Getting a 403 Error Webscraping – How Do I Bypass or Fix It? or 403 Error Webscraping – Why Am I Bloc

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403 errors are the worst, man. Have you checked if the site has a robots.txt? Sometimes they straight-up tell you what’s allowed.

Also, try mimicking browser behavior—add cookies, random mouse movements (if using Selenium), and even resize the window. Sounds silly, but some sites track that stuff.

Oh, and maybe your proxies are burned. Try residential ones from Luminati or Smartproxy.

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