Web Scraping Anonymity: What Proxies Hide and Don't
Web scraping anonymity explained: what a proxy hides (IP, network, location), what still leaks (headers, DNS, WebRTC, fingerprints) and a 5-step check.
YouTube Transcript API: Channels, Videos, Comments
Get YouTube transcripts, channel data and comments via API at about $2.23 per 1,000 calls. Why the official API falls short and how to build a pipeline.
Ad Library Scraper API: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn
Pull competitor ads from the Facebook, Google and LinkedIn ad libraries via API: nine endpoints, inputs, prices and a repeatable research workflow.
TikTok Scraper API: 23 Endpoints, Prices and Uses
Every TikTok scraper API endpoint explained: profiles, videos, comments, hashtags and TikTok Shop, with per-call prices, cost examples and use cases.
How to Scrape Instagram and TikTok Data With an API
Scrape Instagram and TikTok data with one API call: setup, curl, Python and Node examples, error handling and cost control, from $0.002235 per call.
Social Media Scraper API Pricing Compared (2026)
Compare social media scraper API pricing in 2026: pay-per-call, subscription and per-record models, real prices per 1,000 calls and a 100K-call cost table.
Scraper API vs Proxies: Which Should You Buy?
Scraper API or proxies? A break-even rule of about 2.3 MB per request, real 2026 prices, and when a hybrid beats both. Pick the cheaper option.
Residential Proxies for AI Data Collection, Done Right
How AI teams use residential proxies for web data collection, from rotation and geo-coverage to the robots.txt and rate-limit rules to follow.
Proxy Error Codes: 407, 403, 429, 502 and 504 Fixed
What each proxy error code really means, whether the proxy or the target caused it, and the fix for each. Includes a retry wrapper in Python.
How to Test Proxy Speed: Latency, TTFB and Success
A reproducible way to benchmark any proxy: curl timing, a Python script and the metrics that matter. Test providers fairly before you spend.