# Capture a product

> Turn any product page into a Moodiri product in one click, with its photos, price, dimensions and vendor, sent to a project or your Library.

Source: https://docs.moodiri.com/chrome-extension/capture-a-product

## Why use it

Re-typing product details from a website into a spec is slow, and the typos show up later on
invoices. The extension reads the page for you: name, brand, model, price, dimensions, finish, photos
and even the spec sheet link, and links the right vendor.

## When to use it

- **Sourcing for a room.** Capture several options straight into a product section, ready to send for approval.
- **Building your catalog.** **Save to library** for products you want to keep for later, without a project.
- **Quick adds.** **Draft product** drops it into a space so you can sort it out later.

To add a product by pasting its link inside Moodiri instead, see [Add a product from a link](https://docs.moodiri.com/products/add-a-product-from-a-link).

## Before you start

- Install the extension and connect it with your API key. See [Install and connect](https://docs.moodiri.com/chrome-extension/install-and-connect).
- To send to a project, the project needs a space. See [Add a space](https://docs.moodiri.com/spaces/add-a-space).

## Steps

1. Open the product page on the supplier's website and pick the variant you want, such as the finish or size.
2. Choose the extension icon, then **Spec this product**. Or press **Alt+M** to open it and capture in one go.
3. Check the captured details. Under **Add more photos**, tap any extra photos you want to keep.
4. Choose where it goes. Take the suggestion (**Add to** a section or space), choose **Save to library**, or choose **Somewhere else…**.
5. To pick a place yourself, choose the **Project** and **Space**, then under **Add as** choose **In a section** or **Draft product**.
6. Choose **Add to section**, **Create section & add**, or **Add as draft**.
7. Choose **View on Moodiri** to open it, or **Add another product** to keep going.

## Choose photos, variant and category

- **Variant**: pick the finish, size or colour on the website before you capture. The extension reads
  the options selected on the page.
- **Photos**: the main photo is always saved. Extra photos from the gallery appear under **Add more
  photos**; tap each one to include it. They are saved only when your firm has **Include additional
  photos** turned on in [Browser extension settings](https://docs.moodiri.com/settings/browser-extension).
- **Category**: Moodiri works out the product's category from the page. It uses it to suggest where
  the product should go, and to name a new section.
- **Vendor**: the vendor is matched to one in your [Directory](https://docs.moodiri.com/directory/vendors), or created for you.
  If the vendor has a trade discount set to auto-apply, the product picks it up.

## Send to a project, space or section

**Suggested for you** offers one place, based on the product's category and where you have been working
recently. Choose it to add the product there in one click. To pick yourself, choose **Somewhere else…**
(or **Choose a project & space** when there is no suggestion), then the **Project** and **Space**.

With **In a section**, the product becomes an option in that section, ready to compare and send for
approval. Choose **New section…** to create one as you add the product.

## Save to the Library

Choose **Save to library** to keep the product in your [Library](https://docs.moodiri.com/library/library-overview) without
adding it to a project. You see **Saved to your library**, and it is available in every project.

## Add as draft

Under **Add as**, choose **Draft product**, then **Add as draft**. The product goes into the space on its
own, outside any section, so you can review it and move it later. See
[Import a captured product](https://docs.moodiri.com/products/import-a-captured-product).

## What happens next

- You see **Added to** and the place it went, or **Saved to your library**.
- **View on Moodiri** opens the space, where you can see the new product or the section it joined.
- The vendor is linked, and the product is kept in your Library for reuse.

## Limits

- Up to 20 photos per captured product.
- Up to 30 captures per firm per hour.
- A new section name can be up to 120 characters.
- Each capture counts towards your firm's monthly captures.

## Questions

### Does the extension see trade prices?

It reads the page as you see it in your own browser. If you are signed in to a trade account and the page shows your trade price, that is the price captured.

### Does every capture use up one of my monthly captures?

Captures count towards your firm's monthly captures. Opening the panel without capturing does not. After a capture, the panel shows how many captures are left this month.

### Is the product also saved to the Library?

Yes. Products you capture are kept in your [Library](https://docs.moodiri.com/library/library-overview) as well, so you can reuse them later.
