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How to scrape data from a site behind a paywall?
If there’s a free trial, you can try logging in using Selenium and scraping the data during the trial period.
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Paywalls are often illegal to scrape without permission, so the best practice is to look for APIs or subscription-based data access.
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Sometimes paywalls hide content but still load it in the HTML—inspect the page’s source code to see if the data is there.
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Browser automation tools like Playwright or Selenium can be used to log in and access content behind paywalls, but proceed cautiously.
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