Web scraping APIs
Articles from the Zyte blog about Web scraping APIs.
Brewing a bot: RAG and web data fuel the perfect coffee recommendation
Learn how to build a real-time AI chatbot using RAG, web scraping, Zyte API, LangChain, and OpenAI. Scrape JavaScript-heavy websites, store data in a vector database, and generate accurate answers from fresh web data.
Why Python Requests gets "403 Forbidden"
If you’ve had your HTTP request blocked regardless of using correct headers, cookies, and good IPs, there’s a chance you are running into one of the simplest forms of blocking, and one of the most confusing for beginners.
Building a production-style web scraper with Scrapy, Docker, and PostgreSQL
Demo project scrape2postgresql shows how to scrape structured data with Scrapy, store it in PostgreSQL, and run both the spider and database in separate containers using Docker Compose.
Sun, sea and code: What we built at Zyte’s API hackathon
Discover the 7 creative projects built at Zyte’s API Hackathon in Turkey, from security scanning tools to price comparison engines and smart caching systems.
Electric cars and the journey to the future of web data
Discover how web scraping APIs are replacing proxy-based setups, just as electric vehicles are transforming the auto industry. Learn why APIs deliver lower total cost, better scalability, and long-term value for web data teams.
Scraping Swiss Army Knife: My personal fix for web setup fatigue using Docker, Scrapy and Zyte
Tired of repeating web scraping setup? Learn how a multi-arch Docker container with Scrapy, Zyte, Requests, and Pandas speeds up exploration and debugging.
How I trade gold using e-ink, live data and an old Raspberry Pi
Track real-world gold and silver retail prices automatically using Zyte API, Python, and a Raspberry Pi with an e-ink display. Learn how to scrape rendered HTML, parse prices, and build an always-on trading dashboard.
Best Web Scraping APIs for 2026 | Benchmark Analysis
See the best web scraping APIs for 2026 based on Proxyway’s December 2025 benchmark. Compare success rates, speed, cost predictability, and architectural differences.
Zyte leads the pack in Proxyway’s 2025 Web Scraping API Report
Proxyway’s 2025 Web Scraping API Report ranks Zyte #1 for unblocking success, speed, cost efficiency, and AI-powered data extraction. See the full breakdown.
New in Zyte: Web Scraping Copilot, LLM-friendly text, MCP scraping
Discover Zyte’s latest: Web Scraping Copilot, LLM-ready page content, new Zyte API features, enterprise tools, webinars, and Extract Summit talks on-demand.
Extract clean content automatically with Zyte API’s new pageContent data type
Discover how Zyte API’s new PageContent data type makes content extraction effortless — delivering clean, structured data from any web page automatically.
Death of the Proxy? There’s An API for That
The proxy era is ending as web scraping shifts from managing IP pools to smarter, API-driven solutions.