Anti-scraping protection
We set up anti-scraping protection: we make automated collection of your content, prices and data harder — bot detection, limits, challenges, obfuscation, traps. So competitors and scrapers do not freely siphon your site. Honestly upfront: protection substantially hinders and raises the cost of scraping, but does NOT make it impossible — a persistent scraper with real browsers and proxies adapts; it is an arms race, not an 'impenetrable wall'.
Anti-scraping protection — overview
Anti-scraping protection is a project: we analyze what and how is being siphoned and apply measures — automation detection (behavioral/signature), rate-limiting and challenges for the suspicious, API protection, where appropriate obfuscation/dynamic serving of sensitive data, traps (honeypot links), carefully for search engines. Honestly about the limits, this is key: anti-scraping RAISES the COST and COMPLEXITY of collection (cuts off simple scripts, mass cheap scraping), but does NOT make scraping impossible — if content is visible to a user in a browser, a sufficiently motivated scraper with headless browsers, proxy rotation and captcha solving will eventually get it; it is a constant arms race, not a one-off 'impenetrable' protection. Honestly about balance, important: aggressive protection risks blocking search bots (harms SEO!) and legitimate users — we set it up so search engines and people pass; it is a trade-off. Honestly about maintenance: scrapers adapt — protection needs upkeep. Honestly about the effect: less cheap mass scraping and the load from it, but you cannot 'fully protect content', and we do NOT guarantee sales growth by itself. Honestly about access: access to the site/server/WAF is needed. An important boundary: this is anti-scraping, not bot management in general (740 — adjacent), not rate-limiting by itself (739) and not legal content protection (that is for a lawyer). If your content is public anyway and scraping does no harm, protection may be overkill. Picture this: instead of 'a competitor siphons the whole catalog and prices in a minute' — collection that is hindered and expensive for a scraper, while letting search engines through. The base price starts from 12,000 ₽ per project; it depends on what is protected.
Problems we solve
- Competitors/scrapers freely siphon content and prices.
- Scraping creates parasitic load on the site.
- There is no detection of automated collection.
- You fear cutting off search engines together with scrapers.
What's included in the Anti-scraping protection service
- Analysis of what and how is siphoned
- Automation detection (behavioral/signature)
- Rate-limiting and challenges for the suspicious
- API protection, obfuscation/dynamics of sensitive data (where appropriate)
- Traps (honeypot) and rules
- Careful setup for search engines and people
- Indicating boundaries (not 100%, arms race)
- Handover and review with you
What you get
- Scraping is substantially hindered and made expensive
- Less cheap mass collection and load
- Search engines and people pass
- Higher cost for a scraper (no full protection)
How the work goes: steps
- We analyze scraping and sensitive data; collect access
- We set up detection, limits, challenges, traps, preserve search engines
- We test the balance, review with you
Why PDV Expert
- Fixed price and timeline — no surprises on the invoice.
- Report and recommendations in plain language — clear without a technical background.
- In touch at every step and answering questions about the result.
FAQ
Will you fully protect content from scraping?
No. Protection substantially raises the cost and complexity of collection (cuts off simple scripts and mass cheap scraping), but if content is visible in a browser, a motivated scraper with headless browsers and proxies will eventually get it. It is an arms race, not an impenetrable wall.
Won't search bots be harmed?
That is a key risk: aggressive protection can block search engines (harms SEO) and legitimate users. We tune the balance — let needed bots and people through, and test so as not to cut indexing.
Will it raise sales?
Not directly guaranteed. It reduces parasitic load and hinders copying, but sales depend on many factors. Legal content protection (copyright) is separate, for a lawyer.
About the provider
The «Anti-scraping protection» service is provided by PDV Expert — a team specialising in «Site quality». We work under contract and deliver a written report with recommendations.