Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in blocks

Does Instagram allow scraping?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

Instagram's terms allow limited scraping for non-commercial personal use. Best practices to avoid blocks include scraping slowly, varying user agents, avoiding logging in, and using proxies. Commercial scraping alternatives include the Instagram API and data resellers.

Using Proxies With Goutte in 2024

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Jan 9, 2024

Proxies play a pivotal role in web scraping, preventing blocks and CAPTCHAs. Setting a proxy in Goutte involves using a custom HTTP client. Rotating proxies maximizes scraping before blocks. Proxies API simplifies proxies for seamless scraping.

BrightData Alternative - ProxiesAPI for Web Scraping

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Sep 30, 2023

Web scraping made simple with ProxiesAPI, offering automatic proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, and javascript rendering. Affordable and easy to use compared to BrightData.

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