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A Beginner's Guide On How To Get Started</h3></a><p>Web scraping is a polarising topic, so in this guide we discuss everything you need to know about web scraping.</p></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/web-scraping-vs-web-crawling/"><h3>The Differences of Web Scraping Vs Web Crawling Explained </h3></a><p>Learn the differences between web scraping and web crawling, and how to combine them both.</p></div></div><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="sectionDivider_JEV1"></div></div></div><div class="container headerSection_Rtzc"><div class="row headerRow_emiX"><h2>How To Scrape Series</h2></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/how-to-scrape-amazon/"><h3>How To Scrape Amazon.com</h3></a><p>Learn how to crawl Amazon.com for products and scrape product 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href="/web-scraping-playbook/where-residential-mobile-proxies-come-from/"><h3>Where Do Residential & Mobile Proxies Come From?</h3></a><p>Learn about the 5 main ways proxy providers get their residential & mobile proxies: Free VPNs, Proxy SDKs In Apps & Chrome Extensions, Paid Bandwidth Products, Device Proxy Farms, and Proxy Reselling.</p></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/residential-mobile-proxies-economics/"><h3>The Crazy Economics of Residential & Mobile Proxies</h3></a><p>Building your own residential or mobile proxy network can be very profitable, but using Embedded App & Chrome Extension SDKs can take your profitability to insane levels.</p></div></div><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="sectionDivider_JEV1"></div></div></div><div class="container headerSection_Rtzc"><div class="row headerRow_emiX"><h2>Bans, Anti-Bots & CAPTCHAs</h2></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/web-scraping-without-getting-blocked/"><h3>Web Scraping Without Getting Blocked</h3></a><p>Residential proxies are proxies that use residential networks to scrape data, and have exploded in popularity over the last few years.</p></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/web-scraping-guide-header-user-agents/"><h3>Web Scraping Guide: Headers & User-Agents Optimization Checklist</h3></a><p>Residential proxies are proxies that use residential networks to scrape data, and have exploded in popularity over the last few years.</p></div></div><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="sectionDivider_JEV1"></div></div></div><div class="container headerSection_Rtzc"><div class="row headerRow_emiX"><h2>Anti-Bot Bypasses</h2></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/how-to-bypass-cloudflare/"><h3>How To Bypass Cloudflare in 2024</h3></a><p>Learn how to bypass Cloudflare's anti-bot protection so you can reliably scrape Cloudflare protected websites.</p></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/how-to-bypass-perimeterx/"><h3>How To Bypass PerimeterX in 2024</h3></a><p>Learn how to bypass PerimeterX's anti-bot protection so you can reliably scrape PerimeterX protected websites.</p></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/how-to-bypass-datadome/"><h3>How To Bypass DataDome in 2024</h3></a><p>Learn how to bypass DataDome's anti-bot protection so you can reliably scrape DataDome protected websites.</p></div></div><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="sectionDivider_JEV1"></div></div></div><div class="container headerSection_Rtzc"><div class="row headerRow_emiX"><h2>Cloudflare</h2></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/how-to-bypass-cloudflare/"><h3>How To Bypass Cloudflare in 2024</h3></a><p>Learn how to bypass Cloudflare's anti-bot protection so you can reliably scrape Cloudflare protected websites.</p></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/cloudflare-error-1015/"><h3>Cloudflare Error 1015: How To Bypass Rate Limiting</h3></a><p>In this guide, we'll cover the essential steps to resolve Cloudflare Error 1015 using Puppeteer.</p></div></div><div class="container articleSection_MlEd"><div class="row articleRow_HYnK"><a class="text-brand3" href="/web-scraping-playbook/cloudflare-error-1020/"><h3>Cloudflare Error 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