Introducing Oxy® Proxy Manager App

It’s a free proxy app that allows you to add, edit and manage your proxies from any proxy provider of your choice. Learn more and try it out now!

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-12-28

2 min read

Building a Web Scraper in Golang

This article will guide you through the step-by-step process of writing a fast and efficient Golang web scraper that can extract public data from a target website.

Augustas Pelakauskas

2021-12-23

9 min read

How to Automate Competitors' & Benchmark Analysis With Python

The purpose of this article is to help you automate the data extraction processes as much as possible. After learning how to do this, you can dedicate your time to what matters: the analysis itself and coming up with actionable insights to strategize.

Daniel Heredia Mejias

2021-12-22

4 min read

Puppeteer on AWS Lambda

There are a few challenges when it comes to getting Puppeteer to work properly on AWS Lambda, and we’ll address all of them in this post.

Jordan Hansen

2021-12-22

2 min read

Comprehensive Guide on Data Collection

In this extensive white paper, we’ve gathered a variety of technical insights to help you begin web scraping with Python.

Yelyzaveta Hayrapetyan

2021-12-15

1 min read

E-Commerce Keyword Research: Data Collection Challenges and Solutions

E-commerce keyword research is at the core of every successful e-commerce business. Find out what data collection challenges you may face and how to overcome them.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-12-15

7 min read

What Is Data Mining?

Data mining is an advanced analysis of collected datasets. Learn more about data mining techniques, specifics, and benefits

Monika Maslauskaite

2021-12-02

5 min read

Poor Quality Data Might Cost You Too Much

Read a message on the importance of data quality from Allen O’Neill, one of the industry’s leading experts.

Allen O'Neill

2021-12-01

5 min read

Search Engine Scraping: What You Should Know

Want to find out which data sources from search engines are the most beneficial? Did you know that scraping SERPs comes with challenges that can complicate data gathering processes? Read this article and find out everything you need to know about scraping search engines.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-11-30

8 min read

What Is a Web Session and How Is It Used in Web Scraping?

This article will give you a general overview of web sessions, their relation to cookies, and their use in web scraping.

Augustas Pelakauskas

2021-11-26

5 min read

What Is Affiliate Fraud and How to Prevent It?

In this blog post, we’ll discuss affiliate fraud and the most common methods fraudsters use. We’ll also explain how to identify fraud and tips for not falling victim to malicious actors.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-11-12

7 min read

Proxy Integration With ParseHub

Extracting data might sometimes be troublesome. To make this process easier, learn how to integrate Oxylabs Residential Proxies with ParseHub tool.

Jolita Pundzaitė

2021-11-05

4 min read

What Is Sentiment Analysis?

In this article, you will learn what sentiment analysis is, how it can benefit market research and brand monitoring, and how it works.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-10-22

10 min read

News Scraping: Everything You Need to Know

This article discusses everything you need to know about news scraping, including the benefits and use cases of news scraping as well as how you can use Python to create an article scraper.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-10-18

7 min read

What Is Data Normalization?

Data normalization is one of the best practices of efficient data management. Find out more about database normalization and how you can benefit from normalizing data in this article.

Monika Maslauskaite

2021-10-18

6 min read

Free White Paper: E-commerce Drives ROI Upwards with Alternative Data

Find out how UK ecommerce and retail companies are changing industry practices with alternative data. Dig through the data Oxylabs and Censuswide have collected to see how alternative data has changed ecommerce.

Adomas Sulcas

2021-10-07

1 min read

Free White Paper: Proxies Buying Guide for Enterprises

Learn more about use cases and challenges for which datacenter and residential proxies are best suitable. Find out the key points to consider when choosing a reliable proxy provider.

Monika Maslauskaite

2021-09-27

1 min read

Data Wrangling: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

This article discusses what data wrangling is, the key steps of data wrangling, and why it’s crucial for businesses.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-09-23

4 min read

Most Common HTTP Headers

HTTP headers enable to transfer further details within the request or response headers. Find out 5 key HTTP headers that are crucial to use and optimize in web scraping.

Vytautas Kirjazovas

2021-09-20

4 min read

HTTP vs. HTTPS: What Is the Difference?

