XPath in Google Sheets producing #N/A - xpath

I was currently using this XPath in Google Sheets and it’s now saying imported content is empty.
=IMPORTXML("http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/odds/", "//div[#class='row-group']")
I have an HTML that works, but this table worked best for my other formulas. Any help would be appreciated.

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Import XML of span element fails with #N/A

finally decided to sign up to stackoverflow because of this. So I´d be super grateful about a solution!
I´m trying to get a number of a <span> element. Here is an image of the data box I´m trying to scrape from. It´s on this page: https://de.marketscreener.com/kurs/aktie/SNOWFLAKE-INC-112440376/analystenerwartungen/
The relevant Xpath is //*[#id="highcharts-0oywbsk-200"]/div[2]/div/span/span
I´m trying: =IMPORTXML("https://de.marketscreener.com/kurs/aktie/SNOWFLAKE-INC-112440376/analystenerwartungen/"),"//div[2]/div/span/span")
I´m ignoring the #id-element, this works pretty well with many elements on the same page, but in this case not at all. I ignore the id, because I can´t use it as it changes on every page. Is this ok?
Google Sheets always gives me a #N/A error?! Any idea how to scrape that number?
disabling JavaScript reveals what you can scrape:

How to find the correct Xpath to get importxml function work

I'm trying to use ImportXML function in Google sheets in order to bring some prices into my Google sheet, how to find the correct Xpath for this?
This is the URL:
https://www.superama.com.mx/catalogo/d-frutas-verduras/f-frutas/l-naranja-limon-y-citricos/mandarina-por-kilo/0000000003029
and I'm trying to bring the id="lblPrice" which in this case is $24.90
I was trying this formula but I'm getting NA
=IMPORTXML("https://www.superama.com.mx/catalogo/d-frutas-verduras/f-frutas/l-naranja-limon-y-citricos/mandarina-por-kilo/0000000003029","//*[#id="lblPrice"]")
IMOPORTXML/Google Sheets does not support scraping of JavaScript elements.

ImportXML parse error - Wikipedia scraping with excel sheet

I'm trying to scrape little data into an excel sheet from Wikipedia website using the ImportXML formula.
The XPath code I copied which I got it from the browser.
Here is the Wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago
Scraping the Latitude and longitude which is present on the page.
Screenshot:
This is the code that I get from the browser XPath selector.
//*[#id="mw-content-text"]/div/table[1]/tbody/tr[11]/td/span[1]/span/a/span[1]/span/span[1]
Can you help me with the code and help me where I'm doing the wrong?
try:
=INDEX(IMPORTXML("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago", "//span[#class='geo-dms']"), 1)

How Do I Import Data Into My Google Sheet from a Website Using importXML

Today when experimenting with using importXML in Google Sheets, I ran into a problem. I was attempting to import the title header of a USTA Tournament page into the Google Sheet, however, this did not work as it just resulted in the HTML title of the webpage being displayed ('TournamentHome'). Below is the Google Sheet, and the website that is used:
Google Sheet and Function:
=importXML(F2, "//html//body[#id='thebody']//div[#id='content']//div[#id='pagetitle']")
Website and Section of Source Code Being Used
The title that I am trying to extract from the website is TOWPATH 24th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING JR SINGLES.
The link to the website is https://m.tennislink.usta.com/tournamenthome?T=225779
update:
=REGEXEXTRACT(QUERY(ARRAY_CONSTRAIN(IMPORTDATA(
"https://m.tennislink.usta.com/tournamenthome?T=225779"), 555, 1),
"where Col1 contains 'escape'"), "\(""(.*)""\)")
unfortunately, that won't be possible the way you trying because the field you attempt to scrape is controlled by JavaScript and Google Sheets can't understand/import JS. you can test this simply by disabling JS for a given link and you will see what exactly can be imported into Google Sheets:
How about this sample formula? In this formula, the title value is directly retrieved from the script before the value is put to #pagetitle. Please think of this as just one of several answers.
Sample formula:
=REGEXEXTRACT(IMPORTXML(A1,"//div[#class='tournament_search']/script"),"escape\(""([\w\s\S]+)""")
Result:
When https://m.tennislink.usta.com/TournamentHome/tournament.aspx?T=38079 and https://m.tennislink.usta.com/tournamenthome?T=225779 are put in "A1" and "A2", the results are as follows.
Reference:
REGEXEXTRACT

Import data from ebay to google spreadsheet using IMPORTXML

I'm trying to Import a table from "https://www.ebay.com/itm/100-NEW-ALTERNATOR-VW-GOLF-GTI-GL-GLS-1-8T-1-8-2L-99-06-90A-1-YR-WARRANTY-13852/301364941754?fits=Model%3AJetta&hash=item462ac013ba:g:v7oAAOSw~YRagU4N&vxp=mtr" to a Google Spread sheet using =IMPORTXML function, The Formula I was using as below,
A1 = https://www.ebay.com/itm/100-NEW-ALTERNATOR-VW-GOLF-GTI-GL-GLS-1-8T-1-8-2L-99-06-90A-1-YR-WARRANTY-13852/301364941754?fits=Model%3AJetta&hash=item462ac013ba:g:v7oAAOSw~YRagU4N&vxp=mtr
A2 = //*[#id="w1-20ctbl"]
A3 = =IMPORTXML(A1,A2)
But it returns nothing and It says "Imported content is empty."
Can Somebody help me, I'm new to google sheet scripting and I'll really grateful if somebody can help me.
waiting to hearing from somebody....
Thanks
You cannot access the pictured table using IMPORTXML or any built-in Google Sheets formula because the table is generated when a user visits the website.
If you look at the page source, you'll see that the table does not exist. IMPORTPATH looks at this page source, which is the content before javascript rendering by the browser. When you "inspect" an element in your browser, it's inspecting the content after the javascript has been rendered.
Unfortunately, there is not a simple way to get the data you're looking for. You'll have to find or build your own scraping tool. Be careful not to violate eBay terms of use or any local laws.

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