Crawlee is a web scraping library designed to simplify web scraping and browser automation. It provides a high-level API built on top of Puppeteer and Playwright, enabling developers to efficiently extract data from websites, automate workflows, and build reliable web crawlers.
Use Cases
E-commerce Data Extraction
Scrape product details, prices, and reviews from online stores for market analysis and competitive intelligence.
News and Content Aggregation
Collect articles, blog posts, and other content from various websites to create a centralized news feed or content repository.
SEO Monitoring
Regularly crawl websites to monitor keyword rankings, backlinks, and other SEO metrics to optimize search engine performance.
Real Estate Listing Aggregation
Gather property listings from different real estate websites to create a comprehensive database for potential buyers or investors.
Financial Data Collection
Extract financial data such as stock prices, economic indicators, and company financials from various sources for analysis and investment decisions.
Features & Benefits
Scalable Architecture
Supports parallel crawling and distributed processing to handle large-scale web scraping tasks efficiently.
Automatic Retry Mechanism
Automatically retries failed requests to ensure data integrity and robustness in challenging network conditions.
Request Queue Management
Manages the queue of URLs to be crawled, allowing prioritization and efficient resource allocation.
Integration with Puppeteer and Playwright
Leverages the power of headless browsers for dynamic content rendering and complex interactions with web pages.
Data Storage and Export
Provides options for storing scraped data in various formats (JSON, CSV, etc.) and exporting it to databases or cloud storage.
