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> people only do it when there's no API Legitimate scrapers, maybe. Everyone else does it to circumvent the API limitations, by posing as real traffic. APIs im

> people only do it when there's no API Legitimate scrapers, maybe. Everyone else does it to circumvent the API limitations, by posing as real traffic. APIs imply API keys which can be traced and banned.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
And what makes a scraper legitimate?
- cheschire 3y ago
  In the case of GP, I believe they're referring to legitimate intent of the bot owner.
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- JohnFen 3y ago
  Legitimate scrapers adhere to the websites terms of service, for starters.
ben0x539 3y ago
Well, that's what happens when you make the API more limited than what people can do with scraping (or with using the public "our own web client" API key).