Regular proxies only change IP addresses. ScrapingBee's stealth mode combines residential IPs with browser fingerprint masking, header manipulation, and behavioral patterns that mimic real human browsing. Sites with advanced detection like DataDome or PerimeterX see requests that look identical to genuine Chrome browser sessions.

Yes. ScrapingBee supports extraction rules using CSS selectors and XPath. The agent passes a JSON object mapping field names to selectors, like mapping 'price' to 'css:.product-price'. ScrapingBee returns a clean JSON object with exactly those fields, eliminating the need to parse raw HTML afterward.

The agent passes a JSON scenario definition to ScrapingBee that describes browser actions in sequence: click a button, wait for a selector, fill an input field, scroll down, then capture. ScrapingBee executes these actions in a real Chrome browser instance before returning the final page state. Multi-step interactions automated in one request.

No. All content is fetched in real-time and used only to generate the agent's response in the active conversation. HTML, screenshots, and extracted data are not persisted in any database. Each scraping request is stateless and results are discarded after the response is delivered.

Yes. ScrapingBee offers a block_ads parameter that strips advertising scripts and tracking code before rendering. You can also specify resource types to block, like images, stylesheets, and fonts. Blocking unnecessary resources reduces page load time and credit consumption significantly.

Premium proxy uses high-quality residential IPs for better success rates compared to datacenter proxies. Stealth proxy goes further by adding advanced fingerprint masking and behavioral mimicking to appear completely undetectable. Use premium for most sites and stealth for those with the most aggressive anti-bot systems.

Both handle anti-bot bypass effectively. ScrapingBee excels with its stealth proxy mode and JavaScript scenario execution for complex multi-step flows. Scrapfly offers extraction rules with CSS, JMESPath, and JSONPath options. The right choice depends on whether you need more interaction automation or extraction flexibility.

Yes. ScrapingBee supports session IDs through its proxy mode. The agent assigns a session identifier, and ScrapingBee maintains the same IP address across requests with that ID. Combined with cookie forwarding, this enables login flows and multi-page navigation that requires consistent session context.