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Field Notes for LLM-Ready Data.

Practical guides, migration notes, and scraping architecture lessons from the team building DataBlue in production.

Guides
GuidesJul 22, 2026 10m

Don't Blind Crawl: Using Site Maps to Save 80% on Web Data Extraction

Stop wasting credits on blind crawls. Learn how to use a website crawler API smarter: map site structures first, filter URLs, and extract only what you need.

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GuidesJul 20, 2026 10m

Why LLM Scrapers Fail at Scale: Structure vs. Raw HTML

Why converting raw HTML to Markdown isn't enough for production LLMs. Learn how structured, token-optimized JSON payloads save 80% on token costs and eliminate RAG hallucinations.

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GuidesJul 19, 2026 9m

Building Autonomous AI Agents: Why MCP is the New Standard for Web Scraping

Stop writing messy API wrappers. Learn how to use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to give your AI agents autonomous, real-time web scraping capabilities.

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GuidesJul 19, 2026 13m

How to Scrape Google News Without Getting Blocked (Python Guide)

Stop fighting IP blocks and broken selectors. Learn how to scrape Google News reliably in Python using manual scrapers vs. DataBlue’s structured API.

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GuidesJul 18, 2026 10m

Building a Google Finance Tracker in Python: Step by Step Process

Stop fixing fragile Python scrapers. Learn why scraping Google Finance historical data fails and how to build a reliable tracker using DataBlue's API.

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GuidesJul 17, 2026 10m

How to Scrape Amazon Product Data: A Developer's Guide

Learn how to scrape Amazon product data using Python. Bypass CAPTCHAs, IP bans, and rotating proxies, or fetch clean data instantly using DataBlue's API.

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GuidesJul 16, 2026 12m

Google Places API vs. Maps Scraping: The Cost and TOS Reality Check

Stop overpaying for GCP. Compare Google Places API alternatives, analyze the 30-day caching rule, and see how maps scraping cuts costs at scale.

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GuidesJul 11, 2026 9m

Integrating Google Search with LLMs for Real-Time AI Context

Bypass the LLM knowledge cutoff. Learn how to integrate Google Search into your RAG pipelines to fetch clean, LLM-ready markdown.

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GuidesJun 12, 2026 6m

How to Modernize Legacy PHP Scrapers with DataBlue

Stop fighting broken HTML scrapers and CAPTCHAs. Learn how to modernize legacy PHP applications by parsing Google Search results as clean JSON and Markdown.

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