This action will tell Automatio to wait for certain amount of time.

<h2>Overview</h2>&nbsp;The Poll.fm Voting Bot enables you to automate the voting process and extract data from Poll.fm (Crowdsignal) polls. For example, the bot can vote for a specific option in a poll and then retrieve the results, such as participant names, vote percentages, and total vote counts. By automating these tasks, the bot helps you gather and organize data efficiently, saving time and simplifying analysis.<h2>What is Poll.fm (Crowdsignal) ?</h2>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/Screenshot_18_1cec4e5da6.png" alt="Automatio.ai - Crowdsignal (Pol.fm) Voting Bot" srcset="https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/thumbnail_Screenshot_18_1cec4e5da6.png 245w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/small_Screenshot_18_1cec4e5da6.png 500w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/medium_Screenshot_18_1cec4e5da6.png 750w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/large_Screenshot_18_1cec4e5da6.png 1000w" sizes="100vw" width="1000"></figure>&nbsp;Poll.fm is a platform that lets users create flexible surveys, polls, quizzes, and ratings. It provides an easy way to gather responses from audiences on various topics. Users can create polls, ask questions, and receive feedback in a simple, customizable way, whether for personal use or business purposes.&nbsp;<h2>Why Automate Poll.fm?</h2>&nbsp;Automating Poll.fm helps you save time by handling voting and collecting poll results automatically. Instead of doing everything manually, the bot does the work for you. This is useful if you need to manage many polls or gather large amounts of data. Automation makes the process faster and more organized, so you can easily use the data for your projects, research, or business.Legal Disclaimer:&nbsp;While automating actions like voting and scraping public data is generally allowed, users must review Crowdsignal's terms of service to ensure compliance. It is the user's responsibility to follow all applicable laws and guidelines when using this bot for automation and data collection&nbsp;<h2>Bot Actions Breakdown</h2>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/Screenshot_19_87ec014f7e.png" alt="Automatio.ai Voting Bot - Bot Actions Breakdown" srcset="https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/thumbnail_Screenshot_19_87ec014f7e.png 245w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/small_Screenshot_19_87ec014f7e.png 500w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/medium_Screenshot_19_87ec014f7e.png 750w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/large_Screenshot_19_87ec014f7e.png 1000w" sizes="100vw" width="1000"></figure>&nbsp;<ul><li>Start action: Opens the specified voting page.</li><li>Toolbox wait action: Waits for the page to load completely.</li><li>Click action: Select the specified participant to vote for.</li><li>Click action: Click the vote button to submit the vote.</li><li>Toolbox wait action: Wait for the results page to show.</li><li>Extract action: Gets the participant's name and their group or team.</li><li>Extract action: Gets the percentage of votes for each participant.</li><li>Toolbox go to URL action: Goes to the specific poll page.</li><li>Toolbox clear cookies action: Clears cookies.</li><li>Toolbox refresh page action: Reloads the page for another vote.</li></ul><h2>How to Use</h2>&nbsp;<ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Initiate the Bot: Start by clicking the "Use this automation" button on the template page. This will launch the Automatio Chrome extension on the website you want to scrape.</li><li>Run the Bot: Once the extension opens, simply click "Let's go" and then "Create and run" to kick off the scraping process. The bot will start collecting data.</li><li>Monitor Progress: You can track the bot’s progress and view the data it’s gathering in the dashboard. This helps you stay informed about how the scraping is going.</li><li>Customize Before Running: If needed, you can customize the bot before you start it. For instance, you might want to change the URL to automate a different page with the same data structure, for example, a different voting poll.</li><li>Retrieve Data: After the bot has completed its run, you can download the data in various formats like CSV, Google Sheets, JSON, or access it via API for further integration with your tools.</li></ol><h2>Customization Tips</h2>&nbsp;<ul><li>Vote on Multiple Options: Configure the bot to vote for different options each time it runs. This is useful if you want to spread votes across several choices.</li><li>Schedule Regular Voting: Set up the bot to run at specific intervals (e.g., daily or weekly) to keep voting ongoing or gather updated results over time.</li></ul><h2>What You Can Do with the Data</h2>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/Screenshot_20_c7632bead8.png" alt="Automatio.ai Voting Bot - Dashboard Data - CSV JSON API" srcset="https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/thumbnail_Screenshot_20_c7632bead8.png 245w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/small_Screenshot_20_c7632bead8.png 500w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/medium_Screenshot_20_c7632bead8.png 750w, https://templates.automatio.co/uploads/large_Screenshot_20_c7632bead8.png 1000w" sizes="100vw" width="1000"></figure>&nbsp;Once you’ve collected the poll data, you can easily organize it in Google Sheets using the built-in integration in the Automatio dashboard—it's quick and simple to set up. You can also connect the data with other tools using Automatio’s API for more options. Here are a few things you can do:<ul><li>Create detailed reports: Sort and filter the data to see important trends.</li><li>Build a custom dashboard: Display the voting data with other information to understand it better.</li><li>Track changes over time: See how voting patterns change by comparing data from different times.</li></ul> This makes sure your data is ready to use and easy to manage with other tools.<h2>Conclusion</h2> The Poll.fm bot template from Automatio.ai offers a practical solution for automating the collection and management of poll data. By using this poll automation, you can streamline your voting processes and gather important results quickly.

The Poll.fm Voting Bot

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