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Daniel Cave

For more than a decade, Daniel has been building products at the frontier of web data access, working closely with founders and c-suite to shape tools that defined the first and second waves of web scraping innovation and AI. He has launched data driven products that led to acquisitions, exits, and major funding rounds, and in the process.

The latest from Daniel Cave

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Leadership

7 Myths About Web Scraping APIs – Busted

Despite their benefits, web scraping APIs are sometimes misunderstood. So, let’s debunk some of the most common myths.
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Product Update

New in Zyte: Scroll Control, Lower Costs, and More

As the web continues to evolve, Zyte API is evolving right alongside it—adding powerful new features and refinements designed to make data extraction smarter, faster, and more adaptable than ever.
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How To
Leadership
Handling Bans

The trade-offs in crawling infrastructure in the modern anti-bot landscape

In this article, I’llexplain the problem of anti-bot technology for web scraping developers through the lens of the anti-bot distribution curve (a view of the top 250,000 websites and the relative complexity of their anti-bot tech) and the landscape of anti-bot tech across the web.
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Announcement
Product Update

Zyte API is the Successor to Smart Proxy Manager

After a decade of dedicated service, Smart Proxy Manager (SPM) is being retired for new customers. We’re excited to introduce our flagship Web Scraping API, Zyte API, as its worthy successor — the best and only way to access ethical and industry-leading managed proxy solutions.
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Handling Bans

Simplify Your Web Scraping Project with Zyte API

Web scraping developers often find themselves in a struggle to manage bans and blocks. Every time they resolve a ban, it's only a matter of time before their scrapers encounter the same issue again.