r/scrapingtheweb is a subreddit with 8k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses scraping, web scraping, scraper, instagram, and xpath, 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
Advice Requests
: "Can a non dev actually pull this off? Or am I in over my head?"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best API to scrape public TikTok comments and videos?"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I'm tired of refreshing Freelancer and getting absolutely nothing 😠anyone need a web scraper?"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I got tired of missing WMTM in my size, so I built a free size-aware alert bot"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/scrapingtheweb
#1
Scraping
2 posts
#2
Web Scraping
1 post
#3
Scraper
1 post
#4
1 post
#5
Xpath
1 post
#6
Free
: "I got tired of missing WMTM in my size, so I built a Free size-aware alert bot"
1 post
#7
Webscraping
: "I'm tired of refreshing Freelancer and getting absolutely nothing 😠anyone need a web scraper?"
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
: "How to perform web scrapping using Claude?"
30 posts
#2
Discussion
: "what are best proxies combination to survive scraping social media these days"
17 posts
#3
Tools / Library
: "What happens when you make a browser that is identical to chrome but it's use is scraping"
11 posts
#4
Python
: "Scraping python"
3 posts
#5
Proxy / IP Issue
: "Best proxies for scraping airline fares without getting flagged mid-search - mobile, residential, or ISP?"
2 posts
#6
Scrapy
: "Honest Brave Search API review after 3 months of using it in production"
1 post
#7
Blocked / CAPTCHA
: "Spent way too long with CAPTCHAs on Google before I figured out the obvious solution"
1 post
#8
Playwright / Puppeteer
: "How are you guys running Playwright/Puppeteer in production?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/scrapingtheweb
Yearly
+7k members(658.7%)
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Last updated: August 30, 2026