What’s the best way to handle screen scraping in Node.js? or How can I efficiently do screen scraping

"What’s the best way to handle screen scraping in Node.js?"

Hey folks! 👋

I’m diving into screen scraping node js for a side project, and tbh, it’s a bit overwhelming. There’s Puppeteer, Cheerio, Playwright... like, which one’s the best?

I’ve tried Puppeteer, and it’s solid for dynamic sites, but feels heavy sometimes. Cheerio’s lightweight but only for static stuff. Any tips on picking the right tool?

Also, how do y’all deal with CAPTCHAs or sites that block scrapers? Proxies? Random delays?

Kinda new to this, so any advice is appreciated! 🙏

(Also, if you’ve got a fave tutorial or lib, drop it below!)