Web scraping engineering, maintenance and data notes from the Devil Scrapes team.https://devilscrapes.com/enhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/bulk-domain-ad-screening-google-ads/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/bulk-domain-ad-screening-google-ads/How to answer 'does this company run Google Ads' for thousands of domains at once, with a Python snippet and honest pricing math.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/reverb-graphql-operation-name/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/reverb-graphql-operation-name/graphql operationname deep dive: how Reverb's price-guide search served total>0 with an empty list for three weeks, and how a browser HAR capture found the real fix.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/google-ads-transparency-advertiser-id-fix/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/google-ads-transparency-advertiser-id-fix/google ads transparency advertiser id lookups 400'd since launch on one wrong protobuf field shape. How a green run hid it, and the live regression test that now catches it.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/threads-reply-tree-media-mentions-hashtags/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/threads-reply-tree-media-mentions-hashtags/threads replies scraper update adds media, mentions, hashtags, and view_count for creator analytics and brand monitoring, plus why nested Show replies stays out of scope.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/maintenance-is-the-product/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/maintenance-is-the-product/Web scraper maintenance is the real product: how Devil Scrapes monitors 202 Actors, triages breakages, and cloud-verifies every fix before it ships.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/why-scrapers-get-blocked/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/why-scrapers-get-blocked/Why does my scraper get blocked? TLS fingerprints, IP reputation, session continuity, rate limits, and the geo-random exit trap — and how we absorb all of it.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/google-ads-transparency-export/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/google-ads-transparency-export/A google ads transparency scraper guide: what the Transparency Center holds, why there's no API, the fields we return, and a Python export snippet.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/pay-per-result-pricing-explained/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/pay-per-result-pricing-explained/How pay per result web scraping pricing works on Apify: a small start fee plus a per-result charge, worked examples, and how to cap spend before a run starts.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/run-apify-actor-from-n8n-make-zapier/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/run-apify-actor-from-n8n-make-zapier/How to run apify actor from n8n workflows (plus Make and Zapier) in about 10 minutes, including when to use run-sync vs async + webhook.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyautomationhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/live-stream-chat-archives/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/live-stream-chat-archives/What a Twitch chat scraper, Kick chat archive, and YouTube transcript export are each good for — data shape, use cases, and pricing compared.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifysocial-mediahttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/eu-car-marketplace-scrapers/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/eu-car-marketplace-scrapers/Scrape car listings across Europe from 22 country-specific marketplaces — one shared row schema, a country-to-Actor table, and real buyer use cases.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyautomotivehttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/us-business-registry-data/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/us-business-registry-data/An OpenCorporates alternative for US KYB and lead gen — query state Secretary-of-State registries directly, no API key, with fields, prices, and use cases.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifykyblead-generationhttps://devilscrapes.com/blog/custom-actor-vs-in-house/https://devilscrapes.com/blog/custom-actor-vs-in-house/A decision framework for custom web scraper development vs building in-house — total cost of ownership, blocking risk, time-to-data, and compliance.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-scrapingapifyengineering