Web Scraping

What is a web ripper? Top 5 website ripper tools (but we’re hiding something)

If you wish to migrate your website to a new server, keep a copy of your site as a backup, or use web data for educational purposes, these powerful website ripper tools might be what you need.

5 min read Sep 19, 2022

Lead Generation

Web scraping for lead generation 👩‍💻 What are business lead scrapers and how to use them?

Theo Vasilis

If you’re scraping the barrel for leads, try scraping the web instead. Find out how lead generation scraping can save you a lot of time ⌚

4 min read Aug 30, 2022

Tutorial

How to scrape Twitter data

David Barton

Our scraper lets you extract unlimited data from Twitter. No Twitter account needed. No rate limiting. No registered app or API key.

6 min read Aug 26, 2022

Data Extraction

Why do businesses need data extraction?

Guest Author

Data extraction turns semi-structured and unstructured data into fully structured data and provides helpful insights for reporting and analytics. Find out how data extraction works and its benefits for your business.

6 min read Aug 23, 2022

Tutorial

How to download tweets (no coding)

Natasha Lekh

Learn how to collect tweets from any public Twitter profile or even any trending hashtag in 5 simple steps.

4 min read Aug 22, 2022

Data Extraction

How can Apify help data scientists?

Matěj Sochor

Web scraping brings with it many challenges and obstacles for data scientists. Apify has three solutions that will make your projects much easier.

3 min read Aug 16, 2022

Apify Updates

Announcing Crawlee: the web scraping and browser automation library

Percival Villalva

Crawlee is an open-source web scraping and automation library that helps you build reliable scrapers. Fast.

4 min read Aug 11, 2022

Web Scraping

Why people are scraping Google Maps plus the 5 best Google Maps scrapers for business

Theo Vasilis

We all know Google Maps. It's not only the most popular navigation app; it's also the world's largest business directory. We explain why companies are scraping Google Maps for valuable data and provide you with the top 5 Google Maps scrapers for your business.

7 min read Aug 10, 2022

Research

Using web scraping to preserve digital memory of war crimes in Ukraine

Natasha Lekh

Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has prompted the grievous mission to collect and archive digital evidence of war crimes. Read how Mnemonic is using web scraping to collect social media data for further use in international law, journalism, research, and memory preservation.

4 min read Aug 8, 2022

Tutorial

How to scrape Yellow Pages data

Theo Vasilis

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

Tutorial

How to scrape Airbnb data

Natasha Lekh

Browsing Airbnb listings is the go-to way for finding accommodation anywhere in the world. Here's how to use our Airbnb Scraper to extract Airbnb data on rental offers, including prices, size, reviews, and host details.

7 min read Jul 22, 2022

Tutorial

How to scrape data from any website to Excel in 3 easy steps

Dávid Lukáč

Turning a website into an Excel table can be a chore when done manually. Learn how to automate this extraction in just 3 simple steps.

5 min read Jul 20, 2022