Captcha - Apify

How anti-scraping protections work and how they get bypassed

Websites have protections to stop malicious bots. But not all bots are created equal. Find out about the methods used to avoid being blocked while scraping the web legally and ethically.

9 min read Feb 1, 2022

Captcha

Why CAPTCHAs are bad UX and how they get bypassed

David Barton

How much do you know about captchas? Why do we need them, are there alternatives, and do they even still work on the modern web? Read our exploration of the CAPTCHA, how it fails on multiple fronts, and how it might even result in some exploitative practices across the world.

9 min read Aug 11, 2021

Ecommerce

4 common e-commerce web scraping challenges & tips to navigate them

Guest Author

How to web scrape your target audience to generate leads and analyze data to get actionable insights for your marketing strategies and campaigns.

7 min read Jun 2, 2021