r/scrapingtheweb is a subreddit with 9k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses scraping, web, youtube, google, and proxy, 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
: "I know this is crazy but I am looking for a Social media scraper to Buffer solution"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Career switch/growth advice"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone else have Apify actors randomly start failing after a while?"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Sportsbooks scraping was impossible, so I build a scraper myself!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/scrapingtheweb
#1
Scraping
: "anyone Scraping AutoScout24?"
17 posts
#2
Web
: "Python and Web Manipulation"
6 posts
#3
Youtube
: "Youtube Comments Scraper on Apify — comments with full metadata (likes, replies, verified flags)"
2 posts
#4
: "anyone else getting way more Google CAPTCHAS lately?"
2 posts
#5
Proxy
: "What Proxy setup actually holds up for scraping?"
2 posts
#6
Web Scraping
1 post
#7
Scraper
1 post
#8
1 post
#9
Xpath
1 post
#10
Free
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
Discussion
: "What is the hardest website you have had to scrape?"
11 posts
#2
Help
: "How to clear cookies in ParseHub browser?"
6 posts
#3
Tools / Library
: "Built and maintain 1,500+ Apify Actors, happy to talk shop on what actually gets used"
6 posts
#4
Python
: "Python and Web Manipulation"
1 post
#5
Solved
: "Sportsbooks scraping was impossible, so I build a scraper myself!"
1 post
#6
Node / JS
: "WebFisherMan - Capture Multimedia from the web easy and fun"
1 post
#7
Tutorial
: "How to pick proxy type by workflow shape"
1 post
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Yearly
+7k members(575.6%)
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Last updated: September 19, 2026