Theo Vasilis

How to scrape Yellow Pages data

Find out how to scrape Yellow Pages data for lead generation and extract names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails from one of the world’s most popular business directories.

3 min read Aug 3, 2022

Airbnb

What you should know about the Airbnb API and free alternatives

Theo Vasilis

Find out what you need to know about the Airbnb API, how to get access, and what free alternatives are available.

4 min read Jul 7, 2022

Tutorial

How to scrape Instagram posts in 5 easy steps

Theo Vasilis

Scraping Instagram posts is quick and easy with our no-code Instagram Post Scraper. We show you how to get data from Instagram posts in 5 simple steps. With just a few clicks, you’ll have your data in a matter of minutes!

4 min read Jul 1, 2022

Facebook

Facebook data mining with web scraping

Theo Vasilis

Facebook data mining lets you dive deeper into market demographics, helps you to offer products based on people’s personal choices, and makes it possible to identify consumer behavior. But data mining can’t happen without web scraping. Find out why you need a Facebook scraper for Facebook mining.

4 min read Jun 28, 2022

Data Extraction

The top 5 instant data scrapers in 2022

Theo Vasilis

What is an instant data scraper? And how do you choose the best data scraping tool? We explain data scraping and give you the top 5 free instant data scrapers in 2022.

4 min read Jun 20, 2022

Web Crawling

What are web crawlers and how do they work?

Theo Vasilis

What is web spidering? What do Google crawlers do? And how do they affect SEO? We give you the answers to these and other questions about web crawlers.

4 min read May 24, 2022

Tutorial

How an Amazon price tracker can help you compete with big business

Theo Vasilis

We show you how to automate Amazon price checks to help you stay ahead of the competition.

6 min read May 12, 2022

Education

How web scraping is bridging language barriers

Theo Vasilis

When a research team set out to build a machine translation module for Syrian and Moroccan migrants and refugees, it faced a significant challenge: how do you get enough data for dialects used only in casual conversation? This is how web scraping became the solution.

4 min read May 9, 2022

Tutorial

How to scrape data from Tripadvisor with an unofficial API

Theo Vasilis

Using the right API will help you scrape Tripadvisor at scale. You don't need to be a computer wizard to do it. Our step-by-step guide will show you how to extract data from Tripadvisor with a ready-to-use web scraping tool that anyone can use.

4 min read Apr 21, 2022

Research

5 surprising ways to use software for academic research

Theo Vasilis

What are the latest technological trends in the field of academia? What software do academics use? What are the best digital research tools and online research methods for students and scholars? We tackled these questions, and the answers will surprise you.

6 min read Apr 19, 2022

Life in Apify

A Series of Unfortunate Events or What it Takes to Organize an Apify Teambuilding

Karolína Jánošíková, Natasha Lekh, Mariachiara Faraon, Theo Vasilis

Apifiers vs. the bad luck - who will win? Not to spoil the good fun, but nothing can stop an Apifier when teambuilding is at stake. Well, almost nothing ;)

5 min read Apr 7, 2022

Tutorial

How to scrape Pinterest data in 5 easy steps

Theo Vasilis

Want to scrape Pinterest data but don’t have the tech skills? Our short step-by-step web scraping tutorial will show you how easy it is with Apify’s Pinterest Scraper

5 min read Mar 29, 2022