Scraping APIs vs HTML Pages: When to Use Each Approach
Xavier Fok
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Scraping APIs vs HTML Pages: When to Use Each Approach
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Xavier Fok
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In this deep dive, I walk through scraping apis vs html pages: when to use each approach.
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Let me set the stage with some context
Here is why this distinction matters so much
Let me walk you through how to actually find these APIs
Authentication is where API scraping gets tricky
GraphQL deserves its own mention because it is increasingly common and works a little differently from REST APIs
Now let me talk about when HTML scraping actually is the right choice
The pitfalls in choosing between these approaches are subtle but expensive
Let me give you a concrete example
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