guide provides additional product context.

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