Has Anyone Successfully Built or Used a Yelp Scraper for Data Collection?

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! I tried using Octoparse with some rotating proxies, and it worked for a bit, but I got blocked after a few hours. I’ll definitely look into Yelp’s API—seems like the less stressful option.

Also, has anyone tried using a VPN along with proxies? I’m wondering if that would help avoid detection even more.

Appreciate all the tips! This thread has been super helpful.