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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.
213 posts

Claude Can’t Scrape Websites Until Now

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Discover how Octoparse MCP lets Claude scrape websites with no code. Connect AI to real-time web data using MCP, no coding needed.
2026-02-26T11:55:55+00:00 · 6 min read

VPN vs. Proxy for Scraping: Why Your VPN Will Get You Blocked

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VPN vs proxy for scraping explained with real-world logic. Learn why VPNs fail at scale, how IP rotation works, and why Octoparse residential proxies outperform VPNs for Amazon, LinkedIn, and Cloudflare-protected sites.
2026-01-16T18:02:13+00:00 · 6 min read

Top 30 Free Web Scraping Software in 2026

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This article lists the 30 most popular free web scraping software that is coding or no-coding. They can help you turn online data from any website into structured data, store it on your local computer, or send it to the database.
2025-12-31T16:30:25+00:00 · 15 min read

How to Scrape Data from Multiple URLs (No-Code & Python Methods)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

How To Collect Google Ads Data

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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

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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 2026

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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

Learn Everything About List Crawling In 5 Minutes

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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