I am going to come at this from a different angle, working for an API platform: PLEASE USE THE API (much more specifically, where there IS an API)
Yes, I get that you can (arguably...) work around limits by doing headless scraping, but this is often against the platform terms of service: you will get far less, less useful, metadata; your IP address may be blocked; and the UI typically has no contract with you as a developer that can help to ensure that data access is maintained when a site layout changes, leading to more work for you.
Be cool. Work with us, as API providers. We want you to use our APIs and not have you run around us to grab data in unnecessary ways.
Most of all though, enjoy coding!
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I am going to come at this from a different angle, working for an API platform: PLEASE USE THE API (much more specifically, where there IS an API)
Yes, I get that you can (arguably...) work around limits by doing headless scraping, but this is often against the platform terms of service: you will get far less, less useful, metadata; your IP address may be blocked; and the UI typically has no contract with you as a developer that can help to ensure that data access is maintained when a site layout changes, leading to more work for you.
Be cool. Work with us, as API providers. We want you to use our APIs and not have you run around us to grab data in unnecessary ways.
Most of all though, enjoy coding!