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Dev builds fragrance data scraper to bypass Fragrantica's Cloudflare
A developer created a JSON dataset of fragrance notes, accords, and ratings by scraping Parfumo instead of Fragrantica, which blocks scrapers behind Cloudflare. Fragrantica scrapers on Apify have over 1,700 combined runs, but Parfumo had zero dedicated scrapers despite offering similar data. The dataset includes structured fields like name, brand, rating, and perfumers for perfumery applications.
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The story highlights a practical workaround for a common scraping headache, but the niche focus on perfume data limits its broader tech relevance.
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Fragrance notes, accords and ratings as JSON — without fighting Fragrantica's Cloudflare →
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