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9 AI Scraping Use Cases (With Octoparse MCP & Live Data Examples)
9 practical AI scraping use cases explained, from competitor prices to lead gen, powered by the Octoparse MCP Server. Real prompts, real results, no code required.
Lazar Gugleta2026-04-07T17:54:10+00:00 · 5 min read
How to Export Google Maps Search Results to Excel: 2 Proven Methods (2026 Guide)
Quickly export Google Maps search results to Excel—no coding needed. Learn simple, proven ways to scrape Google Maps business listings and build local lead lists fast.
Abigail Jones2025-07-29T00:00:00+00:00 · 5 min read
Best Google Scholar APIs in 2026
Bertram Xiao 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
YouTube Comment Scraper: 4 Ways to Export Comments
Ansel Barrett Compare four practical ways to export YouTube comments: an online template, the AgentTools API, Octoparse Desktop, and the official YouTube Data API.
2026-08-11T16:54:00+00:00 · 5 min read
Is There a Google News API? The Complete 2026 Guide
Bertram Xiao 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
Bertram Xiao 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
Agent Plugins Explained: What It Means for AI Agent Data Infrastructure
Abigail Jones Agent Plugins is a new open standard for packaging AI tools. Here's what it means for AI agent data infrastructure, and where Octoparse fits in.
2026-08-07T12:08:48+00:00 · 4 min read
How Bilal Built a Scalable Freelancer Service with Web Scraping and Octoparse
Ansel Barrett Freelancer Bilal Rajput used Octoparse to build a Custom Task with XPath-based extraction logic, reliably scraping more than 50,000 product pages for an e-commerce client and turning web scraping into a scalable freelance data service.
2026-08-03T16:36:37+00:00 · 5 min read
Free SERP APIs in 2026: Real Free Tiers Compared
Bertram Xiao Which SERP APIs are actually free? Compare real 2026 free tiers, SerpApi, Serper, Bright Data, Octoparse and more, and what each free plan leaves out.
2026-08-01T20:10:49+00:00 · 5 min read
Google’s Official Search API in 2026: Options + Alternatives
Bertram Xiao Does Google have a search API? The Custom Search JSON API is closing on Jan 1, 2027. Here are Google's official options in 2026 and what to use instead.
2026-08-01T20:10:14+00:00 · 5 min read
Is SerpApi Legal? The Google Lawsuit, Explained (2026)
Bertram Xiao Is SerpApi legal? In July 2026 a US court dismissed Google's DMCA lawsuit against it. Here's what the ruling means for using a SERP API in 2026.
2026-08-01T12:46:08+00:00 · 5 min read
Best SERP APIs in 2026: 8 Google Search APIs Tested
Bertram Xiao The best SERP APIs in 2026 compared: SerpApi, Serper, Bright Data, Octoparse and more, with real monthly pricing, G2 ratings, and opinionated picks.
2026-07-31T17:44:55+00:00 · 5 min read
How to Get Google Search Data: SERP API Guide (2026)
Bertram Xiao Google's Custom Search API is closing and a SERP-scraping lawsuit was just dismissed. Here's how to get Google search data in 2026: no-code, MCP, or API.
2026-07-31T17:44:37+00:00 · 5 min read
Google Maps Scraping: How to Bypass the 120-Result Limit and Extract Full City Data (2026)
Bertram Xiao Stuck at Google Maps' 120-result cap? Learn Google Maps scraping methods that unlock full city and country coverage, no-code, Python, and API compared, backed by real test data across three countries.
2026-07-21T20:08:17+00:00 · 8 min read
