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Alexander Shulga

alex_expert

Backend developer and hosting operator. I build data APIs that keep running when the target site fights back.

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3 public Actors

5 total users

2 monthly users

>99% runs succeeded

Hello 👋

I build web scrapers of the boring, reliable kind — the ones that still work next month.

What I do

Backend developer (Node.js, PHP/Symfony) and operator of a small VPS hosting business. Running my own infrastructure taught me the thing most scrapers get wrong: the hard part isn't parsing HTML, it's staying alive under rate limits, rotated layouts and flaky networks.

How I build

  • Proxy rotation with exponential backoff. A 429 triggers a fresh IP and a longer wait, not a dead run.
  • Per-item error isolation. One failed keyword never kills the other forty-nine.
  • No silent failures. Every run writes a summary listing exactly what failed and why.
  • Defaults that work. Press Start with no configuration and you get real data back.

My Actors

  • Google Trends Scraper — daily trending searches, interest over time, interest by region and related queries, with residential proxy rotation built in.

More coming. If you need a data source that isn't covered yet, tell me.

Support

Found a bug, need an extra field, or want a different output shape? Open an issue on the Actor page. I read them all and usually reply within a day.

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