How to Use Gemini for AI-Powered Web Scraping
Use Gemini URL Context for known pages and Google Search grounding for discovery, then validate structured results in your own code.
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Guides for capturing the web
How to take clean screenshots, turn HTML into images and PDFs, run headless browsers, and give AI agents eyes. Written by the team that builds ScreenshotNeo.
Website Change Monitor and Tracker: Get Webpage Alerts
Learn how webpage change monitors work, build a simple Python tracker, choose useful alerts, and reduce noise from dynamic pages.
How to Automatically Capture Screenshots of X Posts
Capture X posts automatically with Playwright, reliable selectors, batch processing, troubleshooting, and a hosted ScreenshotNeo option.
How to Implement HTTP Basic Authentication in PHP
Add HTTP Basic Authentication to a PHP endpoint with a proper 401 challenge, secure password verification, HTTPS, and practical troubleshooting.
Ultimate SQL Cheat Sheet to Bookmark in 2026
A copyable SQL reference for queries, joins, grouping, windows, CTEs, data changes, and dialect differences—with fixes for common mistakes.
How to Automatically Generate Real Estate Listing Images
Learn a reviewable workflow for AI-staged listing images, source-photo accuracy, MLS disclosures, and automated delivery.
How to Click Cookie Popups and Modal Alerts in Puppeteer
Handle cookie banners and HTML modals with Puppeteer locators, and native JavaScript dialogs with the dialog event. Includes runnable patterns and fixes for common failures.
Tracking Competitor Prices with Automated Website Screenshots
Build a repeatable workflow for capturing competitor pricing pages, comparing visual changes, and deciding when a managed screenshot API fits.
How to Use Authenticated Proxies in PHP HTTP Clients
Configure authenticated proxies in Guzzle and Symfony HttpClient, keep proxy and destination credentials separate, and troubleshoot routing safely.
Automating CSV Downloads in Browser Workflows
Automate browser CSV exports reliably with Playwright or Selenium. Learn when to save a browser download, transfer it remotely, or fetch the export URL directly.
How to Save Bot-Protected Web Pages as PDFs
Save a bot-protected page as a PDF after authorized access, with browser, Puppeteer, Cloudflare and ScreenshotNeo workflows.
Extract Metadata from Single-Page Apps and React Sites
Learn when to read metadata from HTML and when to render a React route in a browser, with runnable React and Node.js examples.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Definition and How It Works
Learn what retrieval-augmented generation is, how retrieval and generation fit together, and how to build a reliable RAG workflow.
What Are Mobile Proxies? Carrier IPs, CGNAT, and Use Cases
Mobile proxies route traffic through cellular connections, while CGNAT lets carriers share IPv4 addresses. Learn how they work and when to use them.
Website Archiver: How to Save a Page, Browse Offline, or Crawl a Site
Choose the right way to archive a website: save a public snapshot, capture pages locally as you browse, or schedule a whole-site crawl.
Web Scraping with Browser Automation: A Practical Playwright Guide
Use browser automation when a page depends on JavaScript or interaction. This Playwright guide covers reliable extraction, responsible access, and when simpler HTTP is enough.
Best Google Trends Scraping APIs for 2026
Compare Google’s Trends alpha, DataForSEO and SerpApi by access, coverage, limits, latency and cost, with implementation guidance.
Creative Automation Ideas for Developers
A practical guide to creative automation projects, platform choices, implementation patterns, edge cases, and APIs for developers.