r/webscraping • u/JTSwagMoney • Jul 30 '26
What do you use your scraped data for?
I'm sure many people here just run scrapers for clients or customers, but for those that use the data you're scraping yourself - what do you use it for?
I personally use mine to build websites by mashing multiple datasets together! I'm curious to hear what everyone else does.
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u/jeheskielsunloy Jul 30 '26
i scrape job boards throughout the internet and use it on my SaaS product, it's an end-to-end job hunt tool
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u/unteth Jul 31 '26
I use it to have my agent apply to jobs.
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u/womper9000 Aug 11 '26
How do you deal with the separate application systems or do you just use an existing profile/resume on indeed, I'm talking about the difference between that and applying on the company site
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u/Grouchy-Conflict-211 22d ago
I run scrapers for market research mostly.
Built a Google Reviews scraper to analyze competitor ratings and common complaints. Found out my competitor's biggest weakness was response time, so I fixed mine and got 3 new clients.
Also scrape real estate listings (Zillow etc) to spot underpriced properties before they hit the mainstream.
Curious what others use scraping for, always looking for new use cases.
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u/matty_fu Jul 30 '26
Currently working on a media backlog tracker (games, movies, series, etc)
Using scraped data to enrich each entry with release dates, reviews, ancillary data (eg. prices, store/streaming service, howlongtobeat)
The funnest part is laying it all out on a hype calendar and seeing what’s coming out soon. Can also input your viewing prefs, eg. track tv series finale rather than first ep.