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Bertram Xiao

Bertram Xiao is a Tech Lead at Octoparse, where he builds the tools that make web data extraction effortless. When he's not deep in code, he's probably geeking out over new ways to automate the boring stuff.
23 posts

Does Temu Have an API? 3 Ways to Get Temu Product and Price Data

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Temu's official API only covers your own store. Compare 3 ways to get Temu product, price and stock data: your own scraper, a scraper API or a managed feed.
2026-11-06T10:09:36+00:00 · 4 min read

AI Browser Agents vs Web Scrapers: We Timed 4 Agents

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AI browser agent vs web scraper speed test: we timed Codex, Claude, Antigravity and Jev on one Google Flights search. See results and when to use each.
2026-10-29T12:10:17+00:00 · 26 min read

Apify Alternatives: 9 Best Web Scraping Tools (2026)

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Looking for an Apify alternative? Compare the 9 best web scraping tools of 2026 on real pricing, no-code and API access, and anti-bot reliability.
2026-09-30T11:52:46+00:00 · 17 min read

How to Find Rental Comps: 271 Zillow Listings, 5 Comparable Properties

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How to find rental comps: we filtered 271 Zillow rentals in ZIP 78704 down to 5 comparable houses. See the six-step method and filters.
2026-09-29T17:01:05+00:00 · 9 min read

Zillow Listing Monitor Sending False Alerts? 7 Causes, 1 Fix

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Why Zillow listing monitors send duplicate or missed price-drop alerts, and how to fix them with zpid matching, normalized fields, and idempotent retries.
2026-09-29T12:22:41+00:00 · 10 min read

Does Zillow Have an API? Data Access Options

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Zillow API access in 2026: compare official and third-party options, pricing, and a 574-row Octoparse test using no-code templates, Python, and MCP.
2026-09-10T17:22:29+00:00 · 12 min read

Does AliExpress Have an API? Access Options Explained

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Does AliExpress have an API? Compare official access, approval requirements, and an authorized Octoparse AliExpress scraper workflow for product data.
2026-09-03T10:08:10+00:00 · 11 min read

Does Airbnb Have a Public API? Data Access Options Explained

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Airbnb API access is program-based. Compare partner and third-party options, compliance limits, and Octoparse for authorized extraction in 2026.
2026-09-02T09:57:18+00:00 · 12 min read

How to Use a YouTube Scraper API with Python

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Use a YouTube scraper API with Python to discover a template, run a cloud task, poll export status, and validate structured channel data before automation.
2026-08-31T16:44:21+00:00 · 14 min read

Best Google Scholar APIs in 2026

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Google Scholar has no official API. Compare the best Google Scholar APIs in 2026 — free tiers, fields returned, and how to avoid getting blocked.
2026-08-11T17:35:09+00:00 · 5 min read

Is There a Google News API? The Complete 2026 Guide

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Is there a Google News API? Not officially; it was deprecated in 2011. Here's how to get Google News data in 2026: RSS, a SERP API, or Octoparse.
2026-08-08T11:27:11+00:00 · 5 min read

TikTok API Alternative: Skip TikTok’s Approval Wait and Get Data Today

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TikTok API access requires business approval and weeks of waiting. See what each product covers, plus a faster template-based alternative.
2026-08-07T19:05:26+00:00 · 10 min read