Web Scraping: Huge Data Collection from Web
Chandradeep Bhatt, Gaitri, Devendra Kumar, Rahul Singh Chauhan, Ashish Vishvakarma, Teekam Singh · 2023
Web Scraping also known as data scraping means extracting the data from a particular website or web page. Extracting the data is useful for data analysis, collecting business data, real time data etc. Webpages contain a lot of information or data which is in unstructured format and cannot be used directly for data analysis and other purpose. So, after extracting the data it is converted into structured format. Extracting the data from web pages is useful but it is also illegal. We can scrap the data which is available publicly but in a limited request. Some websites may explicitly prohibit or limit scraping activities, so it is essential to respect their policies. Before scraping a website, review their terms of service, privacy policy, and any other relevant policies. Without owner's permission we cannot extract the private data from their websites. Selecting the website and conducting web scraping responsibly, we can collect desired data that can be used for various purposes, such as market research, price comparison, trend analysis, or gaining insights into consumer behavior.