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AI-Driven Web Scraping Companion: Introducing Web Unblocker

AI-Driven Web Scraping Companion: Introducing Web Unblocker

Augustas Pelakauskas

2023-01-032 min read
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As a thoughtful progression of Oxylabs solutions, Web Unblocker uses the legacy of Next-Gen Residential Proxies as a foundation to build and improve upon while maintaining Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) as standout technologies.

What is Web Unblocker?

Web Unblocker is an AI-powered proxy solution offering a system of processes that supports block-free web scraping. The system automates unblocking by managing proxies, browser fingerprinting, automatic retries, CAPTCHA bypass, and JavaScript rendering.

As an intermediary between your own web scraper/crawler and a target website, Web Unblocker enables you to eliminate hiccups in public data collection. Let’s take a closer look at the components that ensure block-free web scraping at scale.

Core features

ML-driven proxy management Web Unblocker selects and rotates proxies, evaluates the most suitable proxy pools for a specific site to provide the highest possible success rate along with the lowest response time.

Dynamic fingerprinting – ensures organic traffic resemblance. The system selects the right combination of headers, cookies, browser attributes, JavaScript fingerprints, and proxies to appear as a real user, not triggering CAPTCHAs and bypassing target website blocks.

ML-powered response recognition – the tool creates an effective feedback loop between the scraping results and the experimentation engine to determine outcome quality.

Auto-retries – in case a scraping request fails, the system chooses another combination of client device parameters and sends the request again.

JavaScript rendering – the tool supports HTTP(S) requests to dynamic websites that use JavaScript for rendering content.

Functionality of Web Unblocker

Ease of access to public data – with the power of ML algorithms, Web Unblocker enables users to gather publicly available data from the most complex websites without the risk of detection from advanced anti-bot solutions. 

Pay only for successfully extracted data – in case of failure to extract data, the system auto-retries your query at no extra charge. Make sure to test the functionality with a one-week free trial.

Access localized content worldwide regardless of your physical location, you can access geo-restricted content using country, city, or coordinate-specific targeting. Web Unblocker uses a 102M+ ethically gathered proxy pool covering almost every relevant locale globally (195 countries).

Simple integration – Web Unblocker uses a simple backconnect proxy (a single-entry node) and is compatible with your existing code. If you have already utilized proxies in your infrastructure, simply type in a Web Unblocker’s entry node instead of your current one.

Session control – you can extend your sessions using the same proxy to make multiple requests.

24/7 support  – be sure that our support team is ready to assist you with solving operational issues day and night.

For more in-depth functional guidance and technical showcase, take a look at our detailed documentation.

Wrapping up

Backed up by innovative AI-powered technologies and Oxylabs expertise at your disposal, Web Unblocker facilitates ease of access to public data at scale. Combining your data-gathering tools with an extra layer of operational assurance from Web Unblocker grants peak web scraping performance.

If you have questions about Web Unblocker or want to share your feedback, drop us a message at hello@oxylabs.io or via the live chat on our website.

We advise you to seek legal consultation before engaging in any kind of scraping activities in order to assess a specific situation and get an expert opinion on further proceedings.

About the author

Augustas Pelakauskas

Senior Copywriter

Augustas Pelakauskas is a Senior Copywriter at Oxylabs. Coming from an artistic background, he is deeply invested in various creative ventures - the most recent one being writing. After testing his abilities in the field of freelance journalism, he transitioned to tech content creation. When at ease, he enjoys sunny outdoors and active recreation. As it turns out, his bicycle is his fourth best friend.

All information on Oxylabs Blog is provided on an "as is" basis and for informational purposes only. We make no representation and disclaim all liability with respect to your use of any information contained on Oxylabs Blog or any third-party websites that may be linked therein. Before engaging in scraping activities of any kind you should consult your legal advisors and carefully read the particular website's terms of service or receive a scraping license.

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