Notes from building
the scrape layer
We’re building BatScrape on Apify. Follow our launch notes and practical guides, with two new posts planned each week.
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Latest notes from the build
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Our integration focus starts with Apify
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Reviewing dependencies before shipping a scraper
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Keeping source-specific scraper code separate
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Testing scraper output with reference records
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What to check before budgeting an Actor run
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Designing pagination and retries for scraper runs
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Planning a scraper around the data you need
YOUR NEXT DATA PROJECT STARTS HERE
Explore a source. Imagine what’s next.
From public platforms to structured data. We’re building source-specific Actors for Apify, so you can spend more time on what comes next.
Building on Apify JSON / CSV
TikTok Shop, Reddit, Threads, TikTok, Douyin, FollowScores, and Realtor.com are live on Apify. The other sources in the example are planned.
LIVE & PLANNED SOURCES → EXAMPLE DATASET
Runs on Apify
{
"id": "0000000000000000001",
"description": "Example description #example",
"createDate": "2026-09-01",
"searchKeyword": "coffee"
} Pick a platform. See what comes out.
your-data.json EXAMPLE
{
"id": "0000000000000000001",
"description": "Example description #example",
"createDate": "2026-09-01",
"searchKeyword": "coffee"
}