Using Proxies for Web Scraping

Web scrapers frequently utilize proxies to hide their IP addresses and get around any limitations placed in place by websites to stop or restrict web scraping. An intermediary server known as a proxy is a computer that relays queries from a web scraper to a target website and then sends the website’s answer back to […]

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Local Scraper 4.177 – Fixes and Updates

Hello Local Scraper Users! Local Scraper has been updated once again so here is whats new. Fixed Yellow Pages AU Scraper. Due to new anti scraper protections Yellow AU has to use Google Chrome. Any scrape you do on their site will default to Google Chrome so make sure you have it installed. Because of […]

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Local Scraper 4.171 – Ext Browser and Fixes

Local Scraper has been updated! Below is what has changed. Google Maps Scraper has been updated since Google now gives 20 results per page instead of 10. Also with this change we are able to use our hidden PhantomJS browser like we did before. So the program will now default to PhantomJS when using Google Quick and […]

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Local Scraper 4.1652 – Yellow UAE Added

Local Scraper has been updated! This is a pretty cool updated because we have added a new scraper to the program! Local Scraper now supports YellowPages.ae that covers the United Arab Emirates. The new UAE scraper is a Quick scraper which means it pulls all data from the search result pages. We get Name, Address, […]

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Local Scraper 4.148 – Change Log

Local Scraper has been Updated! Here is what has been changed. Fixed Yellow Pages CA scraper so it now collects phone numbers and websites again. Added a new function for better memory management. Added a new function to auto close crash windows if they happen. Open your program to autoupdate!

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