Web data collection
Articles from the Zyte blog about Web data collection.
Data is the new water
For 20 years, we were told “data is the new oil”. That’s no longer true. In the era of the fluid web, information is more fundamental, cleaner and abundant than that.
Brand visibility in the digital era: How web data help brands see the full picture
Discover how web data helps brands improve visibility, track competitors, monitor availability, and analyze reviews to win on the digital shelf.
How online retailers use web data to compete on price, promotion, and availability
Discover how retailers leverage web data to optimize pricing, track competitor stock, detect trends, and improve sales performance.
How web data turns e-commerce listings into retail intelligence
Discover how web data enables digital shelf analytics vendors to track prices, availability, and product trends at scale—fueling real-time retail intelligence and competitive advantage.
Super-powers, toll booths and the new era of data collection
Explore how AI is transforming web scraping, the rise of advanced anti-bot systems, and what the future holds for data collection in an increasingly controlled internet.
Beyond text: Unlocking value on the multimedia web
The web is about more than the written word. Why companies are racing to harness the power of video, audio and pictures.
Sun, sea and code: What we built at Zyte’s API hackathon
Discover the 7 creative projects built at Zyte’s API Hackathon in Turkey, from security scanning tools to price comparison engines and smart caching systems.
How to build a daily industry news digest
Learn how data analyst Anshika Khandelwal automated a daily AI funding news digest using n8n and Zyte API. Discover how to pull articles, classify funding stories, and deliver a curated newsletter that saves 10+ hours per week.
Scraping a synthetic web: Dead Internet Theory meets web data extraction
AI-generated content now dominates the web. Explore the rise of synthetic internet traffic, how bots shape online discourse, and how data experts can fight back.
Partial autonomy, full control: Why we built Web Scraping Copilot
Web Scraping Copilot brings AI-powered, code-first web scraping into VS Code, delivering partial autonomy, deterministic quality, and full control for production web data.
Five key takeaways from Extract Summit 2025
From AI-accelerated scraping to “dead internet” risks and rising access wars, these five takeaways from Extract Summit 2025 show where web data is heading next.
Introducing Web Scraping Copilot - A rocket boost for data extractors
Meet Web Scraping Copilot: your AI-powered coding partner for Scrapy in VS Code.
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