This article discusses the differences between HTTP and HTTPS protocols, their security parameters, and the steps you should take to switch from HTTP to HTTPS.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-09-17

5 min read

Introducing Mobile Proxies: Harness the Power of Mobile IPs

We’re excited to introduce Mobile Proxies with an extensive list of locations, as well as country, state, city, coordinate, and ASN targeting with no extra fees.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-09-15

2 min read

What is Firmographic Data? Everything You Need to Know

Firmographic data can provide valuable insight for business-to-business marketers. Read this article to learn what benefits it brings and how it can be acquired.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-09-14

6 min read

Data-Driven Marketing: How Big Data Helps Make Business Decisions

This article discusses how big data is changing marketing and the process of decision-making. Learn what data-driven marketing is and its main benefits and use cases.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-09-02

5 min read

How to Read HTML Tables With Pandas

Read this article to learn everything about pandas library and how useful the pandas read_html function can be, especially when combined with other helpful functions.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-09-01

7 min read

The Role of Web Scraping in Data-Driven Investing

Data gathering has become an integral part of most, if not all, modern businesses. The degree of importance may vary from business to business, yet in areas such as data-driven investing, it’s the core foundation upon which the entire industry is built.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-08-30

1 min read

lxml Tutorial: XML Processing and Web Scraping With lxml

Go through the basics of creating XML documents and jump onto processing XML and HTML documents in this Python lxml tutorial.

Gabija Fatėnaitė

2021-08-30

6 min read

OxyCon® 2021: The Top Takeaways From Day Two

The OxyCon® 2021 web scraping conference has come to an end but provided us with good food for thought. Read this article summarising the top takeaways from Day Two.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-08-27

6 min read

OxyCon® 2021: The Top Takeaways From Day One

The first day of OxyCon 2021 has passed. We had some amazing presentations and learned a lot about the world of web scraping. Here are the top key takeaways from day one.

Monika Maslauskaite

2021-08-25

5 min read

WebSocket vs HTTP: The Differences

This article discusses the differences between WebSocket and HTTP and their use cases.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-08-18

6 min read

Free White Paper: Web Scraping in the Travel Industry: Main Challenges and Use Cases

Download this free white paper and get all the information on how you can benefit from web scraping in the travel industry and deal with challenges when gathering the required public data.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-08-18

1 min read

What Is Financial Data?

This article will discuss different types of financial data, their use cases, and financial data management and analysis tools.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2021-08-18

6 min read

Free White Paper: How to Build a Successful Competitive Intelligence Process

Download our free white paper and get all the information on competitive intelligence and how to solve the main issues that may arise when building competitive intelligence process in your organization.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-08-11

1 min read

OxyCon® Agenda Announced - How to Make the Most of It?

OxyCon 2021, a virtual two-day web scraping conference, has already attracted a lot of attention from industry leaders and the web scraping community. It’s time to reveal what engaging presentations and discussions are waiting for you on 25 and 26 August.

Adelina Kiskyte

2021-08-06

2 min read

What is API (Application Programming Interface)?

In this article, you'll learn what exactly an API is and how an API works. Simply put, an API is a tool that delivers your request to the provider that you're requesting and then responds to you. Some websites (or apps) even provide APIs to give access for developers to receive specific data.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-07-19

6 min read

Business Leads Scraper: What Do You Need To Know?

Building your tools to generate leads can be a lot more cost-efficient, and using web scraping is one of the most optimal ways to generate leads for your business. In this article, we'll go through the process of web scraping for lead generation and where to start.

Gabija Fatėnaitė

2021-07-13

3 min read

XPath vs CSS Selectors

Read this article to learn what XPath and CSS selectors are and how to create them. Find out the differences between XPath vs CSS, and know which option to choose.

Monika Maslauskaite

2021-07-13

10 min read

The Driving Force of Search Engine Ad Intelligence

This article is intended to offer a 360-degree view of search engine ad intelligence: what it is and how to collect it using proxies alongside in-house web scrapers or ready-to-use tools.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-07-13

6 min read

What Is Bot and How Does It Work?

Bots are everywhere and we hardly notice them: from malicious bots to so-called good bots. What is a bot? How do they work? How do websites detect bots? Read more in this article.

Yelyzaveta Hayrapetyan

2021-07-13

5 min read

Sources of Competitive Intelligence and Best Practices

If you’re interested in learning everything about competitive intelligence, this article is for you. Read this article to understand what competitive intelligence is and learn more about competitive intelligence sources, its challenges, and best practices.

Iveta Liupševičė

2021-07-09

6 min read