Open Web API
Web and SaaS
web scraping api
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Docs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good general idea
From 1 comment
- No terms of use (404) - No privacy policy (404) - Contact leads to about:blank - Unclear of what it actually costs Nah thanks, I do business only with valid partners. Seems to…
cookiengineer on HN
Fair to present as work in progress in a Show HN
From 1 comment
In general I think “Show HN” can be a WIP or a beta (for example the ruby/python/JavaScript libs all say “coming soon”). I do agree that if judged as a sales page and not a WIP…
bdcravens on HN
Objections
Missing terms, privacy policy and working contact link at launch
From 1 comment
- No terms of use (404) - No privacy policy (404) - Contact leads to about:blank - Unclear of what it actually costs Nah thanks, I do business only with valid partners. Seems to…
cookiengineer on HN
Unclear what it costs and how to try it
From 1 comment
- No terms of use (404) - No privacy policy (404) - Contact leads to about:blank - Unclear of what it actually costs Nah thanks, I do business only with valid partners. Seems to…
cookiengineer on HN
Not GDPR compliant as first posted
From 1 comment
- No terms of use (404) - No privacy policy (404) - Contact leads to about:blank - Unclear of what it actually costs Nah thanks, I do business only with valid partners. Seems to…
cookiengineer on HN
Docs and SDK purpose unclear; pages look incomplete
From 2 comments
- No terms of use (404) - No privacy policy (404) - Contact leads to about:blank - Unclear of what it actually costs Nah thanks, I do business only with valid partners. Seems to…
cookiengineer on HNIn general I think “Show HN” can be a WIP or a beta (for example the ruby/python/JavaScript libs all say “coming soon”). I do agree that if judged as a sales page and not a WIP…
bdcravens on HN
Site has typos and an odd invalid-command interaction
From 2 comments
Suggest checking the home page for typos, e.g. gaurantee -> guarantee
rahimnathwani on HNalso the `thecomputer` and typing an invalid command (emoji) rubbed me the wrong way
purplecats on HN
Requests
Explain how it works against hostile sites like LinkedIn
From 1 comment
I would be very impressed if this works with actively scraping hostile sites like LinkedIn, there are not much detail on the site about how this works.
lpellis on HN
Clearer documentation and SDK guidance
From 1 comment
- No terms of use (404) - No privacy policy (404) - Contact leads to about:blank - Unclear of what it actually costs Nah thanks, I do business only with valid partners. Seems to…
cookiengineer on HN
Questions
How does it compare to browserless?
From 1 comment
Interesting! How does this compare to https://www.browserless.io/?
nocodelowcode on HN
Does it work on heavily protected sites like LinkedIn?
From 1 comment
I would be very impressed if this works with actively scraping hostile sites like LinkedIn, there are not much detail on the site about how this works.
lpellis on HN
Alternatives named
browserless.io
From 1 comment
Interesting! How does this compare to https://www.browserless.io/?
nocodelowcode on HN