Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in rate limits

How many tweets can you scrape?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

Twitter provides a useful public API for accessing Tweets, but it does have rate limits in place to prevent abuse. Here are some key factors to consider for optimizing your data collection and respecting user privacy.

Accessing Data on Websites: APIs vs Web Scraping

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

APIs provide official, supported access points to data, while web scraping 'scrapes' data from sites in an unofficial manner.

The Murky Legality of Scraping Public APIs

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

APIs provide easy access to public data, but scraping them may be illegal. Factors like rate limits and terms of service impact legality. Best practices include respecting restrictions, citing sources, and not selling or spamming with scraped data.

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