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Alex Spinov
Alex Spinov

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Why JSON-LD Is the Best Kept Secret in Web Scraping

While everyone uses CSS selectors, smart scrapers use JSON-LD.

Every site optimized for Google embeds <script type='application/ld+json'>. This contains structured data that:

  • Never changes on redesigns
  • Follows Schema.org standards
  • Is trivial to parse
  • Contains reviews, products, organizations

Example: Trustpilot Scraper uses JSON-LD exclusively.

All 77 tools: GitHub

Custom structured data extraction — $20: Payoneer

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