Prompt
How can I prevent my browser automation from getting blocked?
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If you mean staying within the rules while using browser automation, the best way to avoid blocks is to make your automation look like a well-behaved user and respect the site’s limits.
Practical, legitimate ways to reduce blocking
- Use the site’s API if available instead of browser automation.
- Follow rate limits and add backoff/retry logic when you get throttled.
- Avoid unnecessary requests: cache pages/data you already fetched.
- Keep sessions consistent: reuse cookies/login state rather than repeatedly logging in.
- Use normal automation settings: stable user agent, realistic timeouts, and a consistent browser profile.
- Don’t overload the site: keep concurrency low and add delays where appropriate.
- Handle CAPTCHAs and login challenges appropriately rather than trying to bypass them.
- Review the site’s terms and robots policy and get permission if needed.
What to avoid
I can’t help with bypassing anti-bot protections, stealth/fingerprinting evasion, or other techniques meant to defeat a site’s defenses.
If you want, I can help you design a polite, compliant automation setup for Playwright/Selenium, including retries, backoff, session reuse, and request throttling.
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