Web data extraction (AKA web scraping, screen scraping, and web harvesting) can be vital component of business success in a world driven by data. With automated web data extraction, you eliminate time-consuming, error prone manual processes and get a steady stream of high quality web data to integrate into your processes. From hundreds of rows of data to millions, the crawler extracts exactly what you need, when you need it.
Just enter the URL where your data is located and the crawler takes you there. If your data is behind a login, behind an image, or you need to interact with a website, we will get you to the page or pages of data you need. Once there, you simply point and click on the data you need in each column then download your data in a structured format, ready for analysis or integration into applications and internal systems. The data extraction is machine learning based – with no coding required.
What is Web Scraping?
Web scraping (or screen scraping) is a way to get data from a website. By using a web scraping tool, sometimes called a website scraper, you’re able to extract lots of data through an automated process. The tool works by sending a query to the requested pages, then combing through the HTML for specific items. Without the automation, the process of taking that data and saving it for future use would be time-consuming. Many web scraping tools offer different features that can be used to scrape web pages and convert the data into handy formats you can then use.
Why Use Web Scraping?
With so much information now online, getting that data can often prove the difference between success and stagnation. Web data can be extremely valuable not only since it is accurate but also because it is kept up to date. With the right data in hand, you can analyze what you need to determine new insights and find exciting discoveries.
Do You Need Special Training for Web Scraping?
Of course, the use of code to extract data can seem intimidating at first, but no extensive coding experience is needed when using our crawler. Some training will be helpful, such as the point and click training mentioned above, but we provide an easy-to-use interface that allows you to perform a variety of data scraping tasks, all without the need to be deeply familiar with coding or machine learning.