Scraping data without an API: it’s possible! In this video, I’ll show you how to scrape easily with Apify (even if you’re not a developer) and especially in which cases it’s useful to automate your business.
You will understand how to retrieve public data from the internet (LinkedIn, YouTube, LeBonCoin, Vinted…) even when no API allows it.
If you’re looking for how to scrape, how to collect web data, or automate information gathering, this video will give you a concrete method.
In this video, you will learn:
- what scraping is (and the difference with automation)
- how to easily use Apify
- how to retrieve LinkedIn statistics without an API
- how to automatically collect YouTube comments
- how to scrape LeBonCoin or Vinted listings
- how to connect Apify with Make (formerly Integromat)
- how to transform web data into a usable database (Notion, Google Sheets…)
I’ll show you 3 concrete scraping cases:
- automatically retrieve YouTube transcripts
- analyze comments to better understand your audience
- scrape real estate listings to detect opportunities
Scraping is an extremely powerful tool for freelancers, entrepreneurs, content creators, or marketing teams, but it must be used within a legal and ethical framework.
We also discuss in this video:
- the legality of scraping (GDPR, public data, limits)
- best practices to follow
- mistakes to avoid
If you’re into no-code automation, growth, marketing, or data, Apify can clearly become an essential tool in your stack!
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00:00 Introduction – Why scraping is essential today
02:06 Scraping: legal or not? The rules to know
04:22 Discovering Apify (no-code scraping tool)
05:38 How to choose a good “actor” on Apify
06:57 Case 1: automatically retrieve a YouTube transcript
09:27 Case 2: retrieve LinkedIn stats without an API
10:36 Case 3: analyze YouTube comments
11:39 Case 4: scrape LeBonCoin / Vinted listings
13:31 Connect Apify to Notion / Google Sheets
15:03 Concrete business use cases (real estate, content, data)
15:47 The limits of scraping (legal + ethical)
16:26 Conclusion: When to use Apify in your automations
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Video written & filmed by me 🏄🏼‍♀️
Editing by the boss @antoine: lecoq.antoinepro@gmail.com
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