The authenticity of web scraping has been the subject of much debate. The question is, "is web scraping legal"? Web scraping is not a criminal offense. However, some ground rules must be followed ...

I was running a competitive analysis project last month, scraping product prices across different regions. Being budget-conscious, I started with free proxies—and quickly learned a painful lesson.

In the digital age, data is king, and the goal of web scraping API is to send a request to a website of your choice and, in return, collect data. While scraping APIs are not that complex to set up, ...

Web scraping is an automated method of collecting data from websites and storing it in a structured format. We explain popular tools for getting that data and what you can do with it. I write to ...

Using data in your reporting allows you to find stories more hidden from view and create visualizations that more fully engage audiences. But first, you’ll need your numbers in a friendly, usable ...