ScrapeGround

Educational platform for learning about common web scraping patterns and techniques. Each scenario page covers one topic and provides a real-life code example in Python and Javascript:

Vital HTTP header that can help prevent scraper blocking

Popular hidden header value that requires HTML parsing and chain scraping

What are cookies and how they work in web scraping - explained through a login example

How to scrape static data pagination in web scraping

How to scrape dynamic static data pagination like endless paging in web scraping

Powered By

To explain various web scraping topics Scrapeground is using these external web scraping tools:

Web scraping service API that streamlines common scraping problems like blocking and JS rendering

Mock e-commerce website designed to test popular web scraping patterns

Mock HTTP API that responds with popular HTTP patterns for HTTP client testing

Libraries

For example project code, snippets and explanations we use these popular web scraping libraries for Python or Javascript:

Scrapfly's Python SDK is the easiest way to web scrape in Python

Scrapfly's Typescript SDK is the easiest way to web scrape in Javascript ecosystem

The most suitable HTTP client for web scraping in Python

Accesible and popular HTML parsing in Python. Supports native Python and CSS selectors.

Popular HTML parsing library with XPath and CSS selector support.

Well-rounded HTTP client for web Javascript, Nodejs and Typescript

Popular HTML parsing library for JS with CSS selector support

New to Web Scraping?

If you're entirely new to web scraping, see these beginner-friendly introduction articles on scrapfly.io:

Web Scraping with Python

Beginner-friendly intro to scraping using Python and it's popular web scraping libraries like httpx and parsel

Web Scraping with NodeJS

Beginner-friendly intro to scraping using Python and it's popular web scraping libraries like httpx and parsel

Web Scraping with Puppeteer

Intro to Puppeteer - a popular browser automation library for NodeJS - and how to use it for scraping

Web Scraping with Selenium

Intro to Selenium - a popular browser automation library - and how to use it for scraping with Python

Web Scraping with Playwright

Intro to Playwright - the newest browser automation library - and how to use it for scraping with Python

Web Scraping with Typescript

In-depth intro to Typescript and how it's used in web scraping

How Scraper Blocking Works

In-depth look into all techniques that are used in web scraper detection and blocking

And Dozens of Others!

In-depth look into all techniques that are used in web scraper detection and blocking