E-commerce Scraping
E-commerce scraping is the process of extracting data from online marketplaces and retail sites, such as product listings, pricing, availability, and reviews, to gain market intelligence, pricing strategy, and competition tracking. We benchmarked the top scrapers to evaluate their accuracy, speed, and ability to handle anti-bot protections.
10 Best E-Commerce Scraper APIs
Many e-commerce sites today are JavaScript-rendered, have anti-bot protections, and use regional versions (different domains, currencies). We reviewed 10 leading e-commerce scrapers and benchmark-tested them across major sites, including Amazon and Walmart, in multiple regions.
Amazon Scraping: Extract Product Data with Proxies & Python
Traditional scraping techniques with tools like Selenium, BeautifulSoup, or headless browsers such as Undetected ChromeDriver are frequently detected and blocked by CAPTCHAs, IP bans, or changes to page structure. In this tutorial, we’ll extract data from Amazon pages using the review scraper API and proxies, instead of scraping directly.
How To Scrape Real Estate Data With Python
Scraping real estate data is more complicated than it looks. Zillow quickly blocks bots with PerimeterX, while Redfin requires piecing property details from scattered DOM elements. Every platform employs its own defenses, making reliable extraction a challenge without the use of proxies or APIs.
How to Scrape Reviews for Free Using Python (No APIs)
This article shows how I scraped reviews from Google Play, Yelp, and Trustpilot using Python. Each platform required a different method: Learn how to handle anti-detection, parse customer review data, and save the scraped data in CSV, JSON, or export to a database like Google Sheets for data analysis.
Best Amazon Scraper APIs Ranked by Performance
We benchmarked top Amazon scraper APIs over 1,400 URLs from 7 Amazon domains and identified the most reliable and cost-efficient data extraction solutions.
Indeed Scraper: How to Extract Job Data & Top Scraping Services
Indeed offers APIs primarily for job posting and applicant tracking; however, obtaining large-scale job data often requires a robust Indeed scraper or a specialized scraping service. We’ll cover the tools and techniques for extracting valuable job postings, discuss ethical considerations like Indeed’s robots.
Web Scraping Craigslist: Top 5 Craigslist Scrapers
Businesses scrape Craigslist for a variety of reasons, including market research, job recruitment, real estate analysis, and generating leads. This article explains how to extract data from Craigslist, as well as the top scrapers for Craigslist scraping and their pricing structures.