Ansel Barrett
Ansel works as a contributing author at Octoparse, where he leverages his interest in coding, machine learning, and other AI technologies to provide valuable insights into web scraping.
195 posts

How to Scrape Data from Multiple URLs (No-Code & Python Methods)
Learn how to exctract data from multiple URLs from any websites is not difficult. Read this post to learn both coding and non-coding methods.
2025-12-31T13:02:14+00:00 · 5 min read

What Does It Mean to Be GDPR Compliant? A Complete Guide for Web Scrapers
GDPR compliance means meeting EU data protection requirements for personal data. Learn the 7 principles, 6 lawful bases, and 8-step checklist for web scrapers, with 2024-2025 enforcement cases updated.
2025-12-26T12:35:57+00:00 · 7 min read

What Is Infinite Scroll And How to Handle It Efficiently
Scraper only returning first page results? Learn why infinite scroll breaks web scrapers and 4 proven methods to extract all data—no coding required.
2025-12-22T17:01:47+00:00 · 5 min read

What Are The Best Web Scraping APIs for Real Time Data
This guide explains what real-time web scraping actually involves, why it matters in specific industries, and what are the best scraping APIs to approach the problem.
2025-12-15T17:02:42+00:00 · 7 min read

Web Scraping 101: 10 Myths That Everyone Should Know
Have no ideas about web scraping? Read this article to learn the 10 myths about web scraping and the best tool to scrape any website without coding.
2025-12-05T16:05:38+00:00 · 6 min read

Data Scraping Explained: The Basics
Data scraping is a process that undertakes the automatic capturing of data on websites, applications, or legacy systems. But data scraping is a broad concept, it includes different branches.
2025-12-04T21:31:11+00:00 · 5 min read

Export YouTube Comments With 3 Quick Methods
Learn how to export all youtube comments with three different free methods. It won't cost you more than 10 minutes to download thousands of comments for analysis.
2025-12-04T20:24:40+00:00 · 5 min read

How To Collect Google Ads Data
Learn why teams scrape Google Ads Transparency Center data, how clean datasets power competitive insights, and what to expect from a reliable Google Ads scraper.
2025-12-04T17:50:12+00:00 · 5 min read

500 Internal Server Error: What They Mean & How to Fix Them
A 500 internal server error is a server-side failure. Cloudflare's outage triggered 500 errors worldwide—here's what they mean and how to handle them.
2025-11-19T16:45:16+00:00 · 8 min read

Top 7 Web Scraping Extensions for Chrome in 2025
Want to find an easy-to-use web scraper for Chrome browser? Read this article to learn the top 6 web scraping extensions and the no-coding web scraping tool for Windows/Mac with online preset templates.
2025-11-10T11:48:18+00:00 · 6 min read

10 FREE Web Scrapers That You Cannot Miss
Feeling difficult to find a real free web scraping tool? Don't worry, this post lists the 10 best and free web scrapers based on all systems. Just read the list and choose the most suitable one according to your needs.
2025-11-10T10:50:40+00:00 · 7 min read

Learn Everything About List Crawling In 5 Minutes
This guide helps you master list crawling—knowing what sites are best suited, how to check crawlability, and how to avoid common pitfalls.
2025-11-09T10:10:54+00:00 · 5 min read