Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

We think of web scraping as a tool used to harvest web content for information analysis purposes, sometimes to the detriment of the site owner. For example, someone might web scrape all the product pages of a competitor’s retail site to harvest information about products being offered and current pricing to try to gain a competitive edge.

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IO River

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Then, it applies predefined limits to each category. Some are benevolent, like search engine crawlers, while others have more nefarious intentions, like scraping content or executing automated attacks. It acts as a pace-setter, controlling the flow of traffic to ensure your application doesn't get overwhelmed.‍Rate

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IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Then, it applies predefined limits to each category. Some are benevolent, like search engine crawlers, while others have more nefarious intentions, like scraping content or executing automated attacks. This service categorizes incoming traffic based on various parameters like IP address, request type, or even the payload size.

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