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“” - proxyDartX77 - 11-04-2025
Screen scraping isn’t dead, but it’s *high-maintenance*.
I’ve been using Browserless.io for headless scraping—saves me from managing browsers locally.
For blocking, try adding random delays between requests. And yeah, proxies. Always proxies.
“” - ghostByte99 - 11-04-2025
Man, screen scraping used to be so easy. Now it’s like hacking into the Pentagon.
I’ve had decent luck with Cheerio + Axios for static sites. For dynamic stuff, Playwright is my go-to.
And if you’re getting blocked, try scraping during off-hours. Less traffic = less bot detection.
RE: Is screen scraping still a reliable way to extract data from websites? or What are... - yelgath - 30-10-2026
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