Scraping with Apify 101

Watch our webinar from March 2024 to learn about web scraping and see how with just a few clicks, you can extract data from hundreds of websites.

Scrape major websites in minutes

Learn more about the concept of web scraping and see how you can extract data from the web using Actors on Apify Store. This session will also guide you through our platform's features, including scheduling your Actors, integrating them and utilizing proxies. Additionally, we will discuss how developers can create and publish their scrapers on the Apify platform to earn money.

Speakers

The webinar will be led by Jindřich Bär, software developer at Apify and moderated by our Developer Community Manager, Saurav Jain. Together, they will guide you on how get the most out of Apify. The event was streamed live on YouTube.

What’s covered in the webinar?

Introduction to web scraping

Discover what web scraping is, whether it is legal or not, and learn the difference between scraping, crawling, and automation.

Apify platform

Learn about the Apify platform, Actors, Crawlee, SDKs, templates, and many of our other features.

Exploring Apify Store

We will take a journey through Apify Store, go through some of our favorite Actors and showcase examples of the most successful ones.

Demo: How to use an Actor

We’ll be showing how to use an Actor to scrape a website, explaining readmes, inputs, outputs an showing features like scheduling, monitoring, proxies, and integrations.

How to Create an Actor

We will walk you through how developers can build scrapers, publish them on the Apify Store, and earn money.

Q&A session

This is the time to have your questions answered! Please submit all questions via the YouTube comment section.

Watch the recording

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Frequently asked questions

Who is this webinar for?

This webinar is aimed at anyone who wants to automate processes on the web and at developers that are willing to build such tools.

Is this event free?

Yes, the event is completely free of charge!

Can I submit my questions?

Yes, you can! Submit your questions via the YouTube comment section.