Experience
We’ve succesfully tested the Web-Scraper-API of Oxylabs. It did well to get data off the highly protected sites. One eg. is Zoro.com protected with Akamai, DataDome, CloudFlare and ReCaptcha! See the numerical results here.
Category: Development
In the evolving world of web data, understanding different business models can greatly benefit you. Since 2010’s, the growth of web scraping has transformed from a niche interest into a widely used practice. As the demand for public data increases, you may find new opportunities in various approaches to data collection and distribution.
In the post we’ll take a look of 4 business model in the data extraction business:
- Conventional data providers
- SaaS providers
- Data / market intelligence tools
- Data marketplace (multiple buyers & multiple sellers)
The rise of artificial intelligence has transformed various industries, and web scraping is no exception. AI enhances web scraping by increasing efficiency, accuracy, and adaptability in data extraction processes. As businesses increasingly rely on data to drive their decisions, understanding how AI-powered techniques can optimize these scraping efforts becomes crucial for success.
Our exploration of AI in web scraping will cover various techniques and algorithms that enhance traditional methods. We’ll also delve into the challenges organizations face, from ethical concerns to technical limitations, and discuss innovative solutions that can overcome these hurdles. Real-world applications showcase how companies leverage AI to gather insights quickly and effectively, providing a practical lens through which we can view this technology.
By the end of the post, we’ll have a clearer understanding of not only the fundamentals of AI in web scraping but also its potential implications for the future of data collection and usage.
Recently I was given a bunch of sites to scrape, most of them being simple e-commerce. I decided to try Zyte AI powered spiders. To utilize it, I had to apply for a Zyte API subscription and access to Scrapy Cloud. Zyte AI proved to be a good choice for the fast data extraction & delivery thru spiders that are Scrapy Spiders. Below you can see my experience and the results.
I have done another “experience” post on the Zyte platform usage.
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Protected: .NET Code Guard
Agree, it’s hard to overestimate the importance of information – “Master of information, master of situation”. Nowadays, we have everything to become a “master of situation”. We have all needed tools like spiders and parsers that could scrape various data from websites. Today we will consider scraping the Amazon with a web spider equipped with proxy services.
Windows cmd
cmd /c 'copy /y /b *.json output.json'
Windows Power Shell
2 options are here:
Get-Content *.json | Set-Content result.json
Copy-Item *.json output.json
How to wrap joined lines into valid JSON
After merging json files we append commas to the end of each line and bracket around the whole content with [ ] using eg. Notepadd++ for that. Thus we get a valid JSON:
[
{ "Full Year Tax":"145,26$"… },
{ "Full Year Tax":"139,00$"… },
{ "Full Year Tax":"100,00$"… }
]
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Amazon scrape tip
Recently we’ve met requirements to scrape Amazon data in big quantities. So, first of all I’ve tested the data aggregator for being bot-proof or anti-bot protection. For that I used the Discord server Scraping Enthusiasts, namely Anti-bot channel.
Since Amazon is a hige data aggregator we recommend readers to get acquainted with the post Tips & Tricks for Scraping Business Directories.
Today, not only programmers, but also many other specialists take part in the work of websites: content managers, copywriters, designers, marketers, SEO-specialists. They do not need to know programming languages and understand the code, thanks to the fact that there are systems that allow you to manage the project through a convenient interface. The systems are called Engines or Content Management Systems (CMS). In this article we explain what it is, why sometimes you need to know the engine of someone else’s site, and share ways how you can do it: look manually or check through online services.