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What are the Solutions to the Basic Web Scraping Pitfalls for Playing Safely?

Author: Rotan Sharma
by Rotan Sharma
Posted: Aug 27, 2018

While processing Web Data Scraping Services there may be pitfalls present which one may notice when the loss of Data or access to the "to be scrapped" website has sacrificed. Web Scraping Pitfalls stand for the stumbling blocks that are put in between the way of web screen scraper and the accessibility of the big website to scrape. More often than not, these pitfalls sometimes create complex issues for the Data Scraping Services India providers. However, there are easy follow-ups available in the form of solutions to these basic Web scraping pitfalls for the web scraper to without getting blocked.

"Action opposite to robot.txt available at the website" is the first common pitfall. Some websites automatically sense the access by some application or Robotic technique or technical expert through the actions processed against robot.txt. This inspection acts as a warning alarm to the website and scarpers fall in the Pit of "non-accessibility or URL Blocked." Solution to this pitfall is typing robot.txt right after the main domain. This solution will protect automation alarm from ringing.

"Tangibility of HTML ID while processing Data Scraping service" is the second pitfall that even slips from the mind of Data scraping experts. In noteworthy of mentioning, HTML Tags more often contains the custom information of the website visitor or request sender comprising in the class name, class element, specific Id. Identification of this custom information can lead to code breaking. In case, one chooses to put class Id (it changes from time to time), this will result in deliverability of wrong information. Hence, the solution to this is, one is assumed to use a specific ID, otherwise! Alongside, managing element returns as "None" will protect specific Id inspection and be blocking too.

"Using specific User Agent throughout the scraping process" is the third Pitfall that makes the website to generate suspenseful behaviour and study the visitors’ or scrapers’ rest of the information. Without any doubt, in the absence of User Agent, the website would not make visible any content; however, using a specific user agent may lead to suspenseful behaviour and suspension from visiting the side. This situation is avoidable through the solution according to which randomly changing of User Agent and take breaks before sending the next batch of Requests to the website. In noteworthy of mentioning, the User agent is unavoidable to observe or inspect by the website as the website sees through the browser information of each visitor.

Apart from the most common three depicted pitfalls of web data scraping services, there are other rare pitfalls akin to detection of IP Address, the plot of Honey-pots, status codes as a result, and Timeout requests. Web scraping service is doable at the edge of the risk of blockage, and legal complication (in case of social media scraping).

Summary : Web Data Scraping Services hold complications for the scraper as a technology for protection of website is racing from shoulder to shoulder. Small tricks explained in this juncture helps scraper to scrape safely.

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Loginworks Softwares is Web Scraping services Company which is functioning to facilitate a pathway of success to its clientele by the means of delivering the right information.

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Author: Rotan Sharma

Rotan Sharma

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