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Alex Spinov

I build web scrapers that don't break. 77 production scrapers, 500+ market research reports. API-first approach. Hire me: Spinov001@gmail.com

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Crossref API: Search 130M+ Research Papers Programmatically (No Key)
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Crossref API: Search 130M+ Research Papers Programmatically (No Key)

#api #python #machinelearning #research
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YouTube's Secret Innertube API — Extract Comments, Transcripts & Channel Data Without API Keys
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YouTube's Secret Innertube API — Extract Comments, Transcripts & Channel Data Without API Keys

#webdev #api #javascript #tutorial
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robots.txt Reveals More Than You Think — Hidden Paths, APIs, and AI Policies
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robots.txt Reveals More Than You Think — Hidden Paths, APIs, and AI Policies

#webdev #seo #security #tutorial
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1 min read
Every Website Has a Secret Index — How to Use Sitemaps for Smarter Scraping
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Every Website Has a Secret Index — How to Use Sitemaps for Smarter Scraping

#webdev #seo #tutorial #beginners
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Find Hidden Emails on Any Website — The Automated Lead Gen Approach
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Find Hidden Emails on Any Website — The Automated Lead Gen Approach

#webdev #productivity #marketing #tutorial
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MCP in 2026 — Why Every AI Agent Needs External Data Tools
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MCP in 2026 — Why Every AI Agent Needs External Data Tools

#ai #webdev #tutorial #productivity
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7 Free APIs That Replace Expensive Data Subscriptions (Save $50K/Year)
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7 Free APIs That Replace Expensive Data Subscriptions (Save $50K/Year)

#webdev #api #productivity #beginners
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10 Secret APIs That Need No Authentication — Free Data Right Now
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10 Secret APIs That Need No Authentication — Free Data Right Now

#webdev #api #javascript #beginners
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GitHub's Free API — Search Repos, Track Stars, Analyze Tech Trends (No Token)
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GitHub's Free API — Search Repos, Track Stars, Analyze Tech Trends (No Token)

#github #api #webdev #opensource
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arXiv Has a Free API for 2.5M Research Papers — Predict Tech Trends Years Early
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arXiv Has a Free API for 2.5M Research Papers — Predict Tech Trends Years Early

#ai #machinelearning #api #webdev
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npm's Hidden API — Package Downloads, Dependencies, and Ecosystem Data for Free
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npm's Hidden API — Package Downloads, Dependencies, and Ecosystem Data for Free

#javascript #npm #webdev #tutorial
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Bluesky Gives You Everything Twitter Locks Behind a $42K Paywall — For Free
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Bluesky Gives You Everything Twitter Locks Behind a $42K Paywall — For Free

#webdev #api #socialmedia #tutorial
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Hacker News Has Two Secret APIs — Firebase + Algolia Search
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Hacker News Has Two Secret APIs — Firebase + Algolia Search

#webdev #api #tutorial #productivity
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Stack Overflow Has a Free API You're Not Using — Structured Developer Data
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Stack Overflow Has a Free API You're Not Using — Structured Developer Data

#webdev #api #javascript #beginners
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Wikipedia Has a Secret REST API — Get Clean JSON Summaries for Any Topic
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Wikipedia Has a Secret REST API — Get Clean JSON Summaries for Any Topic

#webdev #api #tutorial #beginners
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Every Website Has Hidden Structured Data — Here's How to Extract It
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Every Website Has Hidden Structured Data — Here's How to Extract It

#webdev #javascript #seo #tutorial
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2 min read
Google News Has a Secret RSS Feed — Free Real-Time News Data for Any Query
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Google News Has a Secret RSS Feed — Free Real-Time News Data for Any Query

#webdev #api #tutorial #productivity
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2 min read
YouTube Has a Secret API That Doesn't Need a Key — Innertube Explained
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YouTube Has a Secret API That Doesn't Need a Key — Innertube Explained

#webdev #javascript #api #tutorial
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2 min read
Trustpilot Has a Hidden Data Layer — JSON-LD Gives You Every Review Without Scraping
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Trustpilot Has a Hidden Data Layer — JSON-LD Gives You Every Review Without Scraping

#webdev #javascript #tutorial #productivity
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From Raw Data to Business Intelligence — The Web Scraping Value Chain
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From Raw Data to Business Intelligence — The Web Scraping Value Chain

#productivity #webdev #beginners #startup
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Bluesky vs Twitter for Data — Why Bluesky Wins
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Bluesky vs Twitter for Data — Why Bluesky Wins

#webdev #socialmedia #api #tutorial
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The Lazy Developer's Guide to Market Research
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The Lazy Developer's Guide to Market Research

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tutorial
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What Can You Learn from a Website's Tech Stack?
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What Can You Learn from a Website's Tech Stack?

#webdev #tutorial #beginners #productivity
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Every Data Source in One Tool — MCP Market Research Server
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Every Data Source in One Tool — MCP Market Research Server

#ai #productivity #webdev #tutorial
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MCP Servers Explained — The Protocol That Gives AI Agents Superpowers
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MCP Servers Explained — The Protocol That Gives AI Agents Superpowers

#ai #webdev #tutorial #opensource
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Stop Paying for Data APIs — These 77 Free Alternatives Work Better
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Stop Paying for Data APIs — These 77 Free Alternatives Work Better

#webdev #api #opensource #productivity
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RSS Feeds Are Not Dead — How to Use Them for Real-Time Data
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RSS Feeds Are Not Dead — How to Use Them for Real-Time Data

#webdev #rss #tutorial #beginners
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How to Use MCP with Claude Desktop for Market Research
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How to Use MCP with Claude Desktop for Market Research

#ai #tutorial #webdev #productivity
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The Ultimate Competitive Intelligence Checklist (Free Tools Inside)
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The Ultimate Competitive Intelligence Checklist (Free Tools Inside)

