The best Node.js web scrapers for your use case
Table of Contents
- Axios
- Puppeteer
- Osmosis
- Superagent
- Cheerio
- Playwright
- Things to know about scraping the web
Axios
- Axios is great for making HTTP requests but requires manual parsing of the response data.
- Installation:
npm install axios
- Example: Scraping article headlines from a website's homepage.
Puppeteer
- Ideal for more complex web scraping tasks and automating browser interactions.
- Installation:
npm install puppeteer
- Example: Navigating to a URL and extracting data using Puppeteer.
Osmosis
- Similar to X-Ray in terms of syntax, simplifying the web scraping process.
- Installation:
npm install osmosis
- Example: Scraping data using Osmosis for easy retrieval.
Superagent
- Used for making HTTP requests and fetching HTML content from websites.
- Installation:
npm install superagent
- Example: Scraping data using Superagent and parsing it using Cheerio.
Cheerio
- A library for parsing HTML content and extracting data based on selectors.
- Installation:
npm install cheerio
- Example: Parsing HTML content and extracting data using Cheerio.
Playwright
- Ideal for web scraping modern web applications with dynamic content and complex interactions.
- Installation:
npm install playwright
- Example: Using Playwright for web scraping and browser automation tasks.
Things to know about scraping the web
- Be aware of limitations and terms of service when scraping websites.
- Choose the best Node.js scraper based on your project requirements.
