r/scrapingtheweb is a subreddit with 8k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses scraping, market, web scraping, scraper, and parsing, and they frequently recommend/review residential proxy.
A community for builders working on web scraping, automation, and data collection. Share projects, ask technical questions, and discuss best practices.
Popular Themes in r/scrapingtheweb
#1
Solution Requests
: "is the scraping api market still worth to trying?"
10 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "[For Hire] Most pipelines fail because they're built as scripts, not systems. Here's what actually keeps data flowing."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/scrapingtheweb
#1
Scraping
: "is the Scraping api market still worth to trying?"
6 posts
#2
Market
: "is the scraping api Market still worth to trying?"
3 posts
#3
Web Scraping
1 post
#4
Scraper
1 post
#5
Parsing
1 post
#6
Html
1 post
#7
1 post
#8
Xpath
1 post
#9
Clients
1 post
#10
Websites
1 post
Products Discussed in r/scrapingtheweb
Residential Proxy
52 reviews
#1
SmartProxy
4.5★ from 34 reviews
#2
Bright Data
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#3
Oxylabs
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/scrapingtheweb
#1
Help
: "Best mobile proxy for Cloudflare / Akamai bypass?"
7 posts
#2
Discussion
: "First BrightData and now NetNut? What's happening?"
3 posts
#3
Playwright / Puppeteer
: "How are you guys running Playwright/Puppeteer in production?"
1 post
#4
Python
: "[FOR HIRE] Python Developer – Reddit Monitoring Bot & Web Scraping | Fast Delivery"
1 post
#5
Tools / Library
: "I wanted my site's traffic logs for more than 24 hours, so I wrote a script (unofficial)"
1 post
Member Growth in r/scrapingtheweb
Yearly
+7k members(675.6%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026