AAnakin Tech10h ago · 7 min readAnakin vs ParseHub: scraper definitions belong in codeProduction scraping should not depend on invisible state captured by a desktop app. The moment web data feeds another system, the scraper definition becomes source code: reviewable, testable, versioneanakinwriters.hashnode.dev
Fflyingkiwi17h ago · 6 min readPulling open jobs from Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby into one feed (and reading hiring signals from it)If you sell to companies, recruit for them or invest in them, their job boards are one of the most honest public signals you can get. A company that just opened 30 sales roles in London is telling youflyingkiwi.hashnode.dev
Vvoiddo17h ago · 5 min readFacebook Ad Library scraper data API: fields, sample output and cost per 1,000 rowsCollect public ads from the Meta Ad Library by keyword, advertiser Page ID or Ad Library link: ad text, headline, landing page, button, images and videos, dates, platforms and version count, plus spenvoiddo.hashnode.dev
IIcoe Man1d ago · 6 min readHow to Scrape Instagram Comments from Posts, Reels and Profiles (No Login)If you want to scrape Instagram comments, the official API won't get you far. It only returns comments on business accounts you manage, and you need an approved Meta app to use it. Most people end up icoe-man.hashnode.dev
WWrenTools1d ago · 8 min readRead RSS, Atom and JSON Feed in Python: four feedparser trapsDisclosure: we built and sell the Apify Actor whose code this post walks through, RSS, Atom & JSON Feed Reader (publisher WrenTools). The post was written with AI assistance and reviewed by a person bwrentools.hashnode.dev
AAtlas Data1d ago · 10 min readTrack a competitor's ads on Google, LinkedIn and TikTok with PythonGoogle, LinkedIn and TikTok all publish public ad libraries: the Google Ads Transparency Center, the LinkedIn Ad Library, the TikTok Ad Library (EU/EEA, Switzerland, the UK and Turkey). All three aratlasdata.hashnode.dev
RRoamProxy1d ago · 3 min readOne mobile IP, two cities: how to check where a proxy exit really isThis article was first published on Dev.to: https://dev.to/roamproxy/one-mobile-ip-two-cities-how-to-check-where-a-proxy-exit-really-is-2pae. If you target proxies by city, you will eventually look uproamproxy.hashnode.dev
SSid Mishra1d ago · 9 min readFirecrawl Pricing Explained: What 1,000 Pages Really CostI keep getting asked what Firecrawl actually costs per 1,000 pages, and the honest answer is "it depends" — on your plan, your billing cycle, the output formats you request and how many of your URLs tsidmishra.hashnode.dev
AAnakin Tech1d ago · 7 min readThe Build vs Buy Question for Pricing Scrapers Is Really About Data DecayMost pricing scraper projects do not fail because the first crawler cannot fetch a product page. They fail three months later, when half the prices are stale, selectors silently drift, promo logic chaanakinwriters.hashnode.dev
RReventaData1d ago · 12 min readComplete Guide: How to Track Prices Using Walmart Mexico ScraperThis complete guide to Walmart Mexico Scraper shows how to run a walmart.com.mx price scraper from Python through the Apify API and get back typed product records: the selling price in Mexican pesos, reventadata.hashnode.dev
