A clearer route from source to result
Search, access, collection and extraction solve different parts of a web data project. Keeping those steps distinct helps clarify where a workflow needs support and what its output should look like.
Find and access
Search API and Web Unlocker capabilities address the discovery and access stages. The right approach depends on the source, the location context and the intended request behavior.
Collect and extract
Collector and Scraper Bot capabilities address recurring collection and extraction requirements. Before discussing an implementation, define the fields, public sources, update cadence and format needed by the receiving workflow.
- 01Search API: search-oriented requirements
- 02Web Unlocker: the web access stage
- 03Collector: collection workflows
- 04Scraper Bot: extraction-oriented tasks
Define what a useful result looks like
For a product research project, useful information could include a public product title, listed price, availability and source URL. For a research workflow, it might be page text and source context. These are illustrative requirements, not a promise of a particular output schema or integration.