Octoparse Blog

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.

TikTok API access requires business approval and weeks of waiting. See what each product covers, plus a faster template-based alternative.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The best SERP APIs in 2026 compared: SerpApi, Serper, Bright Data, Octoparse and more, with real monthly pricing, G2 ratings, and opinionated picks.

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.

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.

I built an n8n web scraping workflow wired to Octoparse MCP to auto-track Amazon Best Sellers and surface dropshipping products to sell. Here's the build.

Midea PortaSplit keeps selling out across Europe. Here are three no-code ways to track real stock availability on Amazon and any retailer before it sells out again.