How to Avoid Scraper Blocking when Scraping Images
Introduction to scraper blocking when it comes to image scraping. What are some popular scraper blocking techniques and how to avoid them.
"Error 1020: Access Denied" can be seen when web scraping websites powered by Cloudflare WAF. This means Cloudflare has blocked your scraper's IP address.
This error can be caused by a variety of reasons from web scraping too fast to using low-quality proxies. Cloudflare's anti-bot systems are using a variety of technologies to detect web scrapers, like:
So, to avoid this error, the scrapers needs to be fortified against Cloudflare's anti-scraping technologies which can be done by using proxies and better scraping pracitces and libraries.
For more on how Cloudflare is blocking web scrapers see our in-depth explanation blog.