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  • How can I scrape product reviews from Sephora.com using Java?

    Posted by Agathi Toviyya on 12/20/2024 at 7:38 am

    Scraping product reviews from Sephora.com using Java allows you to collect data such as product names, ratings, and customer feedback. Using libraries like JSoup, you can send requests to the site and parse the HTML to extract relevant information. The process involves inspecting the structure of the product page, identifying the elements that contain review details, and then extracting them using the appropriate selectors. Below is an example script to scrape reviews from Sephora.com.

    import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
    import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
    import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
    import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
    public class SephoraScraper {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            try {
                String url = "https://www.sephora.com/shop/skincare";
                Document document = Jsoup.connect(url).userAgent("Mozilla/5.0").get();
                Elements products = document.select(".css-12egk0t");
                for (Element product : products) {
                    String name = product.select(".css-pelz90").text();
                    String price = product.select(".css-0").text();
                    String rating = product.select(".css-1qfo3c5").text();
                    System.out.println("Name: " + name + ", Price: " + price + ", Rating: " + rating);
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
    

    This script fetches a Sephora skincare category page and extracts product names, prices, and ratings. It uses JSoup to parse the HTML and target specific elements. To handle pagination and gather more reviews, you can implement logic to navigate through additional pages. Adding delays between requests ensures that the scraper does not overload the server or get flagged.

    Kajal Aamaal replied 2 days, 5 hours ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
  • 1 Reply
  • Kajal Aamaal

    Member
    12/20/2024 at 12:43 pm

    To make the scraper more effective, adding pagination handling allows collecting reviews across multiple pages. Sephora often splits reviews into pages, so scraping only the first page provides an incomplete dataset. Implementing a loop to detect and click the “Next” button helps gather all available reviews. Introducing random delays between requests reduces the risk of being flagged as a bot. This feature ensures comprehensive data collection for detailed analysis.

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