Paris Fashion Week Calendar Crawler

Overview

This crawler extracts detailed data from the Paris Fashion Week calendar using Playwright with enhanced anti-detection measures. It retrieves information about fashion brands, event types, schedules, formats (physical/digital), and invitation modalities.

Features

• Enhanced Anti-Detection: Implements advanced fingerprinting protection and bot detection avoidance
• Robust Error Handling: Uses exponential backoff for recoverable errors
• Performance Optimization: Selectively blocks unnecessary resources while preserving critical functionality
• Comprehensive Pagination: Handles multiple pagination formats for complete data collection
• Statistical Monitoring: Tracks performance metrics throughout the crawl process

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
url	String	The starting URL for the crawler	https://www.fhcm.paris/fr/paris-fashion-week/calendar
maxRetries	Integer	Maximum number of retries for failed requests	3
timeoutSecs	Integer	Maximum time in seconds for page loads	60
paginationLimit	Integer	Maximum number of pages to process	1

Example Input

{
  "url": "https://www.fhcm.paris/fr/paris-fashion-week/calendar",
  "maxRetries": 3,
  "timeoutSecs": 60,
  "paginationLimit": 1
}

Output Format

The crawler produces structured JSON data with the following format:

[
  {
    "brand": "META CAMPANIA COLLECTIVE",
    "type": "Maison de Présentation",
    "url": "https://www.fhcm.paris/fr/maison/meta-campania-collective",
    "entries": [
      {
        "dateStart": "20250121T150000Z",
        "dateEnd": "20250121T173000Z",
        "format": "19", 
        "typeEntry": "13",
        "time": "16:00 - 18:30",
        "presentationType": "Présentation",
        "presentationFormat": "Physique",
        "modality": "sur invitation",
        "icsLink": "https://example.com/calendar/event.ics"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Usage Tips

• Handling Large Datasets: Increase paginationLimit to scrape more pages
• Connection Issues: For unstable connections, increase maxRetries and timeoutSecs
• Detailed Logging: The actor provides comprehensive logs for debugging

Legal Notice

By using this actor, you agree to:

1. Respect Website Terms: Comply with the terms of service of the website being scraped
2. Data Ownership: Acknowledge that the data belongs to respective owners and is subject to copyright laws
3. Responsible Use: Use the actor only for lawful purposes without causing harm to the target website
4. Privacy Compliance: Handle any collected data in accordance with applicable privacy regulations
5. Liability: Accept responsibility for how the data is used and any consequences thereof

The developer is not liable for any misuse or legal issues arising from improper use of this actor.