MerchantryTidbits

scraping / pattern

Official API first

Capability: official API first (pattern)

Use it when

  • use an official structured API before scraping HTML
  • discover documented REST, GraphQL, RSS, sitemap, or bulk-export surfaces

What it solves

Not the fit when

  • no-api sites

Install

n/a, read provider docs or OpenAPI description

Invoke

identify structured surface; authenticate; respect documented quotas; scrape HTML only when necessary

Alternatives

No reviewed alternatives recorded yet.