#productivity #startup #webdev #beginners
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Web Scraping for Non-Developers — Get Data Without Writing Code
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Web Scraping for Non-Developers — Get Data Without Writing Code

#beginners #productivity #webdev #tutorial
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n8n + Web Scraping — Automate Your Data Pipeline (No Code)
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n8n + Web Scraping — Automate Your Data Pipeline (No Code)

#automation #webdev #tutorial #productivity
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Free Alternatives to Expensive Data APIs — Web Scraping Edition
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Free Alternatives to Expensive Data APIs — Web Scraping Edition

#webdev #api #opensource #beginners
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How to Scrape Any Website in 2026 — The Complete Decision Tree
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How to Scrape Any Website in 2026 — The Complete Decision Tree

#webdev #javascript #tutorial #beginners
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Crawlee vs Puppeteer vs Playwright — Which to Use for Web Scraping
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Crawlee vs Puppeteer vs Playwright — Which to Use for Web Scraping

#javascript #webdev #tutorial #beginners
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Web Scraping for Investors — Due Diligence Data from Public Sources
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Web Scraping for Investors — Due Diligence Data from Public Sources

#startup #productivity #webdev #beginners
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I Generate 500+ Market Research Reports with AI — Here Are the Best Ones
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I Generate 500+ Market Research Reports with AI — Here Are the Best Ones

#ai #startup #productivity #beginners
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The 4-Step Method I Use to Build Every Web Scraper
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The 4-Step Method I Use to Build Every Web Scraper

#webdev #javascript #tutorial #beginners
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Scrape Without Getting Blocked — 6 API-Based Methods
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Scrape Without Getting Blocked — 6 API-Based Methods

#webdev #security #javascript #tutorial
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Why I Built 77 Web Scrapers Instead of 1 Universal Scraper
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Why I Built 77 Web Scrapers Instead of 1 Universal Scraper

#webdev #javascript #architecture #beginners
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How to Price Check Competitors Automatically (Free Tools)
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How to Price Check Competitors Automatically (Free Tools)

#webdev #ecommerce #productivity #tutorial
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Free Web Scraping Toolkit for Marketing Teams
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Free Web Scraping Toolkit for Marketing Teams

#marketing #productivity #webdev #beginners
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Turn Web Data into AI Training Datasets (Free Tools + Methods)
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Turn Web Data into AI Training Datasets (Free Tools + Methods)

#ai #machinelearning #webdev #tutorial
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Social Media Scraping in 2026 — What's Legal, What Works, What Doesn't
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Social Media Scraping in 2026 — What's Legal, What Works, What Doesn't

#webdev #socialmedia #legal #beginners
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The API-First Scraping Manifesto — Stop Breaking Things
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The API-First Scraping Manifesto — Stop Breaking Things

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial
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Data Extraction for Product Managers — Free Competitive Intelligence Tools
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Data Extraction for Product Managers — Free Competitive Intelligence Tools

#productivity #beginners #webdev #career
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The $0 to $50 Challenge — Can Free Web Scrapers Generate Revenue?
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The $0 to $50 Challenge — Can Free Web Scrapers Generate Revenue?

#startup #webdev #beginners #productivity
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7 Revenue Streams from Web Scraping (2026 Guide)
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7 Revenue Streams from Web Scraping (2026 Guide)

#startup #webdev #productivity #career
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How AI Agents Use MCP to Access Real-World Data (Practical Guide)
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How AI Agents Use MCP to Access Real-World Data (Practical Guide)

#ai #webdev #tutorial #productivity
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From $15,000 Consulting Report to $20 Express Research — What Changed
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From $15,000 Consulting Report to $20 Express Research — What Changed

#startup #ai #productivity #beginners
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Why JSON-LD Is the Best Kept Secret in Web Scraping
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Why JSON-LD Is the Best Kept Secret in Web Scraping

#webdev #javascript #seo #tutorial
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Build a Sales Intelligence Stack with Free Web Scraping Tools
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Build a Sales Intelligence Stack with Free Web Scraping Tools

#sales #productivity #webdev #beginners
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How to Scrape E-Commerce Data — Amazon, Booking, Yelp (Free Tools)
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How to Scrape E-Commerce Data — Amazon, Booking, Yelp (Free Tools)

#ecommerce #webdev #tutorial #beginners
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Extract Public API Data — 10 APIs That Need No Authentication
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Extract Public API Data — 10 APIs That Need No Authentication

#api #webdev #javascript #beginners
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The Developer's Guide to Structured Data Extraction (JSON-LD, RSS, APIs)
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The Developer's Guide to Structured Data Extraction (JSON-LD, RSS, APIs)

#webdev #javascript #tutorial #beginners
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Automate Competitor Research — 6 Free Data Sources
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Automate Competitor Research — 6 Free Data Sources

#productivity #startup #webdev #tutorial
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How to Build a Brand Monitoring System with Free Tools
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How to Build a Brand Monitoring System with Free Tools

#webdev #productivity #marketing #tutorial
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Build a Competitive Intelligence Dashboard with Free Data
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Build a Competitive Intelligence Dashboard with Free Data

#webdev #productivity #tutorial #ai
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Scrape Airbnb Listing Data — Prices, Reviews, Availability
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Scrape Airbnb Listing Data — Prices, Reviews, Availability

#webdev #travel #tutorial #beginners
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5 Questions Every Founder Should Answer Before Building (Free Tools)
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5 Questions Every Founder Should Answer Before Building (Free Tools)

#startup #productivity #beginners #webdev
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The Free Startup Validation Stack — Research Any Idea in 30 Minutes
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The Free Startup Validation Stack — Research Any Idea in 30 Minutes

#startup #productivity #ai #beginners
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