Social Media Scraping
Social media scrapers enable the extraction of user-generated content, follower metrics, and engagement data from platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. We benchmarked tools for public data collection based on platform compatibility and data accuracy.
Best LinkedIn Scrapers: Bright Data, Apify & PhantomBuster
We benchmarked the best LinkedIn scraper tools using 9,000 requests across posts, profiles, and job listings. This guide covers two main areas: This chart compares the daily success rates of LinkedIn scraper APIs based on live tests conducted every 15 minutes: Proxy-based LinkedIn scrapers use their own proxy infrastructure, including IP addresses and servers, to…
Best TikTok Scrapers: Scrape Video & Profile Data
A TikTok scraper collects public data from TikTok, including video metadata, profile details, engagement metrics, and comments, without using TikTok’s official API. We tested Bright Data, Apify, and Decodo by running 500 unique TikTok video URLs per provider. We measured two dimensions: validation success rate and the breadth of available metadata fields. See our methodology…
Top 7 Video Scrapers: Tested & Ranked
We tested the top 7 video scraping providers to see how they handle video metadata on the top video platform, totaling 6,000 requests, and measured their success rate, response time, and metadata fields. To see how we calculated these metrics, read video scraping benchmark methodology. Different providers return different amounts of metadata for the same…
Best Twitter (X) Scrapers in 2026: Benchmarked
We benchmarked the top Twitter (X) scrapers across 1000 URLs , for a total of 5000 requests. To help you choose the right tool for your Twitter scraping projects, we have categorized the top performers below. Since all providers reached 100% success rate, we compared their completion time. See our benchmark methodology for more details.…
Best Instagram Scrapers in 2026 to Scrape Instagram Data
Instagram remains one of the most aggressive platforms for blocking automated scraping due to advanced anti-bot measures like TLS fingerprinting and IP reputation checks. Whether you need a high-performance scraper API or a custom Python script, this guide evaluates the top tools, including Apify Instagram Scraper and Bright Data Instagram Scraper. The vendors with links…
Best Social Media Scrapers 2026: 75K Requests Tested
We executed 75,000+ test requests across X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook to find the most reliable social media scraping API. Whether you need social media data scraping for business information extraction or a high-scale social media scraping solution, our benchmark reveals the top performers. Use the tool below to estimate your monthly budget based on…
Scrape Data from Twitter (X.com) with Python
Social media platforms, such as X.com, employ strict anti-scraping defenses, including CAPTCHA, rate limits, and IP blocking. These security measures make building a custom scraper from scratch both difficult and prone to frequent interruptions. This guide uses the Twitter scraper API, which enables reliable, compliant scraping of Twitter data by managing proxy rotation and ethical…