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· 6 min read
Oleg Kulyk

Reverse Proxy vs. Forward Proxy. A Detailed Comparison!

Using proxy servers is crucial in today's world. As the Internet has become a part of our daily life and is integrated into almost everything, it is quintessential to use it while maintaining privacy and security.

Data leaks and personal information breaches are more serious than most people think. So using measures to browse and use the internet with security is a must. Using proxy and VPNs is one of the best ways of ensuring online safety. So today, we shall teach you details about reverse proxy vs. forward proxy and much more. Let’s begin.

· 10 min read
Oleg Kulyk

How To Crawl A Website Without Getting Blocked? 15 Easy Ways!

Web scraping is a crucial data extraction method where bots “scrape” data from websites. This is done by using bots called scrapers.

Web scraping can be done manually but since it is slow and tedious, the automated method is usually the preferred option since it is fast and reliable. But people often abuse web scraping, and so websites often implement protocols to prevent web scraping and block it from their sites.

So today, we shall show you how to crawl a website without getting blocked. Let’s begin!

· 6 min read
Oleg Kulyk

What is Web Scraping? Is Web Scraping Legal?

The legality of web scraping is a hotly debated topic as it relates to another burning issue of our times - online privacy.

Furthermore, web scraping is a quintessential data extraction method and can often be misused. This is where the controversy comes in. There is a fine line between legal or ethical web scraping and illegal or unethical web scraping.

· 7 min read
Oleg Kulyk

How to test a proxy API?

A proxy masks your IP address and thus changes the apparent location of your device in front of a website it is trying to access. To distinguish between a good and not good proxy, you need to test it. Of course, you would always want to use a reliable proxy API and not be slowed down by a high-latency one because that would defeat the entire purpose of a proxy API.

· 11 min read
Mariia Potapova

Better real estate decisions with Booking.com data scraping

In today's world, working with data is essential for success. Many doors open for developers of various applications and services as a result of the accessibility of data. Some services provide an interface to determine whether or not a movie is worth seeing before heading to the theatre. Others concentrate on business tasks such as data collection, analysis, processing, and repurposing data from other sources. APIs are becoming increasingly popular as the demand for various types of data increases. In this article, I will explain how booking.com data helps make better real estate decisions and why you need this data and how web scrapping API like ScrapingAnt allows getting this data.

· 8 min read
ScrapingAnt Team

Sneaker Price Data Collection with Web Scraping API

The fashion industry has witnessed thousands of trends and influences from celebrities and public figures. Yet the sneaker industry's status and popularity single-handedly enjoys is not a match for the rest. The craze has grown to the extent that special-edition sneakers are now manufactured by brands and collected by enthusiasts like pieces of art.

The Sneaker industry has already grown into a 79-billion-dollar industry, and the trend is far from declining. Amongst this lies a 10-billion-dollar share of the Sneaker resale industry that, on the one hand, is a source for the enthusiasts to enjoy pairs they cannot get their hands on fresh from the store. But there is another face to this coin. The limited-edition pairs have achieved the status of collectibles and are traded on the market for prices 5-6 times their original retail prices.

· 8 min read
ScrapingAnt Team

Web Scraping for GPU Scalping

Graphics cards are an integral component of a PC or laptop. A PC or laptop without a graphic card barely fulfills even the most basic requirements in this day and age. For this reason, there is always a high demand for graphic cards all around the world. But, recently, the production of graphic cards took a big hit, along with a sharp spike in order, which led to a global shortage of graphic cards.

Let us discuss the lack of GPUs, scraping, and its role in alleviating the deficit and additional assistance in buying and reselling GPUs.

· 8 min read
Rakia Ben Sassi

Data to the Rescue. The Role of Data Collection in the Russia-Ukraine War

As I have started writing this article, I didn’t expect it to end this way. Weeks after creating my first draft, Russian forces entered its western neighbor’s border and war raged in Ukraine.

Many questions have been raised. People around the world kept their eyes glued to their screens, waiting for more news about the invasion and looking for answers. I was no exception. I’ve seen the steady stream of content, talking about the different sides of the crisis, its ramifications, and its ripple effect.