r/scrapingtheweb is a subreddit with 10k members. The community frequently discusses scraping, web, youtube, google, and proxy, and they frequently recommend/review residential proxy, and the most common flair used is discussion, help, tools / library, playwright / puppeteer, and node / js.
A community for builders working on web scraping, automation, and data collection. Share projects, ask technical questions, and discuss best practices.
Popular Topics in r/scrapingtheweb
#1
Scraping
17 posts
#2
Web
6 posts
#3
Youtube
2 posts
#4
2 posts
#5
Proxy
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
: "A 200 doesn't mean you're in: what Hyper Solutions' founder says about DataDome, Akamai, Incapsula and Kasada (AMA #13 recap + thanks to u/justhyped_dev)"
8 posts
#2
Help
: "get ALL posts and comments matching a keyword?"
5 posts
#3
Tools / Library
: "curl to Scrapy / curl_cffi converter (open source, runs in your browser)"
3 posts
#4
Playwright / Puppeteer
: "playwright automation slipping through shardbrowser fingerprint masking on cloudflare turnstile"
2 posts
#5
Node / JS
: "I built a web scraping tool — would love some feedback !!!"
1 post
#6
Python
: "Free B2B lead generator tool"
1 post
#7
Solved
: "sticky session swapped IPs mid-pagination and I didn't catch it for a week"
1 post
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Yearly
+8k members(360.5%)
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Last updated: November 7, 2026