Web scraping tool for data extraction. It automates scraping tasks, provides full API access, and supports custom workflows with unlimited data use. Offers free and pro pricing plans.
Features
Build and Automate Scrapers
Create automated scrapers with custom browser workflows.
UI and API Access
Scrapers can be created and managed through a user interface and also exposed via API for programmatic control.
Full Speed Ahead
Unlimited concurrent scrapers for maximum efficiency and speed.
Support and Documentation
Comprehensive documentation and support available to make the deployment fast and smooth.
Extractors
Pre-defined extractors can be customized to fit specific needs without the need for additional development effort.
Full-Browser Rendering
Enables scraping operations using a fully functional browser, facilitating loading JavaScript and rendering as an actual user.
Geo-Restrictions
Offers access to content across various geographical locations, assisting in comparing web content from different countries.
Get in Action
Simulates user actions such as movement, scrolling, and clicking to interact with web browsers.
Extractions Made Easy
Facilitates extractions through tools for e-commerce, job portals, etc., using full-page screenshots and video recordings.
No Limits
Flat-rate pricing ensures customers have full access to features regardless of subscription type, imposing no limitations on scenarios or requests.
API
Provides an API for developers to translate recurring tasks into automated code.
AdcolabsScraper
A SaaS solution for developers to collect data effortlessly and effectively. It offers tailored scraping features, including powerful interactions and reliable proxies, making data extraction easier.
Web Extraction Tool
This feature allows you to set up a tool using the AdColabs Workspace for extracting data from social networks. It includes both configuration and execution parts, i.e., setting the parameters and running the extraction.
Configuration Management
It allows you to define path expressions and configure filters for specific data, ensuring the extraction process targets precise elements.
Extraction Results and Statistics
After extraction, it provides a visual representation of the gathered data with statistics, helping you analyze the outcomes.
API Extraction
This feature allows you to automate extraction using API endpoints, increasing the versatility of the tool through command-line operations.
Fresh Design
The platform design has been revamped to align with Adcolabs' corporate colors, offering a more intuitive and cohesive visual identity, improving navigation.
Enhanced User Experience
Interface reorganized, separating extractions and scrapers into separate entities for clearer, more efficient navigation.
Simplified Scraper and Extraction Creation
Tasks can now be scheduled with a weekly timetable, allowing customization of exact days and times for operations.
Ready-to-Use Selectors: Extractors
Introduces predefined selectors tailored for specific use cases, allowing quick and easy extractor creation.
Faster and More Efficient Extractions
Significant upgrades leading to extractions completing in about 30 seconds, improving workflow efficiency.
Redesigned Dashboard
Updated to display more relevant information at a glance with an easy-to-follow Getting Started Guide.
Improved Documentation
Overhauled documentation now includes a Swagger UI page for easier API utilization.
Better Webhooks
Webhooks are more reliable and trigger instantly, notifying users when extraction tasks are completed.
Removing Unnecessary Noise
Streamlining by removing unnecessary elements to improve usability and structure.
Browser Fingerprinting Overview
Explains what browser fingerprinting is, detailing how it collects data from a user's browser and device configuration to create a digital identifier.
Why Browser Fingerprinting Matters
Describes the legitimate applications of fingerprinting including fraud prevention, personalization, security, and tracking across websites.
Challenges in Preventing Browser Fingerprinting
Discusses modern techniques and the difficulties in making browsers appear identical or introducing randomness to prevent reliable fingerprinting.
Strategies to Mitigate Browser Fingerprinting
Provides actionable strategies such as using privacy-focused browsers, modifying browser settings, using anti-fingerprinting extensions, disabling JavaScript, and more.
Use Privacy-Focused Browsers
Recommendations to use browsers like Brave, Firefox, and Tor Browser which implement various security and privacy features.
Modify Browser Settings
Guidance on specific settings for browsers like Firefox to reduce fingerprinting vectors.
Use Anti-Fingerprinting Extensions
Lists extensions like CanvasBlocker and uBlock Origin to help prevent fingerprinting.
Disable JavaScript
Recommendations on using tools like NoScript and AdBlock Plus to prevent fingerprinting vectors relying on JavaScript.
Use Virtual Machines and VPNs
Suggests using VMs or VPNs to enhance privacy and reduce traceability.
Remove Data from Data Brokers
Recommends services like DeleteMe and Incogni to manage and erase data collected by brokers.
Realities and Limitations
Explains the limitations of completely defeating browser fingerprinting, emphasizing a multi-layered approach to enhance privacy.
Browser Support
Selenium supports many browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Playwright also supports Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit (Safari engine), and offers broader newer browser support.
Project Integration
Both tools integrate with multiple languages, but Selenium has a wider range due to its longevity. Playwright has a more streamlined API, supporting parallel tasks.
Reliability
Both tools are reliable, with Playwright showing more stability in tests with dynamic content. Selenium often requires manual handling.
Automatic Waiting
Playwright supports automatic waiting for content to load, enhancing performance and efficiency.
Community and Development Support
Selenium benefits from a large community and extensive ecosystem. Playwright, backed by Microsoft, is growing rapidly.
Browser Type and Version Detection
Collects information about browser type and version, which can reveal different information and behaviors.
Operating System Identification
Identifies the user's operating system, which affects how web content is rendered and displayed.
Installed Fonts and Plugins
Collects details of installed fonts and plugins which can be specific to the individual user.
Screen Resolution and Color Depth
Collects information on display settings that can help differentiate devices.
Time Zone and Language Settings
Collects location-based settings such as time zone and language to identify users.
JavaScript and HTML5 Elements
Detects support for web technologies which may vary across browsers.
Scrapy
A comprehensive and powerful open-source framework providing everything needed for website scraping, including handling requests, processing data, and storage.
Beautiful Soup
A Python library for parsing HTML and XML documents, allowing navigation, searching, and modifying the parse tree.
Selenium & Playwright
Developed for automated web application testing, they are especially good for pages heavily reliant on JavaScript and allowing interaction with web browsers to capture dynamically generated data.
Puppeteer
A Node library offering a high-level API to control Chrome or Chromium, useful for scraping websites that load dynamic content with JavaScript.
Real Browser Scraping
Mimics human interactions by using real browsers, ideal for collecting data from dynamic and JavaScript-heavy pages.
Screenshot Functionality
Captures screenshots of web pages during the scraping process, useful for visual data analysis, reports, and testing.
User Interactions
Simulates mouse clicks, movements, and other user actions to navigate complex websites.
Proxy Integrations
Uses flexible proxy options to keep scraping activity anonymous and bypass geo-blocking.
Data Extraction Capabilities
Extracts structured data from any website, regardless of layout or structure.
RESTful API
Offers a powerful API for seamless integration and automation of data extraction processes.