NEWScrapingAnt MCP for Claude Code, Cursor & Windsurf — try it free →
Skip to main content

259 posts tagged with "web scraping"

View All Tags

Best Practices for Effective Web Scraping - DOs and DON'Ts

· 8 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Best Practices for Effective Web Scraping: DOs and DON'Ts

Web scraping is a great way to quickly and efficiently get the needed data. It involves extracting data from websites or other sources on the internet using automated tools like ScrapingAnt.

However, the key to successful web scraping lies in understanding how different systems work online and knowing when and where to apply specific web scraping techniques for maximum effectiveness.

If done correctly, web scraping can be incredibly useful for your project.

In this article, we will cover the most common data extraction do's and don'ts so that you can ensure you're applying the best practices for web scraping tasks.

IP Blocked While Scraping? Rate Limits, IP Bans and How to Avoid Them

· 8 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Breaking Down IP Restrictions: How to Overcome Website Limits and Gather Data Safely

Updated 2026-10-26

Rewritten around a tested rate-limit lab: every Python example now has its output, including what a burst of requests runs into, how Retry-After and pacing avoid it, and how a second exit IP splits the limit. Code: evidence packet.

Most IP blocks a scraper hits are not mysterious. The site counts requests per IP address, answers 429 Too Many Requests when you pass its limit, and blocks the address (403, a CAPTCHA, or an empty page) when you keep going. Slowing down to the site's rate and honouring Retry-After prevents most of it; spreading requests across more exit IPs is how you go faster without tripping the per-IP limit.

A Quick Guide to Parsing HTML with RegEx

· 9 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

A Quick Guide to Parsing HTML with RegEx

Parsing HTML documents can be complex and tedious, but it is an integral part of web development. It is common to parse HTML pages to extract the required information when working with web scraping or website building. One of the methods applied to parse HTML pages is through the use of regular expressions (RegEx).

This guide will walk you through how to parse HTML with RegEx using Python, along with best practices and tips.

Puppeteer Debugging and Troubleshooting - Best Practices

· 9 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Puppeteer Debugging and Troubleshooting - Best Practices

Puppeteer is a powerful tool for automating web testing and scraping. However, it is still subject to problems and bugs like any other software.

It's crucial to have a well-thought-out plan for solving issues in place for times like these.

In this post, we'll explore some of the best practices for Puppeteer debugging and troubleshooting with Puppeteer.

Web Scraping with Playwright in 6 Simple Steps

· 11 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Web Scraping with Playwright in 6 Simple Steps

Correction (2026-09-28)

Corrected the link-extraction example to print linkUrls, the array it actually constructs. This targeted correction does not claim a new live-site benchmark.

Web scraping is the process of extracting necessary data from external websites. It’s a valuable skill that helps you gather large amounts of data from the internet for various purposes. However, it can be daunting if you don’t need what tools to use.

Becoming a Web Scraper - Crawl like Google Crawler for Maximum Results

· 6 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Becoming a Web Scraper - Scraping as Google Crawler for Maximum Results

Are you looking to become a web scraper? While web scraping can seem daunting, it doesn’t have to be. In this blog, we’ll discuss what web scraping is, how pretending to be a Google crawler can help you get the most out of web scraping, and how to use web scrapers for maximum results. So get ready, because you’re about to learn the ins and outs of web scraping and how to become a web scraper.

Avoid Cloudflare with These 5 Proven Methods

· 12 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Avoid Cloudflare with These 5 Proven Methods

Before we begin, it's essential to understand that data extraction and web scraping are legal gray areas. For some, this is highly immoral, if not outright illegal, so pay attention to what you're scraping and how you're using it. Scraping personal data, gathering information without permission, or copyrighted data (among other things) may be illegal. So make sure you're careful about what you get and what you do with it once you have it. This information can make a big difference for your business, but if you're not using it correctly, it could cause you problems.

Web Scraping vs Web Crawling - Use Cases and Differences

· 9 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Web Scraping vs Web Crawling: Use Cases and Differences

Web scraping and web crawling are two different yet related approaches to gathering data from the internet.

Web scraping is a process of extracting specific pieces of information from a website, while web crawling is an automated bot system that regularly browses the World Wide Web to analyze and index large amounts of data on the resources.

Puppeteer vs. Selenium - Which Is Better? + Bonus

· 9 min read
Oleg Kulyk
Co-Founder @ ScrapingAnt

Puppeteer Vs. Selenium: Which Is Better?

With the increasing use of the internet worldwide, it is being implemented in all aspects of our daily lives. So using it efficiently and effectively becomes crucial and could be the difference between competitors and businesses. This is where the concept of Web Automation comes in. Today I shall teach you one of the most debated topics of web automation, Puppeteer vs. Selenium.

Let's begin!